The Eagle Brewing Company is not unlike a lot of historic Cincinnati Breweries – going through a few different owners, and names in its history. Starting its life as the Lofthouse & Attee Eagle Brewery and ending its life as the Gerke Brewing Company, it lasted more than 80 years.
Notable Beers
- Cabinet Pilsner
- Social Session
- Muenchener Hofbrau
- Ordinary Lager
The Complete Eagle Brewery Timeline
- 1829 -The Brewery starts its life as the Lofthouse & Attee Brewery
- 1843 – William Attee dies, and Lofthouse becomes the sole proprietor
- 1850 – William Lofthouse dies, and his widow leases the brewery to Schaller and Schiff – with rapid expansion they take it to a new level.
- 1857 – The Eagle brewery expands with a new plant, and growth continues, becoming the largest brewery in the city by the end of the decade.
- 1861 – Joseph Schaller buys out Johann Schiff’s part of the business
- 1866 – The brewery becomes Schaller & Gerke Brewing Company after John Gerke buys a stake in the business.
- 1876 – Gerke dies, and his son, George inherits his part of the business.
- 1888 – George Gerke buys out Schaller’s three sons after their father passes away. He incorporates it, and it becomes the Gerke Brewing Company.
- 1904 – A new building is built
- 1913 – The brewery closes and is sold to the French-Bauer Dairy Company