Bluff City Brewery Inc. – IL 1g

Bluff City Brewery Inc. opened in 1933 and closed in 1952 it was open for 19 years. Items from breweries of this age tend to be more common and less valuable than some breweries. Early items can still be valuable as can rarer types of items. This listing was active during Prohibition which makes it an oddity. Some breweries were able to stay in business by producing "near-beer" which was very low alcohol, some switched over to bottling sodas or other beverages, some became Ice-houses or other related businesses. Bluff City Brewery Inc. was located in Alton, IL, which only had 3 breweries, so there are not many that that were producing breweriana items. Local collectors may pay a small premium over national or general collectors because of a lack of local items.

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    Breweries listed under Alton, IL 1

    Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
    IL 1aGeorge Yackel Brewery1842Unknown
    IL 1bYackel Brewing Co.Unknown1882
    IL 1cBluff City Brewing Co.18821891
    IL 1dBluff City Brewery18911911
    IL 1eBluff City Brewery19111920
    IL 1fBluff City Brewery19201933
    IL 1gBluff City Brewery Inc.19331952

    Breweries listed under Alton, IL

    Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
    IL 1aGeorge Yackel Brewery1842Unknown
    IL 2aPhilip Peters Brewery18741877
    IL 3B. Runzi & Co. Brewery18741875