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Haffenreffer & Co. of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Dates Trade Name Historic Address
1870 - 1918 Boylston Brewery, Haffenreffer & Co. Bismarck & 30 Germania Street
1890 - 1918 New England Brewing Co. (Aka of Haffenreffer) Bismarck & 30 Germania Street
1914 - 1920 London Beverage Co. (aka of Haffenreffer &... Bismarck & 30 Germania Street
1918 - 1933 Haffenreffer & Co. Bismarck & 30 Germania Street
1918 - 1933 Pick Co., Puremalt Dept. Bismarck & 30 Germania Street
1920 - 1933 Suffolk Company (aka of Pick Co., Puremalt De... Germania Street
1933 - 1964 Haffenreffer & Company Bismarck & 30 Germania Street
1940 - 1964 Haffenreffer & Co., Inc. (Aka of Haffenre... Bismarck & 30 Germania Street
1962 - 1964 Worcester Beer Co. (Aka of Haffenreffer) Bismarck & 30 Germania Street
1962 - 1964 Enterprise Brewing Company (Aka of Haffenreff... Bismarck & 30 Germania Street
1988 - 2014 Boston Beer Co. Bismarck & 30 Germania Street
  • Site reopened in 1988 as the Boston Beer Co.
  • U-Permit Number :   MA-U-100
  • L-permit Number :   MA L-4

Timeline

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28th February 1847    

Rudolph Frederick Haffenreffer was born in Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.  He came to America after the Civil War and opened the Boylston Brewery in 1870.  The brewery ... View More

1870     FoundedBoylston Brewery, Haffenreffer & Co.Bismarck & 30 Germania Street

Products

Boylston Lager Beer
1870-1918
Boylston Sparkling Lager Ale
1870-1918
Boylston Stock Porter
1870-1918
Haffenreffer Bock Beer
1870-1918
Haffenreffer Lager Beer
1870-1918
King's Pure Malt
1870-1918
Prisewickansett Ale
1870-1918
Roessle Premium Lager
1870-1918
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1878    

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Circa: 1885    

1890     New England Brewing Co. (Aka of Haffenreffer)Bismarck & 30 Germania Street

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Circa: 1912    

1914     London Beverage Co. (aka of Haffenreffer & Co.)Bismarck & 30 Germania Street

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Circa: 1915    

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1st September 1917    

The New England Brewing Co. (Aka of Haffenreffer & Co. ) of Boston begins to sell Malt Dew Tonic.
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10th March 1917    

Charles D. Stanford, a popular and successful salesman and experimenter for Haffenreffer Brewery of Boston, Massachusetts, died on March 10, 1917.

1918     Pick Co., Puremalt Dept.Bismarck & 30 Germania Street

1920     Suffolk Company (aka of Pick Co., Puremalt Dept.)Germania Street

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Begin: 1st January 1933     End 1964

1st January 1933 - 1964
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Begin: 1st January 1933     End 1964

1st January 1933 - 1964
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Begin: 1933     End 1964

1933     Haffenreffer & CompanyBismarck & 30 Germania Street

Products

Boylston Bock
1933-1936
Boylston Lager Beer
1933-1950
Caproni's Ale
1933-1936
Haffenreffer Beer
1947-1964
Haffenreffer Malt Liquor
1956-1964
Pickwick Ale
1933-1964
Pickwick Beer
1953-1961
Pickwick Bock
1933-1962
Pickwick Brew Half & Half
1954-1958
Pickwick Lager Beer
1933-1950
Pickwick Stout
1933-1937
Roessle Premium Lager Beer
1933-1950
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Begin: 1936     End 1964

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Begin: 1937     End 1964

1939Capacity 250000 Barrels

1940     Haffenreffer & Co., Inc. (Aka of Haffenreffer)Bismarck & 30 Germania Street

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Circa: 1943    

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Circa: 1944    

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Circa: 1955    

1962     Enterprise Brewing Company (Aka of Haffenreffer)Bismarck & 30 Germania Street

1988     Boston Beer Co.Bismarck & 30 Germania Street

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