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22nd December 1831
22nd December 1831
John Hauenstein Sr. was born in Aubsesz, Oberfranken, Bavaria. He was the oldest of Kaspar and Catherina Hauenstein's 5 children. After his general education John apprenticed, then worked as a cooper in his hometown. During the 1840s economic and political troubles made life difficult and even dangerous for some working class Germans and in 1851 the entire family emigrated to America. They stayed in Cleveland, Ohio for a few months before finding better opportunities in Cincinnati. In 1854 Both Kaspar and Catherina died in a cholera epidemic in that city. John now aged 23 and saddled with the responsibilities of bread-winner left his brothers and sisters in Cincinnati and moved 580 miles due north to take a lucrative opportunity on the Soo Canal. After three winters working and saving on the Great Lakes John returned to Cincinnati, gathered his siblings, and re-settled them in the newly-founded German colony of New Ulm, in Minnesota. He and his brother Weigand opened a cooper shop there, and operated it together for the next 5 years.
In August 23, 1862 Dakota Indians besieged the town of New Ulm and John was one of the only half-dozen or so men with rifles. The Native tribe killed between 400 and 800 in the assault. John and his brother survived but John was emboldened to fight, and enlisted in the Minnesota Mountain Rangers the very next month. In 1864 John partnered with Andreas Betz to erect a small brewery in New Ulm. In 1867 Betz sold his stake to John C. Toberer. Toberer left the firm in 1872 and from then on Hauenstein ran the brewery as sole proprietor. Despite strong competition from fellow New Ulmsman August Schell, Hauenstein grew his brewery into one of the largest between St. Louis and Minneapolis.
John married Henriette Fritsche on April 20, 1862 and together they had seven children, the last having passed in infancy. John Hauenstein died on the 15th of April, 1914 at 82 years of age. His brewery, now staffed with a new generation of Hauensteins, continued on through Prohibition and the rationing of the second World War. The Hauenstein brewery was finally sold in 1965 to the Grain Belt Brewery of Minneapolis. The factory closed down when its new owner closed down on January 1st, 1970.
John Hauenstein Sr. was born in Aubsesz, Oberfranken, Bavaria. He was the oldest of Kaspar and Catherina Hauenstein's 5 children. After his general education John apprenticed, ... View More
1864 Founded(John) Hauenstein & BetzFranklin Street
1867 Hauenstein & TobererFranklin Street
1869 John Hauenstein Co. (1869-1900)Franklin Street
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11th April 1876
11th April 1876
John Hauenstein Jr. future secretary and brewmaster of the Hauenstein Brewery in New Ulm, MN, was born.
John Hauenstein Jr. future secretary and brewmaster of the Hauenstein Brewery in New Ulm, MN, was born.
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1900 John Hauenstein Brewing Co.1601 South Jefferson Street
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Lager Beer
1920-1920
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Circa: 1900
Circa: 1900
The John Hauenstein Brewing Co. as it looked in 1900.
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Circa: 1905
Circa: 1905
The John Hauenstein Brewing Co. in the 1900s.
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Circa: 1910
Circa: 1910
The John Hauenstein Brewing Co. as it appeared in the years before prohibition.
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15th April 1914
15th April 1914
John Hauenstein Sr. died at age 83.
John Hauenstein Sr. died at age 83.
1920 John Hauenstein Company1601 South Jefferson Street
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1933-1940
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1934-1940
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Circa: 1936
Circa: 1936
A brand new delivery vehicle the Fullerton Bottling Works of Fairfax, Minnesota featuring advertisements for Schmidt's City Club, Hauenstein and Yoerg's Beer.
1937Capacity 25000 Barrels
1939Capacity 25000 Barrels
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19th February 1950
19th February 1950
John Hauenstein Jr., the secretary and brewmaster of the Hauenstein Brewery of New Ulm, died at the age of 73.
John Hauenstein Jr., the secretary and brewmaster of the Hauenstein Brewery of New Ulm, died at the age of 73.
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1969 ClosedJohn Hauenstein Company