San Antonio Brewing Association of San Antonio, Texas, USA

Dates	Trade Name	Historic Address
1881 - 1883	J. B. Behloradsky	312 James St & Ave A
1883 - 1888	San Antonio Brewing Co.	312 James St & Ave A
1888 - 1916	San Antonio Brewing Association, City Brewery	312 James Street & Avenue A
1916 - 1918	San Antonio Brewing Association, Inc. (PP)	312 James Street & Avenue A
1919 - 1933	Alamo Foods Co.	312 James Street & Avenue A
1933 - 1952	San Antonio Brewing Association	312 Pearl Parkway
1952 - 1978	Pearl Brewling Co.	312 Pearl Parkway
1978 - 1988	Pearl Brewing Co., subs, of General Brewing C...	312 Pearl Parkway
1988 - 1989	Pearl Brewing Co., subs, of Pabst Brewing Co,...	312 Pearl Parkway
1989 - 2013	Pearl Brewing Co., subs, of S & P, Corte Hade...	312 Pearl Parkway
1990 - 2013	Pabst Brewing Co. executive offices,	312 Pearl Parkway

Still in operation as a brewery (2016)
U-Permit Number : TEX-U-500
L-permit Number : TX L-1

Timeline

News

25th February 1858

Emma Bentzen Koehler became proprietor of the San Antonio Brewing Association after her husband Otto Koehler's death in 1914. She ran the brewery through Prohibition and with help from B.... View More

1881 FoundedJ. B. Behloradsky312 James St & Ave A

1883 San Antonio Brewing Co.312 James St & Ave A

News

30th June 1884

San Antonio Brewery president Jaroslav B. Belohradsky invited members of the local press to sample the first ever draw of Pearl Beer.

1888 San Antonio Brewing Association, City Brewery312 James Street & Avenue A

Products

Muenchener
1888-1916

Pearl Beer
1888-1916

Pearl Beer XXX
1888-1916

Texas Pride
1888-1916

Wurzburger
1888-1916

Logo

Begin: 1888 End 1918

1888 - 1918

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Circa: 1894

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Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1895

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Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1897

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Export Beer
1892-1902

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Circa: 1898

Products

Export Beer
1892-1902

News

10th February 1899

Oscar Oswald Schreiber, Brewmaster for the San Antonio Brewing Association, City Brewery, died of heart failure at the age of fifty years.

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Circa: 1900

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Circa: 1900

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Circa: 1900

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Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1901

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Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1903

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Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1904

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Export Beer
1892-1902

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Circa: 1905

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Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1906

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Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1907

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Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1908

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Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1909

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Export Beer
1892-1902

Photos

Circa: 1910

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Circa: 1910

Products

Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1911

Products

Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1915

Products

Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1916

1916 San Antonio Brewing Association, Inc. (PP)312 James Street & Avenue A

Products

Pearl Beer
1916-1918

Pearl Export Beer
1916-1918

Photos

Circa: 1916

Circa: 1918

Products

Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1919

1919 Alamo Foods Co.312 James Street & Avenue A

Products

LaPerla Beverage
1919-1933

Pearl Malt Beverage
1919-1933

Texas Dry Ginger Ale
1919-1933

Texas Pride
1919-1933

Texas Pride Orange Dry
1919-1933

Circa: 1920

Products

Export Beer
1892-1902

1933 San Antonio Brewing Association312 Pearl Parkway

Products

Bock
1933-1950

Bock Beer
1933-1950

Pearl Beer
1933-1936

Pearl Dark Beer
1933-1936

Pearl Lager Beer
1933-1950

Texas Pride Beer
1933-1936

Tolteca Cerveza
1933-1950

News

28th September 1933

Pearl Beer is released for the first time since the passing of the Volstead Act.

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Circa: 1933

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Circa: 1937

Products

Export Beer
1892-1902

1938Capacity 200000 Barrels

1939Capacity 250000 Barrels

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Circa: 1939

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Circa: 1940

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Circa: 1945

Circa: 1949

Products

Export Beer
1892-1902

1952 Pearl Brewling Co.312 Pearl Parkway

Products

Pearl Beer
1952-1978

Pearl Bock
1952-1978

Pearl Lager Beer
1952-1978

Texas Pride Beer
1952-1978

Tolteca Beer
1952-1978

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Circa: 1955

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Circa: 1956

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Circa: 1956

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Circa: 1957

Circa: 1958

Products

Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1959

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Export Beer
1892-1902

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Circa: 1965

Circa: 1969

Products

Export Beer
1892-1902

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Circa: 1970

1978 Pearl Brewing Co., subs, of General Brewing Co., CA312 Pearl Parkway

Products

Country Club Malt Liquor
1978-1988

Jax Beer
1978-1988

Pearl Beer
1978-1988

Pearl Bock
1978-1988

Pearl Draft Lager Beer
1978-1988

Pearl Lager Beer
1978-1988

Spring Lager Beer
1978-1988

1988 Pearl Brewing Co., subs, of Pabst Brewing Co, Milwaukee WI312 Pearl Parkway

1989 Pearl Brewing Co., subs, of S & P, Corte Hadera CA312 Pearl Parkway

1990 Pabst Brewing Co. executive offices,312 Pearl Parkway

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San Antonio Brewing Association of San Antonio, Texas, USA

Timeline

25th February 1858

30th June 1884

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Begin: 1888 End 1918

Circa: 1894

The famous stables upon completion.

Circa: 1894

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Circa: 1895

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Circa: 1897

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Circa: 1898

The San Antonio City Brewery from a 1898 newspaper ad.

Circa: 1898

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10th February 1899

Circa: 1900

From a turn-of-the-century letterhead.

Circa: 1900

A. C. Alves Saloon in San Antonio, Texas.

Circa: 1900

Texas style horse drawn food truck serving Pearl Beer and Texas Pride.

Circa: 1900

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Circa: 1901

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Circa: 1903

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Circa: 1904

Circa: 1904

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Circa: 1905

The Bottling Works Circa 1905

Circa: 1905

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Circa: 1906

Circa: 1906

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Circa: 1907

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Circa: 1908

Circa: 1908

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Circa: 1909

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Circa: 1910

The San Antonio Brewing Association, City Brewery

Circa: 1910

A rare (but now reproduced) Texas Pride flange sign beautifies the aoutside of a San Antonio Saloon.

Circa: 1910

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Circa: 1911

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Circa: 1915

Circa: 1915

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Circa: 1916

Circa: 1916

Circa: 1916

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Circa: 1916

Large Pearl Brewing Co. Neon Sign in San Antonio Texas. "Who Can Beat It?"

Circa: 1918

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Circa: 1918

Circa: 1918

Circa: 1918

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Circa: 1919

Circa: 1919

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Circa: 1920