Company Names, addresses, dates¹:
  Edward Abner, 421 9th NW (1878)
  Edward Abner, 413 & 415 9th NW (1879-1881)
  Edward Abner, 415 9th NW (1882-1900)
  Edward Abner, 708 E NW (1883-1886)
  Peter Drury, 1100 20th street NW (1889-1891)
  Abner & Drury, 25th nr F NW (1898-1901)
  Abner-Drury Brewing Co, 25th, F and G streets NW (1901-1917)
  Abner Drury Co, 25th, F and G streets NW (1921-1923)
  American Beverage Co - distributors for Abner Drury Co (1920-1923)
  Abner-Drury Brewery Inc, 25th and G St NW (1934-1936)

Notes:
Edward Abner worked as a brew master for Robert Portner during the civil war. He formed the Abner-Drury brewery years later (1898) and it lasted until 1937, after which it was purchased by Christian Heurich. ² Abner-Drury beers included Royal Pilsen (light), Old Glory (dark) and Progressive Brew (low alchohol)³. He is listed as a saloon owner in DC directories from 1886-1900.

Peter A. Drury was listed as a brewer in the 1900 and 1910 census, and as the president of a bank in the 1920 & 1930 census. He had a son named Abner. He is listed as a saloon owner in DC directories from 1889-1891.

Abner-Drury Brewery, from 1910 till 1929 was considered the "Prince of Ales" in the "Foggy Bottom" district of Washington D.C.. Then it was closed for prohibition. When prohibition was lifted in 1930 "Abner - Drury", in it's rush to become the first to sell beer in D.C. opened its doors shortly after midnight on the first day of repeal. In doing so they sold their beer too green so it made half the town sick, therefore getting the reputation of selling bad beer. The old brewery closed it's doors forever 2 months afterward.⁴

When prohibition first hit, Abner-Drury made soft drinks until 1922.⁵

My directory searches show that it stayed as the Abner-Drury brewery until 1936. In 1937 and 1938, "The Washington Brewery" was listed at the same address of 2524 G Street NW. John Easby Smith was listed as the president, with John Reilly and John Dibb as the vice presidents (a lot of Johns, but no Abners or Drurys), so presumably the brewery had been sold. It doesn't show up at all after 1938.


Bottles:

(enlarge)	The left bottle was from before he teamed up with Drury. It's a teal 9" blob top with applied lip marked: front: E. ABNER / WASHINGTON / D.C. back: THIS BOTTLE / IS NEVER SOLD The right bottle is a 9.5" amber blob top marked: front: ABNER & DRURY / BREWERS / WASHINGTON D.C. / PURE MALT AND HOPS / TRADE MARK / REGISTERED / MOHL LINK & CO / AGENTS / BALTO. MD / THIS BOTTLE IS REGISTERED / NOT TO BE SOLD
(enlarge)	These are machine made crown tops. Left bottle is 9.5" amber marked: front: ABNER-DRURY COMPANY / WASHINGTON, D.C. / REGISTERED back: CONTENTS 12 1/2 FL. OZ. Rigth bottle is 9.5" honey amber marked: front: ABNER DRURY bottom: WASHINGTON / DC
(enlarge)	These three aqua machine made crown tops are similar except for their sizes. Left bottle is 9.4" marked CAPACITY 16 OZS FL , center bottle is 9" marked CAPACITY 10 OZS FL , right bottle is 8" marked CAPACITY 5 1/2 OZS FL . The markings are otherwise identical: front (vertical): ABNER-DRURY back (vertical): WASHINGTON bottom: TRADE MARK / AD / REG US PAT OFF
(enlarge)	This is a 9.5" dark-amber lady-leg ABM crown top bottle embossed: front shoulder: ABNER-DRURY BREWING CO / (AD logo) / WASHINGTON, D.C. front bottom: REGISTERED NOT TO BE SOLD
(enlarge)	This is an un-embossed bottle with a label. The label is marked: top: Friar CREAM ALE center: Friar / CREAM ALE / ABNER DRURY BREWERY INC. WASHINGTON left: CONTENTS 12 FL OZS INTERNAL REVENUE TAX PAID PERMIT NO U-403 right: A RICH ALE OF HIGH QUALITY AND FLAVOR

Enlarge	This is an Abner-Drury ginger-ale label, which was affixed to an Abner-Drury Ginger Ale advertisement on the back of a 1922-1923 Poli's theatre pamphlet.
Enlarge	This is a picture of an Abner-Drury delivery truck.
Enlarge	This is a beer label from a beer that was bottled by the Washington Brewery, which is the brewery that took over after Abner-Drury.
Enlarge	This is a bottle cap. It is marked: PURE MALT / AD / TRADE MARK / REG US PAT. OFF. / ROYAL PILSEN / SELECTED HOPS / ABNER DRURY / BREWERY / INC. / WASHINGTON DC