Great Western Brewery – IA 142b

Great Western Brewery opened in 1871 and closed in 1888 it was open for 17 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. 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. Great Western Brewery was located in Iowa City, IA, 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: Market & Gilbert Sts
  • Brewery Owner: John P. Dostal

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Breweries listed under Iowa City, IA 142

Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
IA 142aGreat Western Brewery18571871
IA 142bGreat Western Brewery18711888
IA 142cGreat Western Brewery18971902
IA 142dKemmerle & Feeny Brewery19021902
IA 142eIowa Brewing Co.19021907
IA 142fIowa Brewing Co. Inc.19071914
IA 142gIowa City Brewing Co.19141915

Breweries listed under Iowa City, IA

Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
IA 139aLouis Englert Brewery18601874
IA 140aUnion Brewery18651876
IA 141Atlantic BreweryUnknownUnknown
IA 142aGreat Western Brewery18571871
IA 143John P. Trautmann Brewery18741875