The Des Moines Ale Brewery – IA 79g

The Des Moines Ale Brewery opened in 1886 and closed in 1888 it was open for 2 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. As a Pre-Prohibition Brewery, any advertising items or collectibles are likely to be valuable and desirable to collectors as they tend to be hard to find. The Des Moines Ale Brewery was in an active brewing city. Des Moines, IA was listed as having 8 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.

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    Breweries listed under Des Moines, IA 79

    Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
    IA 79aGeorge Burgess Brewery1866c1871
    IA 79bJoseph Kinsley Breweryc18711873
    IA 79cKinsley & F. G. Luin Brewery18731876
    IA 79dThe Des Moines Ale Brewery18761882
    IA 79eThe Kinsley Brewery18821883
    IA 79fThe Des Moines Brewing Co.18831886
    IA 79gThe Des Moines Ale Brewery18861888

    Breweries listed under Des Moines, IA

    Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
    IA 76aUnion Brewery18651866
    IA 78City Brewery1855Unknown
    IA 79aGeorge Burgess Brewery1866c1871
    IA 80aCity Brewery18691871
    IA 81The Capital Brewery18671888
    IA 81.1aKinsley & Luin Brewery18661869
    IA 82aKappes & Reinig Brewery1858c1863
    IA 82.1aGeorge Worthington BreweryUnknownUnknown