Object Record
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Metadata
Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
2018.018.010 |
Object Name |
Pick, Ice |
Description |
Ice pick with a wooden handle. The pick is made from steel. The handle is rectangular in shape with two flat sides and two rounded sides. The end opposite the pick is flat. The wood is light in colour and printed in black lettering on the two flat sides is "Huether Brewing Co.Ltd./Kitchener, Ont.". |
Date |
1934 |
Date |
1936 |
Dimensions |
W-2 L-19 D-1.7 cm |
History |
Beginning in 1856, Adam Huether (1800-1886) and his son, Christopher (1831-1898), rented an existing brewery at the corner of King and Princess Streets in Waterloo. They named it the Lion Brewery. By the early 1870s, Christopher was able to purchase the brewery property and build a hotel on the same site. The hotel is still operated today by the Adlys Family, as the Huether Hotel and the Lion Brewery Restaurant. Christopher's son - C.N. Huether (1867-1927) - joined the brewery in the 1890s and in 1894 formed the C.N. Huether Company, leasing the brewery from his father. C.N. defaulted on a mortgage payment in 1899 and the brewery was quickly acquired by the Kuntz Brewery for use as malt storage. C.N. re-established the Lion Brewery at a new location at King and Victoria Streets in Berlin (Kitchener) in 1900. In 1906, the brewery expanded and an ice plant was built beside it. Two years later the name was changed to the Berlin Lion Brewery Limited. The company operated through Prohibition, with the name being changed again in 1919 to Huether Brewery Limited. Brewery sales suffered during the 1920s and the brewery was eventually sold in 1927 to Arthur Diesbourg and William Renaud. In 1934 the company was renamed the Huether Brewing Company Limited and in 1936, they introduced Blue Top Beer. Because of the popularity of the beer, the company name was again changed to Blue Top Brewing. In 1948, the company faced a set back when a bad batch of beer reached consumers. In response, the brewery introduced new brands - New York Lager and Premium Ale - but the company never fully recovered from this incident. In attempt to save the business, the owners changed the name to the Ranger Brewing Company Limited in 1952. The Ranger brewery would only last one year before being sold to Canadian Breweries and E.P. Taylor in 1953. The Kitchener facility was operated as Dow Brewery Limited until 1961 by Canadian Breweries. The brewery buildings were demolished in 1964 and a Brewers Retail store was constructed on part of the property at the corner of King and Victoria Streets. This store - now a Beer Store - has since moved to a new location on King Street as the site will be part of the future ION transit hub. |
Search Terms |
Huether Brewing Company Limited |