Ogden, Utah Paper and Billhead Becker Brewing
- 1918
1918. 23 statements and receipts from The Fred Kiesel Co., Ogden Wholesale Drug Co., Inc. Includes statements for such items as Listerine, gauze bandages, Sulfuric acid, and Muriatic acid. The Becker Brewing Company has to be considered the most successful of all the Ogden breweries, and maybe even the most successful Utah brewery, for that matter. Becker Brewing has the distinction of being the only brewery in Utah to operate before, during, and after Prohibition. It also holds the Utah brewery record for longevity, staying in business for an incredible 75 years straight.
By 1905, Becker Brewing and Malting had expanded into Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Nevada and was the preferred beer of retailers. The brewery had to expand its production since it expanded its business, so the plant underwent a renovation in 1906. The brewery never shut down business during the renovation, and, by 1906, the annual capacity had grown to 25,000 barrels of beer. The brewery had its own waterworks system, electric light system, the largest double acting ice machine in the state, and was the only Utah brewery owning its own railroad, the Oregon Shoreline.
Over the years, Becker Brewing and Malting succeeded and soared in business, which prepared them for the dark years of Prohibition. In 1917, Becker Brewing changed its name to Becker Manufacturing Company, and then later to Becker Products Company in 1918. To supplement business during Prohibition, Becker went into the soda and ice business, leased cold storage space, produced non-alcoholic beer, bottled Coca-Cola products, manufactured ice, began a poultry-freezing business, turned a brewery into a slaughterhouse, and raised badgers.
When beer consumption was finally legalized in Utah on January 1, 1934, Becker Products Company was the only operational brewery left in the state.
By 1905, Becker Brewing and Malting had expanded into Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Nevada and was the preferred beer of retailers. The brewery had to expand its production since it expanded its business, so the plant underwent a renovation in 1906. The brewery never shut down business during the renovation, and, by 1906, the annual capacity had grown to 25,000 barrels of beer. The brewery had its own waterworks system, electric light system, the largest double acting ice machine in the state, and was the only Utah brewery owning its own railroad, the Oregon Shoreline.
Over the years, Becker Brewing and Malting succeeded and soared in business, which prepared them for the dark years of Prohibition. In 1917, Becker Brewing changed its name to Becker Manufacturing Company, and then later to Becker Products Company in 1918. To supplement business during Prohibition, Becker went into the soda and ice business, leased cold storage space, produced non-alcoholic beer, bottled Coca-Cola products, manufactured ice, began a poultry-freezing business, turned a brewery into a slaughterhouse, and raised badgers.
When beer consumption was finally legalized in Utah on January 1, 1934, Becker Products Company was the only operational brewery left in the state.
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Ogden, Utah Paper and Billhead Becker Brewing
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1918