The The Plank Road Brewery opened in 1860, we do not have records that show when the brewery closed so we can only guess. 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 Plank Road Brewery was in an active brewing city. Keokuk, IA was listed as having 12 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.
- Address Information: Plank Road & 18th St
- Other Notes: Joseph Kurtz operated briefly but the water was unfit for brewing (minerals that were not friendly to yeast, not an issue of undrinkable water) so the operation bottled "medicinal water"
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Breweries listed under Keokuk, IA 159 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewery ID | Brewery Name | Start Date | End Date |
| IA 159a | William Showalter Brewery | 1850 | 1855 |
| IA 159b | Johannes Showalter Brewery | 1855 | 1857 |
| IA 159c | Joseph Kurtz Brewery | 1857 | 1860 |
| IA 159d | The Plank Road Brewery | 1860 | Unknown |
| IA 159e | Western Brewery | 1873 | 1875 |
Breweries listed under Keokuk, IA | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 breweries were found for Keokuk, IA, showing 10 listings nearest to Western Brewery | |||
| Brewery ID | Brewery Name | Start Date | End Date |
| IA 149a | Vockrodt Ale Brewery | 1855 | 1857 |
| IA 150 | Conrad Begstein Brewery | c1857 | Unknown |
| IA 151 | City Brewery | c1857 | Unknown |
| IA 152a | Peter Haubert Brewery | 1855 | 1859 |
| IA 153 | John Hemrich Brewery | 1855 | 1855 |
| IA 155 | Fred Lederer Brewery | 1859 | 1872 |
| IA 156 | George Loudenschlager Brewery | 1857 | 1857 |
| IA 157a | Mississippi Brewery | 1859 | 1860 |
| IA 158 | Eagle Brewery | 1868 | 1868 |
| IA 159a | William Showalter Brewery | 1850 | 1855 |