Christian Heurich Brewing Company
Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Heurich & Ritter (1872-1873)
  Christian Heurich, 1229 20TH St (1873-1890)
  Ch. Heurich Brewing Co (1890-1896)
  Ch. Heurich Brewing Co, 25TH, 26TH, O & Water Streets, NW (1896-1917)
  Ch. Heurich Brewing Co (1933-1956)
Notes:
Company lasted from 1872 to 1956.
Christian Heurich brewed beer until the age of 102.
His Grandson still brews beer today
(Foggy Bottom Ale/Lager) .
Read about Christian Heurich's house at the
brewmasters castle website .
Bottles:
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This is a 9", machine-made, amber crown-top bottle, with markings: front: WASHINGTON, D.C. / TRADE MARK / H / CHR. HEURICH / BREWING CO. back: 2 REGISTERED |
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This is an 8.75", BIM, clear applied blob-top bottle, with markings: front: NORFOLK BRANCH / TRADE MARK / H / CHR. HEURICH / BREWING CO. back: REGISTERED bottom: H |
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This is a 9", machine-made, amber crown-top bottle, with markings: front: CHR. HEURICH / REGISTERED back: BREWING CO. bottom: CHR. HEURICH / BREWING CO / WASHINGTON DC |
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This is a 9.5", machine-made, aqua crown-top bottle, with markings: front: CHR. HEURICH / REGISTERED back: BREWING CO. / 4 bottom: CHR. HEURICH / BREWING CO / WASHINGTON DC |
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This is a 9.2", machine-made, unembossed aqua crown-top bottle.
The label is somewhat intact, and says: top label: CHR. HEURICH / LAGER BEER main label: TAX PAID AT THE RATE PRESCRIBED BY INTERNAL REVENUE LAW / CHR. HEURICH / BREWING CO / LAGER BEER / Washington, D.C./ PERMINT / No. U 404 / 12 / FLUID OZS. / DOES NOT CONTAIN ... PER CENTUM OF ALCOHOL BY VOLUME |
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This bottle is still full! It is a 7.5" amber machine-made crown top
bottle with label intact. Label has a map of DC showing the Heurich
brewery, and says: top label: Old Georgetown / PREMIUM QUALITY main label: Old / Georgetown / PREMIUM QUALITY / BEER / CHRISTIAN HEURICH BREWING CO / WASHINGTON DC |
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This is a 7" amber machine-made crown top bottle with label semi-intact.
Label says: label: CONT. 12 FL. OZS. / SENATE / BEER / CHR. HEURICH / BREWING CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / INTERNAL / REVENUE / TAX PAID |
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These are some of the items I own that are related to the Christian Heurich
brewing company.
One of the old crates has been re-finished, although I wonder if it
really was a Heurich crate or just a refinished crate that somebody
stamped with the Heurich name? The sign was suposedly from the early 1900s, and was revised in the 1950's with the circle around "lager" to indicate it was the original lager beer brought back. I've got 2 Heurich beer cans from the 1950s. I've also got various coasters, labels, a bottle opener and a can opener. |
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| This sign came from an old trolley car (according to the antique dealer who sold it to me). |
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| Here's another trolley car sign. |
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| This is a pre-prohibition 13 1/4" x 16 1/4" tin beer tray, with a nice picture of the brewery. Too bad the paint's peeling. |
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| This is a vintage 1986 six-pack. The carton tells a breif story of the Christian Heurich legacy signed by Gary Heurich. |
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| This is from page 419 of a 1925 DC phone book. 1925 was during prohibition. I guess the brewery had to make a buck somehow |
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| These are matchbooks with advertisements for for Senate beer. |
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| These are beer labels for various Heurich beers. |
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| These are more beer labels for various Heurich beers (older than the ones above). |
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| This is a tankard with 4 mugs. The mugs say "C. Heurich" on the inside. |
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| This is a photo of the Harry J. Eisenbeiss saloon, which was at 1416 E Street NW from 1890 to 19102. There is a sign on the right for Heurich Lager Beer. There is also a sign on each side of the entrance for Chr. Heurich Lager. There appears to be a shoe store next door with the name C.Bonz. I don't know who any of the people in the picture are. |
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