South Chicago Brewing Co. – IL 51d

South Chicago Brewing Co. opened in 1897 and closed in 1922 it was open for 25 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. South Chicago Brewing Co. was in an active brewing city. Chicago, IL was listed as having 166 breweries, which is quite a few. Sometimes a large number of breweries can lead to an active collecting community that will be willing to pay more for breweriana items than other collectors.

  • Other Names Used by this Brewery: aka South Chicago Brewery
  • Brewery Owner: United Breweries Co.

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Breweries listed under Chicago, IL 51

Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
IL 51aCharles Brand & Ernest Hummel Brewing Co.18801887
IL 51bSouth Chicago Brewing Co.18871895
IL 51cSouth Chicago Brewing Co.18951897
IL 51dSouth Chicago Brewing Co.18971922

Breweries listed under Chicago, IL

166 breweries were found for Chicago, IL, showing 10 listings nearest to South Chicago Brewing Co.
Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
IL 46aF. Binz Brewery18661868
IL 47aBlattner & Seidenschwanz Breweryc18501857
IL 48aBohemian Brewing Co. of Chicago18911896
IL 49William Bohn Brewery18931893
IL 50aBrand Brewing Co.18991909
IL 51aCharles Brand & Ernest Hummel Brewing Co.18801887
IL 52aMichael Brand Brewery18781879
IL 53aBrewer & Hofmann Brewing Co.18861902
IL 54aBrisach & Hessemer Brewery18581859
IL 55Broadway Brewing Co.19341934