The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-20
nnpn AID MALT.

the CITY, Huu pSoPAo kShuAoaJ NAV 1919
fore very little acquainted with the pro-
cesses and extent OF this branch Of trade
But very few persons have failed 10 op'
serve, however, that beer will make men
sing almost every kind Of songs whea they
drink il in vast quantities. ~,
Yesterday aTeporter visited the nVe ulI'
ierent breWeries in the city Tor me put'
pose OF learning the quantity oil beer, a!e,
ard porter that Ia now being produced,
the capacity OF the different houses, ana
other notes OF interest concerntpg the pro-
cess Of manufacture, sales, shipments, ETC.
The
sEYMAHS BREWING COMPANY,
,;tuoted at the east end Of Seventeenth
street is tho largest and most complete es-
adjustment of the kindin the city, or for
thematter OF that, in the State. A. Rey'
mann is President Of the Company A.
WsIiher, Secretary; II. Hess, Treasurer;
Fred Happy, Manager; Charles Schmidt,
Assistant. ,ooo
about IL 900 barrels we're made and sold,
which Is an increase over the preceding
wear OF 20 per cent. Tho production OF
he current year ia expected to reach over
20 900 barrels, Mr.. ReYmann runs six
deiiyery wagons constantly and seven.
eighths OF bic trade la in the city and
S16urbs. His out-Oi.town trade Ia In
Eastern Ohio and throughout West VIZ:
1inia. This brewery makes about one hall
81 tbs beer produced in the State. The
capacity is now about 20, VOO barrels amHu.
ally, but with the large new commodlous
building and the natural advantages sur
rounding II, could easily be doubled. be,
tween forty and fifty thousand 9nshels OF
malt are made each year. Mr. keymah6
hgy splendid cellar in solid rock, and
makes his own ice during the summer
season. He has also his own gas and water
supplies.
THE NAIL CITY BREWERY,
located at the east end OF Thirty'third
street, corner Of WetzeI, is also conducted
by n Joint stock company, Of which Il.
smulbach is President; Henry Schwartz
Vice President; and William Feschnscht
Secretary. The President being absent
when the reporter called, tho clerk refused
10 give ont any figures showing the amount
NJ business done last year. he said IN
| a General way that the brewery was started
| in 1874, and had done greater business
| last wear than ever before. The clerk also
observed that the business was likely 10
continue good for long time to come, Tor
the reason that 1--WE are learning 70 take
beer as national drink az they do in Eu-
Tonesn countries" The Nail City Brew
prv ia next in importance and capacity TO
Reymann's. The principal part Of their
trade ia also in the city and vicinity.
THE IAaLK BREWERY,
situated on South street, hard by the
Baltimore and Ohio passenger depot, is
now operated by Mr.. Kilian Kress. This
brewery IVES started in 1868, by John
Reid, sr. Five years later, in 1888, King
thorn & Co., succeeded TO the business, and
| in 1877 the present proprietor, Mr. hress,
took charge Of the concern. Inc pFouucIs
OF the establishment are ale and porter ex'
clusively. Dir. Kress turns out from thfee
10 four thousand barrels OF ale, and about
FIVE hundred barrels OF porter annnalLy'
The CAPACITY OF the house Is about eight
thousand barrels. From fifteen to twenty
Thousand barrels OF malt were made last
wear, The brewing is all done IN the au'
tumn and winter, and none in the sum
mer, The products Of the EsgIe Brewery
arc principally shipped 10 Ohio-to towns
through the eastern and central part OF the
state, Shipments are also made 70 Mary:
land and through different portions oil
West Virginia, Tho business manager
and salesman, Mr.. Edward sChmter, has
been with the house eight years. The
Eagles business is steadily increasing. a
few years ago ale was more in demand
than beer; now It is quite the reverse
THE WHEELING BREWERY
is now owned by a. E. Smith, who form.
srly worked in large breweries at Newark,
New Jersey and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
This establishment Is located on Market
street, North Wheeling, and is the Oldest
establishment OF the kind in the city: IT
wos commenced some Atty years ago by
man named Hegner. For q time II was
mn by Brockhart 4 Frank. Mr. Smith
has had the establishment for two years.
Isst wear be manufactured 1900 barrels.
The capacity OF the place, is
about Q, 500. Improvements are nov be
Ing added which will increase the capacity
IN about s 600 barrels. A new engine and
boiler is TO be put in, and new addition
made TO the building. The cellars are OK.
celIcnt-one being $50 feet in length, cut
in solid rock, and sufficient to contain
Q 600 barrels. The Wheeling Brewery
also makes ale and porter. Tho "Amert-
can bitter ale" made here is 3 brand somO-
what iayorahly noted. Shipments oil the
goods are made to Chicago, and through
out Ohio and West. Virginia
MAURUs sALzRR
has a brewery at the head of Twenty'atth
street, which produces several hundred
barrels annually. While he does not run
on so large scale as some others, his beer
Ia spronounced OF very good quality by
desIers. The Wheeling beer hss very
good reputation generally among consuW'
ers, and but little other than home manu-
facture is sold in the city.
HOW IT IS MADE.
Beer is prepared from terminated grain,
usually barley, which Is stepped in water
until the grains are soft and swollen and
then piled in heap or couch, to favor the
rise Of temperature produced by absorp.
ton OF oxygen from the air. 1t is alter.
ward spread out upon the floor and oc-
casiOnaIly turned to prevent unequal heat
ing, Th!s constitutes mailing, and dur.
ing this process asubstance called diastase
is produced, which converts o part OF the
starch contained in the grain into sugar. In
h1awinU the cTaphad malt Ia skeened in
water Of temperature Of about l70'
and allowed to atand for q considerable
time, during which the remaining starch Of
tho grain Is changed into gummy sub.
stance called dextrine and sugar, The
wort, or clear liquor strained from the
malt, Is then pumped into sopper boiler
and boiled with hops, which communicate
bitter taste and prevent the liquor
from spelling. The hops contain an essen
tial oil and bitter reain called lupuline,
which has anodyne properties. From the
boilers, the beer Is transferred, after cool.
ing, TO the iermenting vessels and mixed |