Sunday, November 16, 2025

FALLS CITY BREWING CO. brown embossed bottle.

 


Embossed on shoulder in star: 
FALLS CITY
BREWING CO.
INCORPORATED
LOUISVILLE, KY.

And on the heel:
REGISTERED.



The embossed labeling is small and not easy to read.

The story all began in 1901 when the biggest brewers in Louisville formed one giant company that made ALL the beer and owned almost ALL the tavern real estate in ALL the land. The tavern owners had to rent property and buy their beer from the Central Consuming Company, creating quite the monopoly.  By 1905, the local tavern owners were annoyed and fed up, rightfully so, and decided to come together and start Falls City Brewing Company and the rest is history….or is it?

By 1911, Falls City Beer had an annual production of 75,000 barrels and its first motorized delivery trucks...


Here is the link for the rest of the story. 

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