Falstaff
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. Online since 8/3/99 - Ten Action Packed Years On The Web!! J Index and Where Can I Buy pages updated 07/18/10
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.
07/17/10 Mike Bricker spotted this Falstaff stock car at a car show in Ft Wayne.
07/05/10 Duquesne (aka Duke) Beer is back in the Pittsburgh area. The company went out of business in 1972, for more click here. Thanks to Joe Hredzak for the tip.
06-02-10 Big news! Pabst Brewing Company has been sold to a private investor, who has previously marketed classic food brands such as Chef Boyardee and Vlasic Pickles. This finally brings to an the Kalmanovitz period, which spanned four decades. What this means for the Falstaff brand is unknown, but there is always a chance it will be revitalized or sold. For more click here. Thanks to Gains McDonald and Matt Heric for the tip! Here are more links thanks to our friends Devin & Kelly up in Canada. Just click here, here, and here. There's another good article here.
06/07/10 Bradford Larson sent in this photo of his grandfather, who was a Falstaff delivery truck driver
06/02/10 Larry Broadwater sent in this nice piece of Falstaff history from Indiana..
Last year I visited the beer museum in Potosi, WI - it is a great day out!
Please feel free to email me with any comments, corrections, or suggestions on the site, Or you can visit the profile I created for Falstaff Beer
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 killed on this tragic day. 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.
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