Beverwyck Brewery

{{Short description|Brewery in Albany, New York}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Beverwyck Brewing Company

| image = Beverwyck beer tray.jpg

| image_caption = An old metal serving tray, advertising Beverwyck Beer

| location = Albany, New York
United States

| owner =

| foundation = 1878

| defunct = 1972

| production =

| industry = Alcoholic beverage

| products = Beer

|homepage=

}}

Beverwyck Brewing Company was formed in 1878 as Quinn and Nolan and was located at 30/52 North Ferry Street, in Albany, New York. The brewery produced beer from 1878 until prohibition in 1920. During prohibition Beverwyck had a license to produce non-alcoholic beverages.{{cite web|title=Roseboro.com|date=22 January 2015|url=http://roseboro.com/blog/beverwyck-brewing-company/|accessdate=8 February 2017|archive-date=11 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155224/http://roseboro.com/blog/beverwyck-brewing-company/|url-status=dead}} It was one of the three breweries in Albany to survive prohibition, the others being J.F. Hedrick and Dobler Brewing.{{cite news|last=Barnes|first=Steve|title=Albany's brewing history inspires Hops event|date=17 April 2013|url=http://www.timesunion.com/living/article/Table-Hopping-Brewing-history-4442204.php|work=Times Union|location=Albany, NY|accessdate=8 February 2017}}

In 1933 Beverwyck re-opened with 6 products. Beverwyck India Ale and Porter was produced from 1933 through 1944, while Beverwyck Ale, Bock, Beer and Irish Cream Ale were produced from 1933 to 1950 when the brewery was acquired by the F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company of Brooklyn, New York.{{cite web|title=Beer History|url=http://www.beerhistory.com/library/holdings/schaefer_anderson.shtml|website=BeerHistory.com|accessdate=8 February 2017}} F. & M. Schaefer closed the brewery in 1972.

In the mid-1940s the company added a streamlined bottling plant and stock house which nearly doubled the production capacity.{{cite web|url=http://oldbeerads.blogspot.com/2013/04/beverwyck-beer-newspaper-ad-1936.html |title=Now... a Greater-than-ever Beverwyck Brewery |publisher=Schenectady Gazette, December 12, 1947 |date= 4 April 2013|accessdate=2013-04-05}}

Bevewyck used the tag line "Beverwyck, Best Beer Brewed" and had as its logo a shield, with BBBB placed diagonally on the shield. The father of tenor Alfred Piccaver once worked as head brewer of the factory.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/57914049/|title=The Times Record from Troy, New York on September 25, 1958 · Page 47|date=25 September 1958 }}

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