Fritz Brewing Co. – IL 227e

Fritz Brewing Co. opened in 1934 and closed in 1937 it was open for 3 years. Breweries that are only open for a couple of years like this did not have a long time to produce advertising and collectibles so they tend to be more scarce than breweries with more longevity. Breweries that started up right after Prohibition was repealed, up to around the 1950s are the last group that represent highly collectible and valuable Breweriana for the most part. The period after Prohibition was when cans became popular so some of the rarest and most desirable cans come from this period. For cans to be very valuable they need to be rare, and in very good condition in most cases. Fritz Brewing Co. was located in Freeport, IL, which only had 5 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.

  • Address Information: 293/321 East Stephenson St southside at river
  • Other Names Used by this Brewery: aka Schmick Brewery Co. 1934

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Breweries listed under Freeport, IL 227

Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
IL 227aM. Matthew Schmich & Co. Wm. Huber Brewery1888c1895
IL 227bM. Schmick & Co. Breweryc18951896
IL 227cSchmich Bros. Brewing Co.18961905
IL 227dSchmich Bros. Brewery19051920
IL 227eFritz Brewing Co.19341937
IL 227fSterling Brewers Inc. Brewery19371939

Breweries listed under Freeport, IL

Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
IL 223aKnipschild Brewery1845Unknown
IL 224aBeck Brewery18491854
IL 225aJos. Milner & Bros. Brewery18641884
IL 226aA. Stevens & Co. Breweryc18651885
IL 227aM. Matthew Schmich & Co. Wm. Huber Brewery1888c1895