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This list contains all the breweries in Indiana that we know about. They are sorted by region and then city. We suggest you use your browser's Find function <Ctrl-F> to look for specific breweries, people, or cities.

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Northwest Indiana
Brewery Owners Brewers City County Opened Closed Capacity / Production Link
John Krost, Joseph Horst Crown Point Lake 1873 550 Link
Crown Brewing Co. Julius Korn, Berg August Koehle Crown Point Lake 1875 1910 20,000 Link
Crown Brewing Co. Tim Walsh Jim Cibak, Steve Mazylewski Crown Point Lake 2008 present Link
Hammond Brewing Puro Products Co. Hammond Lake 1909 1923 Link
Three Floyds Michael Floyd, Nick Floyd, Simon Floyd Nick Floyd, Jim Cibak, Barnaby Stuve Hammond, Munster Lake 1996 present Link
Walker Burt Brewing Co.   Hobart Lake 1907 Link
Nicholas Bader La Porte La Porte 1856 1860 Link
J. B. Puissant La Porte La Porte 1860 1875 Link
Dick & Klaiber   La Porte La Porte 1875 1880 Link
Puissant & Dick J. B. Puissant La Porte La Porte 1880 1887 Link
Crystal Spring Brewery J. W. Russert La Porte La Porte 1887 1896 Link
Cuenther Bros.   La Porte La Porte 1896 1911 Link
Guenther & Zwereck   La Porte La Porte 1911 1918 7,000 Link
Mathias Kreidler La Porte La Porte 1869 1871 Link
Back Road Brewery Charles Krcilek Charles Krcilek La Porte La Porte 1996 present Link
Christian F. Kimball Michigan City La Porte 1840 Link
Dunes Brewery Philip Zorn Jr., Robert Zorn Michigan City La Porte 1871 1938 15,000 Link
Duneland Brewhouse Barb Kehe Michigan City La Porte 1997 2004 Link
Shoreline Brewery and Restaurant Sam Strupeck Sam Strupeck, Layton Cutler Michigan City La Porte 2005 present Link
North Judson Brewing Co.   North Judson Starke 1890 1897 Link
Northern Brewing Co.     Starke 1900 Link
Lion Brewing Co.     Starke 1894 Link
George Hiller Valparaiso Porter 1885 Link
Aberdeen Brewing Co. Emig, Skip Bosak Sam Strupeck Valparaiso Porter 2000 2004 Link

South Bend / Mishawaka
Brewery Owners Brewers City County Opened Closed Capacity / Production Link
John Wagner Mishawaka St. Joseph 1853 1868 Link
C. Dick & Bro. Clemens Dick Mishawaka St. Joseph 1870 1875 Link
Dick & Kamm Clemens Dick, Adolph Kamm Mishawaka St. Joseph 1875 1880 Link
Kamm & Schellinger Brewing Co. Adolph Kamm, Nicholas Schellinger Mishawaka St. Joseph 1880 1918 33,000 Link
Kamm's Brewery Adolph Kamm Mishawaka St. Joseph 1933 1951 280,000 Link
Muessel Brewing Co. Johann C. Muessel South Bend St. Joseph 1852 1936 Link
South Bend Brewing Association Gustav A. Stueckle South Bend St. Joseph 1900 1949 Link
Drewrys Brewery   South Bend St. Joseph 1936 1972 1,300,000 Link
South Bend Brewing Company   South Bend St. Joseph 1895 500 Link
Louis H. Van Dinter Mishawaka St. Joseph 1900 500 Link
South Bend Brewery James Masters   South Bend St. Joseph 1999 2000 Link
Mishawaka Brewing Co. Tom Schmidt, Barbary Schmidt Rick Schmidt, Tom Webster Mishawaka St. Joseph 1992 present Link
Just Brew It Jeff Nicholas Mishawaka St. Joseph 1997 2000 Link
Nine G Brewing Co. Patrick Voors, Tim Rusch Tim Rusch South Bend St. Joseph 2005 2007 Link
Granite City Food & Brewery   Mishawaka St. Joseph 2008 present Link

Northeast Indiana
Brewery Owners Brewers City County Opened Closed Capacity / Production Link
Bender & Co.   Auburn DeKalb 1868 Link
Gabriel Moser Columbia City Whitley 1875 Link
Eagle Brewery William H. Morsches Columbia City Whitley 1879 Link
Walter-Raupfer Benjamin Raupfer, Fred Walter, Anton Meyer George Glueckert Columbia City Whitley 1879 1916 Link
Strausser Brewing Co. William H. Morsches William H. Morsches Columbia City Whitley 6,000 Link
John Dozenbach Decatur Adams 1875 500 Link
Theodore Roiver Decatur Adams 1875 550 Link
Henry Meyer Brewery   Decatur Adams 1883 Link
Decatur Brewery Herman Kurtenbrer Decatur Adams 1887 Link
Cephas Hawks Goshen Elkhart 1843 Link
Elkhart Brewing and Ice Co.   Elkhart Elkhart 1905 Link
Mishwaka Brewing Co. Tom Schmidt Rick Schmidt Elkhart Elkhart 2006 present Link
Jacob Boos, George Phaler Huntington Huntington 1869 1890 5,000 Link
Huntington Brewery Carl Lang Huntington Huntington 1890 1900 Link
Huntington Brewery William P. Knipp, Hoch Huntington Huntington 1901 1918 Link
Herberg Bros. Brewery J. Herberg, A. Herberg Huntington Huntington 1877 1885 Link
Louis Schwartzkopf, George Aichele, Francis J. Beek, William Seifert Kendallville Noble 1867 1877 Link
William Seifert, Albert C. F. Wichmann Kendallville Noble 1877 1879 Link
Albert C. F. Wichmann Kendallville Noble 1879 1881 1,000 Link
Henry C. Paul Kendallville Noble 1881 1885 Link
John G. Kratzer John G. Kratzer Kendallville Noble 1877 115 Link
Joseph Becker Kendallville Noble 1850 Link
Ligonier Brewing Co. Andrew Walder Ligonier Noble 1875 1892 1,000 Link
Ligonier Brewing Co. Drecther Ligonier Noble 1892 1896 1,000 Link
Ligonier Brewing Co. Charles Franke Ligonier Noble 1896 1899 1,000 Link
Strasbourg Brewing Co.   New Haven Allen 1905 500 Link
Phillip Alber Wabash Wabash 1866 Link
Franz A. Rettig, Wintz Stanley Wabash Wabash 1853 1866 Link
Rettig & Alber Franz A. Rettig, Phillip Alber Wabash Wabash 1866 1896 20,000 Link
Wabash Brewing Co. Phillip Alber Wabash Wabash 1896 1909 20,000 Link
Wabash Brewing Co. Albert Weber Wabash Wabash 1909 1915 Link
Samuel Gehring Vera Cruz Wells 1875 Link

West Central Indiana
Brewery Owners Brewers City County Opened Closed Capacity / Production Link
Fred Stucki Bowling Green Clay 1885 500 Link
Brazil Brewery Fred Houseworth Brazil Clay 1903 1907 Link
Bee Creek Brewery Frank Forster, Julie Forster, Mark Snelling Mark Snelling Brazil Clay 2009 present Link
Lorenz Brewery Henry Lorenz Crawfordsville Montgomery 1853 1868 Link
R. H. Hannan & Co.   Crawfordsville Montgomery 1875 550 Link
  Michael Kaiber Crawfordsville Montgomery 1885 Link
Junction Brewery F. P. Winchell Greencastle Putnam 1858 Link
Robert L. Higert Greencastle Putnam 1871 Link
Joseph Miller Covington Fountain 1865 1885 20,000 Link
Attica Brewery Anna Smith Covington Fountain 1859 1875 70 Link
Lebanon Brewery Jacob Halfman Lebanon Boone 1868 Link
H. F. Weisehan and Bro. H. F. Wiesehan Lebanon Boone   160 Link
Goodfellows Brewing Co. Todd Reeves, Dale Drummond Whitehall Owen 2000 2001 Link

North Central Indiana
Brewery Owners Brewers City County Opened Closed Capacity / Production Link
Argos Brewery   Argos Marshall 1873 Link
Hugo Wolff Bremen Marshall 1885 1,000 Link
Delphi Brewery George Shillinger Delphi Carroll 1868 Link
Half Moon Restaurant & Brewery John Templet Kokomo Howard 2007 present Link
Brass Monkey Brewing Co. Andrew Lewis Andrew Lewis Kokomo Howard 2008 2009 Link
Jacob Kline Logansport Cass 1848 1870 Link
Charles Luy Logansport Cass 1855 1859 Link
Schaefer & Markert Gotleib Schaefer, Frederick Markert Logansport Cass 1859 1860 Link
August Frost, John Hurbner Logansport Cass 1866 1889 650 Link
Logansport Brewing Co. John Mutcheler Logansport Cass 1889 1894 10,000 Link
Columbia Brewing Co. Ferdinand Krebs, Frank Binz, August Binz, William Binz, George Schmidt John G. Kelp Logansport Cass 1894 1918 25,000 Link
K. G. Schmidt Brewing Co. Kaspar Schmidt, George K. Schmidt, Ernst Schmidt Logansport Cass 1935 1951 Link
Robert Corder Jonesboro Grant 1868 Link
Marion Brewing Association   Marion Grant 1887 1913 40,000 Link
Kiley Brewing Co.   Marion Grant 1934 1942 200,000 Link
Fox Deluxe Brewing Co.   Marion Grant 1942 1951 Link
George Rettig & Son   Peru Miami 1859 1867 Link
Rettig & Cole   Peru Miami 1867 1878 6,940 Link
James O. Cole Peru Miami 1878 1905 Link
Peru Brewery   Peru Miami 1905 1908 12,000 Link
Hinton & Co.   Peru Miami 1886 Link
Andrew Baldner Peru Miami 1860 Link
John Hoham Plymouth Marshall 1858 1885 1,585 Link
Henry Stein Plymouth Marshall 1890 Link
Eidleman & Haslett John B. Eidleman, George W. Haslett Rochester Fulton 1870 Link
Rochester Brewery   Rochester Fulton 1873 1876 Link
Metzler Brewery John B. Metzler Rochester Fulton 1876 1886 Link
Lang & Randels   Warsaw Kosciusko 1864 Link
William Augustine Warsaw Kosciusko 1865 1869 Link
Athrope   Warsaw Kosciusko 1910 Link

Fort Wayne
Brewery Owners Brewers City County Opened Closed Capacity / Production Link
Herman Hartman Fort Wayne Allen 1853 1870 Link
Carl Phenning Fort Wayne Allen 1853 Link
George Meier Fort Wayne Allen 1866 Link
Summit City Brewery John G. Horning Fort Wayne Allen 1866 1874 2,500 Link
Stone Brewery and Malt House Herman Nierman Fort Wayne Allen 1855 1873 Link
Bloomingdale Brewery Francis J. Beck, Ulrich S. Stotz, Peter Certa, Rankert, Henry Eder Fred Fiegel, M. F. Halm Fort Wayne Allen 1856 1877 4,000 Link
Lutz & Co.   Fort Wayne Allen 1877 1880 4,000 Link
French Brewery Charles Centlivre, Frank Centlivre Fort Wayne Allen 1862 1895 Link
C. L. Centlivre Brewing Co.   Fort Wayne Allen 1895 1961 250,000 Link
Old Crown Brewing Corp.   Fort Wayne Allen 1961 1973 250,000 Link
Berghoff Brewing Co. Herman Berghoff, Henry Berghoff Fort Wayne Allen 1887 1954 500,000 Link
Hoff-Brau Brewing Co. John A. Berghoff Fort Wayne Allen 1934 1951 Link
Falstaff Brewing Co.   Fort Wayne Allen 1954 1990 1,500,000 Link
Star Brewery Martin Schmidt, V. Linker, A. A. Hay, Anthony Dreyer Charles Bilser, Anton Dreier, Peter Spielmann Fort Wayne Allen 1850 1875 2,000 Link
Albachten & Rolver Fort Wayne Allen 1859 Link
Jacob Hock Fort Wayne Allen 1859 Link
Henry Hubach Fort Wayne Allen 1875 1,630 Link
F. Kley & Sons Fred Kley Fort Wayne Allen 1875 115 Link
Eagle Brewery John M Reidmiller Fort Wayne Allen 1875 145 Link
L. Brames & Co.   Fort Wayne Allen 1890 1,897 Link
Buckeye Brewing Co.   Fort Wayne Allen 1916 Link
Mad Anthony Brewing Co. Todd Grantham, Jeff Neels, Blaine Stuckey Todd Grantham, Jeremy Zuber Fort Wayne Allen 1998 present Link
Oyster Bar Matt Hill Fort Wayne Allen 2000 2003 Link
Warbird Brewing Co. Dave Holmes Matt Hill Fort Wayne Allen 2004 present Link
Granite City Food & Brewery Matthew Burrous Fort Wayne Allen 2008 present Link

Terre Haute
Brewery Owners Brewers City County Opened Closed Capacity / Production Link
Bleemel Brewery Chauncey Warren, Demas Deming Sr., Earnest Bleemel Terre Haute Vigo 1837 1848 Link
Mogger Brewery Matthias Mogger Terre Haute Vigo 1848 1868 2,500 Link
Kaufmann & Mayer Anton Mayer, A. Kaufmann Terre Haute Vigo 1868 1889 Link
Terre Haute Brewing Co. Crawford Fairbanks, John H. Beggs, Deming, Thomas Beggs, Oscar Baur, Jacob Baur Terre Haute Vigo 1889 1959 202,000 Link
Henry Becker Terre Haute Vigo 1905 Link
People's Brewing Co. Ralph Charles. N. Murphy, John F. Hutchison Grantz Brogniez Terre Haute Vigo 1905 1920 40,000 Link
George Hager Terre Haute Vigo 1835 1846 Link
George W. Glick, Henry S. Glick Terre Haute Vigo 1854 1860 Link
Moses Ester Brewing Co. Moses Ester Eugene Duenweg Terre Haute Vigo 1860 1876 70 Link
Imbrey Terre Haute Vigo 1875 Link
John Bergholz Terre Haute Vigo 1875 Link
Albert Hertwig Terre Haute Vigo 1860 1865 Link
Reinhold Klant Terre Haute Vigo 1875 155 Link
Seventh Street Brewery Ballard Terre Haute Vigo 1860 Link
Chris Stark Terre Haute Vigo 1910 1913 Link
Terre Haute Brewing Co. Fred Feyh, Coelstein Kinzle, Theodore Kriescher Terre Haute Vigo 1875 1883 Link
Terre Haute Brewing Co. Mike Rowe, Teri Rowe, Gary Richards, Diane Richards Ted Herrera, Tim Robson Terre Haute Vigo 2000 2006 Link
Vigo Brewing Co. Micah Weichert, John Kopta Terre Haute Vigo 2007 present Link

Lafayette
Brewery Owners Brewers City County Opened Closed Capacity / Production Link
City Brewery J. Emdee, H. Emdee Lafayette Tippecanoe 1851 1868 Link
Newman's Brewery John H. Newman, Abraham Miller, Meinrad Hauser Lafayette Tippecanoe 1842 1857 Link
Spring Brewery John H. Newman, Deitrich Herbert, George A. Bohrer Lafayette Tippecanoe 1857 1888 10,000 Link
George A. Bohrer Brewing Co. George A. Bohrer, Charles J. Bohrer, Joseph Blistain Lafayette Tippecanoe 1888 1918 14,000 Link
Wagner & Herbert Co. John Wagner, Dietrich Herbert Lafayette Tippecanoe 1848 1862 2,000 Link
Thieme & Wagner John Wagner, Frederick Thieme, J. Henry Thieme, Theodore Wagner, Frank H. Wagner Frederick P. Thieme, Gustav Schmid, Matthew Schmid, Charles Wagnder, Michael Yost Lafayette Tippecanoe 1862 1918 35,000 Link
Lafayette Brewery, Inc. W. G. Hanger, W. G. Gude Louis F. Panther Lafayette Tippecanoe 1933 1953 100,000 Link
Star City Bottling Works John A. Ries, Nellie Ries, Henry W. Gagen Lafayette Tippecanoe 1880 1918 Link
Stephen J. Hannagan, Patrick L. Fitzgerald Lafayette Tippecanoe 1990 Link
Lafayete Brewing Co. Greg Emig, Joe Emig Greg Emig, Chris Johnson, Matt Williams Lafayette Tippecanoe 1993 present Link

East Central Indiana
Brewery Owners Brewers City County Opened Closed Capacity / Production Link
Doxey's Brewery Charles T. Doxey, William Craycraft Anderson Madison 1865 1866 Link
Norton & Sullivan Thomas M. Norton, Patrick Sullivan Anderson Madison 1866 1882 Link
T. M. Norton Brewing Co. Thomas M. Norton, Martin C. Norton, Mark Norton, William J. Norton, J. C. Kreuch Anderson Madison 1882 1939 25,000 Link
Cleophas Straub Cambridge City Wayne 1885 Link
Henry Ingermann, George Ingermann, Henry Ingermann, Charles Swim, Tom Enyart Cleophas Straub Cambridge City Wayne 1820 1905 500 Link
John Uhl Connersville Fayette 1857 1859 Link
Valentine Billan Connersville Fayette 1885 Link
Edward Mason Fountain City Wayne 1825 Link
Fay & Garst   Muncie Deleware 1875 Link
A. J. Garst Albert J. Garst Muncie Deleware 1875 1887 Link
Bartlett & Garst   Muncie Deleware 1887 1890 Link
Muncie Brewing Co. John Birkenstock Muncie Deleware 1902 1912 Link
Laboyteaux J. F. Labaoyteaux New Castle Henry 1865 Link
Patrick Leonard New Castle Henry 1875 Link
Louis Williams, Thomas M. Norton Union City Randolph 1865 Link
Conrad Meyer Winchester Randolph 1873 1880 355 Link
J. K. Hammerle Ridgeville Randolph 1875 330 Link
Ezra Boswell Richmond Wayne 1816 1831 Link
Main Street Brewery Christian Buhl Richmond Wayne 1832 1869 Link
Minck Brewing Co. Emil Minck, Lewis E Iliff, Adolph W. Blickwedel Richmond Wayne 1869 1912 4,000 Link
Winterling & Paulus   Richmond Wayne 1868 Link
Margaret Martischang Richmond Wayne 1885 500 Link
Margaret Stephan Shelbyville Shelby 1875 75 Link

Southwest Indiana
Brewery Owners Brewers City County Opened Closed Capacity / Production Link
Bloomington Brewing Co. Jeff Meese Russ Levitt, Floyd Rosenbaum Bloomington Monroe 1994 present Link
Upland Brewing Co. Marc Sattinger, Doub Dayhoff Russ Levitt, Ed Herman, Caleb Staton, Eileen Martin, Mike Lahti, Ben Pierson, Matt Hill Bloomington Monroe 1998 present 6,000 Link
W & J Heck William Heck Sr, Jacob Heck Cannelton Perry 1865 Link
Huber & Co. Jacob Huber Cannelton Perry 1868 1885 500 Link
John Dickman Ferdinand Dubois 1891 500 Link
Henry B. Ruhkamp Jr. Ferdinand Dubois 1885 1892 1,500 Link
Stallman & Haug John Haug, Stallman Ferdinand Dubois 1888 1895 Link
Ferdinand Brewing Co.   Ferdinand Dubois 1895 1916 3,000 Link
Herman Wilbers Ferdinand Dubois 1875 335 Link
John G. F. Hoffman, K. Hoffman Haysville Dubois 1883 Link
John B. Krodel Haysville Dubois 1871 1896 500 Link
John Neukam Haysville Dubois 1890 Link
Huntingburg Brewing Co. Andreas Fritch, Henry Fritch, Charles Moenkhaus, Henry Moenkhaus Huntingburg Dubois 1894 1903 Link
Joeseph Schubler Huntingburg Dubois 1875 Link
J. F. Strickfaden Huntingburg Dubois 1875 Link
Moenkhause & Seubold   Huntingburg Dubois 1897 1910 Link
Edward A. Hochgesang Jasper Dubois 1885 Link
Excelsior Brewery Anton Habig, Martin Eckstein, Frank Habig Jasper Dubois 1885 1916 Link
Freidrich Kuhlenschmidt Mount Vernon Posey 1845 Link
City Brewery Appel & Sons Mount Vernon Posey 1868 Link
Ziegler, Riekert Mount Vernon Posey 1868 Link
New Harmony Colony F. Rapp New Harmony Posey 1819 Link
Saint Meinrad Archabbey   Saint Meinrad Spencer 1860 Link
Reis & Endebrock Tell City Perry 1858 Link
Peter Schreck Tell City Perry 1858 Link
Charles Becker, Alois Beuter Tell City Perry 1858 1894 Link
Robert E. Huthsteiner Tell City Perry 1894 1897 Link
Tell City Brewing Co. Joseph Leinhart Tell City Perry 1897 1918 Link
Tell City Brewery Frederick Voelke Jr. Tell City Perry 1861 1911 Link
Frederick Voelke Sr., Frederick Voelke Jr Troy Perry 1850 1861 Link
Heinze, John Thaeny, John S. Winterath, Jacob Kunkler Troy Perry 1875 1905 1,000 Link
Troy Model Brewery   Troy Perry 1906 1914 Link
J. Coleman, W. L. Coleman Vincennes Knox 1818 Link
John Kuhn Vincennes Knox 1850 1868 Link
Jacob Kautz Anton Simon Vincennes Knox 1850 1868 Link
Harrison Brewery John Ebner Sr. C. F. Phful, Block Anton Simon Vincennes Knox 1859 1878 Link
Eagle Brewery Eugene Hack, Anton Simon, Julius Hack John Ebner Jr. Vincennes Knox 1878 1918 25,000 Link
Eagle Brewery Charles Bruzius Newburgh Warrick 1865 1881 500 Link
William Hofmann, Philip Speck Parker's Settlement Posey 1860 Link
John Misenhelter Petersburg Pike 1868 1875 60 Link
Anton Rutenfranz Princeton Gibson 1868 Link
Rockport Brewery   Rockport Spencer 1868 Link

Indianapolis, Hamilton and Johnson Counties
Brewery Owners Brewers City County Opened Closed Capacity / Production Link
William Wernweg, John L. Young Indianapolis Marion 1834 1840 Link
Rene Faux Indianapolis Marion 1840 1842 Link
Gack & Biser   Indianapolis Marion 1859 1863 Link
P. Lieber Brewing Co. Peter Lieber, Hermann Lieber, Charles Mayer, William Schrever Joseph Geis Indianapolis Marion 1863 1887 20,000 Link
C. F. Schmidt Brewing Co. Christian Frederick Schmidt, Charles Jaeger, William Fieber, John W. Schmidt, Edward Schmidt John Buhier, Louis Ehrmann, Ernest Ihrzohn, Henry Metzger, Joseph Resoh Indianapolis Marion 1850 1887 1,500 Link
Casper Maus Brewery Casper Maus, Frank Maus Fauvre Joseph Maus Indianapolis Marion 1868 1887 Link
Indianapolis Brewing Co. Peter Lieber, Alber Lieber Indianapolis Marion 1887 1948 100,000 Link
Home Brewing Co. August Hook, William P. Jungclaus Indianapolis Marion 1880 1920 35,000 Link
American Brewing Co. Thomas Bowser, Joseph C. Schaf Indianapolis Marion 1897 1917 30,000 Link
Capital City Brewing Co. Charles Krauss Indianapolis Marion 1904 1915 Link
Citizens Brewing Co.   Indianapolis Marion 1915 1918 Link
Richard Lieber Brewing Corp. Richard Lieber Indianapolis Marion 1934 1937 Link
Phoenix Brewing Corp.   Indianapolis Marion 1937 1938 Link
Ajax Brewing Corp.   Indianapolis Marion 1938 1941 Link
John P. Meikel Otto Jager, Jacob Walter Indianapolis Marion 1858 1870 Link
Frank Wright William C. Richert Indianapolis Marion 1868 Link
Dietz & Hiebner Jacob Hibner Indianapolis Marion 1859 Link
Joseph Xafer Noblesville Hamilton 1868 1875 Link
Union Brewery Conrad Sponsel, Peter Balz Indianapolis Marion 1870 1875 1,675 Link
Harting & Bros. Brewery F. Harting, H. H. Harting Henri Kriger, Leonard Schmidt Indianapolis Marion 1870 1875 1,065 Link
Philip Petri Indianapolis Marion 1875 Link
Indianapolis Brewing Co. John Battles, Tony Diggs Indianapolis Marion 1989 1997 Link
Broad Ripple Brewing Co. John Hill Greg Emig, Ted Miller, Kevin Matalucci Indianapolis Marion 1990 present Link
Oaken Berrel Brewing Co. Bill Fulton, Brook Belli, Kwang Casey Brook Belli, Ken Price, Jeff Helms, Mark Havens Greenwood Johnson 1994 present Link
Alcatraz Brewing Co. Omar Castrellon Indianapolis Marion 1995 present Link
Circle V Brewing Mark Vojnovich Mark Vojnovich, Dave Colt Indianapolis Marion 1996 2001 Link
Ram Restaurant & Brewery John Hanley, Dave Colt, Clay Robinson, John Simmons, Adrian Ball Indianapolis Marion 1996 present Link
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery Tim Marshall, Clay Robinson, Jerry Sutherlin Indianapolis Marion 1996 present Link
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery Iain Wilson, Liz Laughlin Indianapolis Marion 2005 present Link
Wildcat Brewing Co.   Indianapolis Marion 1996 1998 Link
Glacier's End   Indianapolis Marion 1997 1999 Link
Hops   Indianapolis Marion 1998 1999 Link
Barley Island Brewing Co. Jeff Eaton John Lamb Noblesville Hamilton 1999 present Link
Brugge Brasserie Ted Miller Indianapolis Marion 2005 present Link
Granite City Food & Brewery Mike DeWeese Indianapolis Marion 2009 present Link
Sun King Brewing Co. Clay Robinson, Omar Robinson, Dave Colt,  Clay Robinson, Dave Colt Indianapolis Marion 2009 present Link

Southeast Indiana
Brewery Owners Brewers City County Opened Closed Capacity / Production Link
City Brewery L. Simondel Aurora Dearborn 1859 Link
Aurora Brewing & Malting Co. Thomas Gaff, James Gaff Aurora Dearborn 1871 1873 Link
Great Crescent Brewing Co. Thoms Gaff, James Gaff, Charles Bauer, Herman Bartels, Charles F. Hopkins Aurora Dearborn 1873 1899 Link
Great Crescent Brewery Dan Valas, Lani Valas Dan Valas Aurora Dearborn 2008 present Link
Seibel, Godfried & Co.   Brookville Franklin 1875 155 Link
Adam Stock Brookville Franklin 1875 355 Link
Conrad Wissel Brookville Franklin 1875 200 Link
John A Bussard Brookville Franklin 1882 250 Link
Elizabeth Seeling Columbus Bartholomew 1875 50 Link
August Schreiber Columbus Bartholomew 1868 1,000 Link
Power House Brewing Co. Doug Memering, Jon Myers Jon Myers Columbus Bartholomew 2007 present Link
Balthasar Hammerle Dover Dearborn 1850 Link
Beckenholdt Brewery John Beckenholdt Newtown Dearborn 1845 1860 Link
L. Bishoff St. Leon Dearborn 1885 500 Link
George Kocher West Harrison Dearborn 1882 1891 Link
Kosmos Fredrick Brewery Kosmos Fredrick Lawrenceburg Dearborn 1857 Link
J. B. Garnier Malt House & Brewery John B. Garnier, Victor Oberting Lawrenceburg Dearborn 1857 1916 8,000 Link
Anton Ritze Lawrenceburg Dearborn 1885 500 Link
Jacomb Salmon Brewery Jacob Salmon Madison Jefferson 1823 1856 Link
M. Greiner & Sons M. Greiner, John Greiner, A. C. Greiner Frank Fehr Madison Jefferson 1856 1881 Link
Madison Brewing Co. M. Greiner, John Greiner, John B. Ross, A. C. Greiner Frank Fehr Madison Jefferson 1881 1918 14,000 Link
Madison Brewery Belser, William F. B. Geisbauer, Charles Geisbauer Madison Jefferson 1859 1868 3,865 Link
Union Brewery Adam Weber, Peter Weber, Charles A. Weber Madison Jefferson 1862 1901 4,000 Link
Scheik Brewery   Madison Jefferson 1841 Link
George Appel & Son George Appel Madison Jefferson 1860 1872 Link
Walnut Brewery John Butz, Elizabeth Butz Madison Jefferson 1868 Link
A. I. Senior Metamora Franklin 1867 Link
Zix Brewery Joseph Zix, Michael Zix, George Zix New Alsace Dearborn 1830 1893 Link
Martin Meyer New Alsace Dearborn 1898 1,000 Link
Michael Gooding Vernon Jennings 1860 Link
Brunett & Nassay   North Vernon Jennings 1868 Link
John Schierling North Vernon Jennings 1885 500 Link
Roell Henry Roell, Balthasar Roell Oldenburg Franklin 1860 1905 1,000 Link
Batesville Brewery John Zuber Batesville Ripley 1868 Link
Henry Wachsman Batesville Ripley Link
John Wagner Osgood Ripley 1875 220 Link
Nicholas Morbach Napoleon Ripley 1885 500 Link
P. Schneider Sunman Ripley 1885 500 Link
LiL' Charlies Steakhouse Kip Miller, Tricia Miller Adam Israel Batesville Ripley 2009 present Link
Tucker Brewing Co. Todd Tucker Donald Russell Salem Washington 1996 1999 Link
Martin Dammrich Seymour Jackson 1885 1,000 Link
J. D. Kaufmann Seymour Jackson 1885 1,000 Link

Evansville
Brewery Owners Brewers City County Opened Closed Capacity / Production Link
Old Brewery Jacob Rice, Fred Kroener Evansville Vanderburgh 1837 1877 Link
Fulton Avenue Brewery Charles W. Ullmer, Ferdinand Hoedt, Reitman, Schulte Evansville Vanderburgh 1877 1894 18,000 Link
City Brewery Frederick W. Cook, Jacob Rice Evansville Vanderburgh 1853 1885 30,000 Link
F. W. Cook Brewing Co. Frederick W. Cook, Henry Cook, Charles Cook, Tony Hulman Evansville Vanderburgh 1885 1955 Link
Henry Schneider Evansville Vanderburgh 1863 1876 Link
John Hartmetz & Son John Hartmetz Evansville Vanderburgh 1876 1893 Link
Evansville Brewing Co. Henry Wimberg Evansville Vanderburgh 1891 1894 Link
Evansville Brewing Association Charles F. Hartmetz, Henry Wimberg Otto Hartmetz Evansville Vanderburgh 1894 1918 20,000 Link
Sterling Brewers Inc.   Evansville Vanderburgh 1933 1988 900,000 Link
Evansville Brewing Co. John Durnin, Mark Mattingly, John Bzeznski, Steve Cook Ken Griffiths Evansville Vanderburgh 1988 1997 1,200,000 Link
Frederick Richert Evansville Vanderburgh 1848 Link
Union Brewery Louis Rice Evansville Vanderburgh 1857 Link
Eagle Brewery Wingert, Reis Evansville Vanderburgh 1859 Link
Fahnley, Kuhn, & Co.   Evansville Vanderburgh 1868 Link
Franklin Brewery Fred Weber Evansville Vanderburgh 1868 Link
Olive Branch Brewer Joseph Jauch Evansville Vanderburgh 1868 Link
George J. Fisher Evansville Vanderburgh 1868 Link
Philip G. Klapper Evansville Vanderburgh 1868 Link
Hirschberger Evansville Vanderburgh 1868 Link
Henry Wingert Evansville Vanderburgh 1868 Link
Henry Kothe & Bro.   Evansville Vanderburgh 1875 105 Link
William J. Wittekindt Brewing Co. Inc. H. William Wittekindt William J. Wittekindt Evansville Vanderburgh 1935 1941 Link
Main Street Brewery Eric Watson, Jack Frey Evansville Vanderburgh 1996 present Link
Firkin Brewpub Nathaniel Cruise Evansville Vanderburgh 1997 1998 Link
The Little Cheers Nathaniel Cruise Evansville Vanderburgh 2004 2006 Link

New Albany, Clarksville, Jeffersonville
Brewery Owners Brewers City County Opened Closed Capacity / Production Link
Bottomley & Ainslie Hew Ainslie New Albany Floyd 1840 1841 Link
City Brewery Joseph Kealchle, George Kealchle, John Yaeger, David Bath, Paul Reising, Rickle New Albany Floyd 1842 1873 Link
Paul Reising Brewing Paul Reising New Albany Floyd 1873 1912 12,000 Link
John Meyers New Albany Floyd 1912 1913 Link
Michael Schrick New Albany Floyd 1913 1913 Link
Southern Indiana Brewing Co. H. L. Meinhardt New Albany Floyd 1913 1915 Link
Southern Indiana Ice & Beverage Co. Philip Ackerman New Albany Floyd 1933 1935 Link
Metcalfe Brewery Joseph Metcalfe, William Grainger, Paul Reising New Albany Floyd 1847 1861 Link
Main Street Brewery Martin Kaelin, Louis Schmidt, Jacob Hornung, Atkins New Albany Floyd 1861 1889 Link
Indiana Brewing Co. Gustav Weinmann New Albany Floyd 1889 1895 Link
Pank-Weinmann Brewing Co. Gustav Weinmann New Albany Floyd 1895 1899 Link
Market Street Brewery Peter Buchheit, Barbara Buchheit New Albany Floyd 1856 1884 4,000 Link
Enterprise Brewery   New Albany Floyd 1884 1886 Link
New Albany Brewing Co.   New Albany Floyd 1886 1888 Link
National Brewery Andrew Schlosser New Albany Floyd 1888 1890 Link
Spring Brewery Andrew Sohn, Louisa Sohn, Frank Nadorff, Threcy Nadorff New Albany Floyd 1865 1902 Link
Engel & Nadorff Bros. Threcy Nadorff, Peter Engel New Albany Floyd 1902 1907 3,000 Link
City Brewery Henry Lang, J. Kirchgessner, Seng Jeffersonville Clark 1875 1899 3,000 Link
State Street Brewery Frederick S. Risoff, Edward Birk, Andrew Schlosser, Veit Nirmeier New Albany Floyd 1888 1918 500 Link
Silver Creek Brewing Co. Jeff Compton, Michael Borchers Michael Borchers Sellersburg Clark 1999 2001 Link
New Albanian Brewing Co. Roger Baylor Michael Borchers, Jesse Williams, Jared Williamson, Dave Pierce New Albany Floyd 2002 present Link

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