Falstaff
Brewing Corporation
St Louis, Omaha, New Orleans, Galveston, El Paso, Ft Wayne, San Jose, San Francisco, Cranston, RI
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Brewing Corporation St Louis, Omaha, New Orleans, Galveston, El Paso, Ft Wayne, San Jose, San Francisco, Cranston, RI |
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Welcome to the Falstaff Beer fan site! In Memory of Falstaff Beer and the Falstaff Brewing Corporation Please note this is site is not affiliated with, and does not reflect the opinions of the Falstaff Brewing Corporation, Pabst Brewing nor S&P Corporation and has been created with the permission of the owners of the trademark. On the Web since 8/3/99 - Index, Peoples', Falls City, Carling, Walters, Where Can I Buy, T Shirt Shop Updated - 7/05/08
Falstaff ad scan thanks to Paul Abrams Falstaff Brewing was the story of two St. Louis based brewing families, the Lemps and Griesediecks. Started by German immigrant Adam Lemp in the 1840s, in 50 years' time the Falstaff brand became one of the most popular in America, and was exported world-wide. Unfortunately, the Lemp family enterprise was devastated by personal tragedies and the economic effects of prohibition. Lemp Brewing went into receivership in 1920s. The Falstaff brand was then purchased for a very small sum by another St. Louis brewing family, the Griesediecks,who marketed near beer, soft drinks, and cured hams under the Falstaff name.
With the repeal of prohibition in 1933 came a period of rapid expansion for the company. By the 1960s, Falstaff was the third largest brewer in America with plants situated from coast to coast. During the 1970s, however, fortunes began to decline as Falstaff fell victim to consolidation within the beer industry. In 1977 they were purchased by a California based holding company who also owned General Brewing (Lucky Lager). Assets from Pabst, Pearl, Olympia Brewing, and eventually Stroh's were later added to the fold. The Falstaff breweries were eventually closed and most of the equipment sent to China. The brand has been discontinued in 2005, and this site is a tribute to the employees of Falstaff Brewing as well to all of us that ever enjoyed "the choicest product of the brewer's art". I have also included pages on four other breweries whose beers I enjoyed in the 1970s and 80s; Falls City, Walter's, Carling - National, and Jos Picketts & Sons. Click on the links on the left for more info! I am doing a major overhaul on the site this month. Stop by and check out some of the other pages when you have time.
In the 1970s Falstaff sponsored short track champ James Climer photos from www.robertstutts.com
Rusty Falstaff sign in Springfield, IL from Straightedge 217 on Flickr
The Falstaff brewery in Ft Wayne used to support Jerry Lewis' campaign for muscular dystrophy with this modified fire truck
07/03/08 Classic Falstaff and Carling photo from the 60s thanks to Jeffrey Bednar Brian Geldmacher sent in a link about the Lemp Brewery in St L click here
6/29/08 Falstaff semi photo thanks to Carter Evans
6/12/08 Sad news indeed: Iron City Brewing has suspended production of Falls City Beer. Another classic brand passes from the scene. Sterling and Weidemann have been deleted for the time being as well. Thanks to Perry Huntoon for the info.
6/23/08 This cool picture of Lincoln, NE in 1940 sent in by Platinum Friend of Falstaff Bob Teter
This one is also thanks to Bob! The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous is Back In The City It Made Famous! Citizens riot and fight over six packs! Hundreds injured and arrested in ensuing mayhem! (well sort of).
6/23/08 Schlitz, in its original recipe, returned to Milwaukee last week. Just click here . It was so popular that they ran out of the initial run and there is talk of it being rationed. Click here and here. It has been available in some parts of Chicagoland for a while now and in my (always!) humble opinion, kicks serious butt. They are using the old 60s brown bottles and labels, and let's hope it succeeds and goes nationwide. I knew eventually I'd find some reason to be happy to be living in Chicago. <grin> More here. I found the reformulated Schlitz at: Teddy' Liquor Store 1050 E Rand Rd. Arlington Heights, IL 60004 Phone (847) 368-9166 6/23/08 And as if you needed further proof that I have no idea how to use my free time, I created this Falstaff Beer My Space profile...click here In order to fund the "Falstaff Web Guy Divorce Recovery Foundation", I am now offering cool Falstaff and Walter's T Shirts as well as some new classic beer brands for sale - click on the T Shirt Shop for more information Great gift ideas for Father's Day or for the man who has absolutely everything
6/12/08 A cold 'Staff and a pack of Kools, life don't get any better than this. (Urban legend had it that Falstaff tasted better if you drank from the bottom of the can... where the best bits were) Pic thanks to Jeffrey Bednar
3/21/08 There's a while bunch of classic Falstaff beer ads now on Youtube. Just click here, here, here, and here. Thanks to Freddie Beeman for the tip.
July 2008
What some craft brewers think about the possible demise of Anheuser-Busch. Click here. Iron City Brewing has a new series of cans celebrating the 250th anniversary of Pittsburgh. Go here.
Point is one of the last beers to still come in returnable bottles, so save the planet and drink Point Beer! We also endorse
Beer Ad of the Month: July 2008: Carling Black Label obviously from a different space in time...You really have to wonder if things weren't better back then as we didn't have 50% of our marriages (including mine) ending in divorce.
70s Retro Babe of The Month: July 2008: The very lovely Tanya Tucker, who Glen Campbell called "The Devil Woman".... I thought she was infinitely fetching.
If you have an old Falstaff advertising piece, the best place to get an idea of its value is on eBay -- it is also the only about the only place I know of to buy Falstaff memorabilia on line Remember Always: F.D.N.Y. - N.Y.P.D. (2nd from Right) This website is dedicated to the memory of Ballantine Ale fan Capt. Bill McGinn - Squad 18 Elite Rescue Unit F.D.N.Y. - Lost on 9/11/2001 but never forgotten. Capt. McGinn left behind a wife and two small children- (scan thanks to Michael Newman of the Bronx) For the FDNY Squad 18 Memorial Page click here. Bill perished bravely doing his job to save others. Please remember the 343 Firefighters, 23 NY Policemen, 37 officers from the Port Authority and more than 2000 innocent human beings from every corner of the world murdered by terrorists.
On a more serious note, Smallshaw is currently working on a book regarding the 17 churches built by Polish immigrants in his home town of Milwaukee, WI around the turn of the last century. For more please go here. It has been said that he believes that this project might get him a "Get out of Jail Free" card from St. Peter to compensate for a multitude of past misdeeds. (fat chance of that) In his spare time Smallshaw enjoys drinking beer, sitting on I -94 for hours on end and listening to Ozzy records backwards for the secret messages... I also have a My Space profile and one for ol' Falstaff here. Mega thirsty visitors since 06/12/04 (though it's probably just the same two or three guys visiting all the time) 200,000 hits. Whoa. Thanks to everyone who stopped by.
The friends of Falstaff remind you: Please don't think unless you drink!
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News from the World of Brewskis!
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course, the big news is the hostile takeover bid of Anheuser-Busch by
Belgian megabrewer InBev. This isn't going to turn out well. Click
More on the re-launch of Primo Beer in Hawaii. Click
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