Barbey’s Inc. Brewery – PA 714e

Barbey's Inc. Brewery opened in 1933 and closed in 1951 it was open for 18 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. Barbey's Inc. Brewery was in an active brewing city. Reading, PA was listed as having 20 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 Reading, PA 714

    Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
    PA 714aPeter Barbey & Abraham Peltzer Brewery18591861
    PA 714bPeter Barbey Brewery18611869
    PA 714cPeter Barbey Brewery18691880
    PA 714dPeter Barbey Brewery18801920
    PA 714eBarbey's Inc. Brewery19331951
    PA 714fSunshine Brewing Co.19511970

    Breweries listed under Reading, PA

    20 breweries were found for Reading, PA, showing 10 listings nearest to Sunshine Brewing Co.
    Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
    PA 714aPeter Barbey & Abraham Peltzer Brewery18591861
    PA 715aJohn L. Borell Brewery18431857
    PA 716George Brobst Brewery18141832
    PA 717aHenry Eckert Brewery17631766
    PA 717.1Herman Floto Brewery18141832
    PA 718aReading Brewing Co.17631766
    PA 719Heidelberg Brewery18601872
    PA 720aKeystone Brewery18711874
    PA 720.1aAbraham Peltzer Brewery18731882
    PA 721aDavid C. Keller Brewery18751877