Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31
SOLVING A PROBLEM.
THE STRAUB BREWING CO. MAKING A
FINE ARTICLE OF BEER


Why people should not patronize home
industry when the article produced is as
good as the foreign article, is matter the
Straub Brewing Company is going to solve
and that very soon. In fact the company is
now prepared to begin solution of the
knotty question. There always seems to be
prejudice against homemade goods and in
favor of the article brought from another
city or another country. This is only an
other illustration of the saving ''prophet
isnot without honor save in his own country. >"
Apparently people would rather pay more
for a foreign article than the home manu-
factureG, though the latter be Just as good.
The word imported" seems to be O great
attraction to some.
Of course, in MANY cases it is excusable,
when for instance the foreign is worth more,
but there are domestic articles which are
really better than can be produced in other
places. Some people have it in their heads
that Pittsburg brewers can not produce as
good beer as is made in one or two other
cities. This is only because these cities
make more beer than is produced in Pitts
burg, and on account of their reputation for
quantity they get reputation for quality.
The amount sold usually is governed by the
quality, but there are instances where the
opposite is the case.
An Entire New Brewery.
In order to test this question the Straub
Brewing Company has built an entire new
plant, with all the modern improvements,
and though the company has always had
reputation for the purity of its production,
II now proposes to do even better than here
totore and give beer the equal of which
cannot be produced by anybody In the
construction of the new plant not so much
nS n ra51 fpny9o ha n1J hyri
Everything was cast aside as not good
enough for the new building, and from'the
cellar to the roof it is the most complete
brewery in the city and one of the finest in
the world.
The new brewery is located at the corner
of Main street and Liberty avenue, in that
section of the city known as Bloomfield
There it stands Overshadowing the place
where but recently stood the old plant, the
only remains of which is the ice house. The
building stands on a splendid site, and is
most magnificent structure of brick. 1t is
built with an annual capacity of 100000
barrels, but only machinery for one-half
that amount is now in. Space was left in
all the departments to put in more ma
chinerv, and the plant can be doubled with
very little trouble. This will be done be-
fore many years if the business grows as
rapidly as IL has in the past, and it doubt
less will
Pioneers In the Business.
The company is composed of practical
people, whose ancestors were brewers be-
fore them, and therefore they possess a
knowledge of the art of making a whole |
some beverage that could not possibly be |
CLEANED from books. The corporation is |
oficered as follows: President, Herman |
Straub; Vice President and Superintendent, |
Joseph Geyer; Treasurer, Theodore F. |
Straub. The President, Herman Straub !
is recognized as the pioneer brewer of the
city. He is now so years old and takes a +
great pride in the magnificent business he
has built up.
The main building is an imposing brick |
structure supported by a handsome cut
stone foundation and elaborated with stone
This building has 'front.'
age of 26S feet and is 16S feet high. A sign
OF gllttering gold letters is prominently dis
played on the front of the edifce. A COM
modious hallway leads into the offices of the
brewery, which are roomy, light and airy
and divided In such a manner as to facili-
tate the transaction of business and at the
same time secure privacy, if desired. Ad-
Joining the Offices, facing Liberty avenue, |
is the engine room. Here was found man.
moth engine of 140-horse power, but so
constructed that it moved
loiselessly. In the rear of the Office is the
gashroom, where all packages are thor
Oughly cleansed before they ara again re-
filed with the amber-colored liquid. As
,ending solid iron stairway which leads to
he upper floors, the first stopping place was
-he storage room for malt
Some of the Mysteries Explained.
The next floor contained an immense
copper vessel found in all well regulated
Dreweries. The one in question, however,
was simply enormous, - it has a capacity for
holding 375 barrels of beer The condenser,
cooling apparatus and ice machine are To-
5ated on the floor above. The newly brewed
beer is forced from the lower floor to the top
door over the cooling apparatus and then
1own again A second iron stairway next
to the elevator, but amply protected by
wire screens, leads to the 1arg; storage room
.or the reception of barley, malt and hops.
The company now bre'~s three brands of
beer, "Erlanger, "Culmbacher," two dark
peers, and Pilsner, lighter colored bever-
'ge. The superior quality of the brands
nave brought them into popular favor and |
hey viii continue to grow in popularity
until they become recognized leaders among
litferent brands of beer. Cool, delicious
md pure, they will he commended to the
overs Of the beverage as the best to be had.
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company one can best put in the summer |
months without an unnatural thirst.
Perhaps one Of the best Improvements
bout the building is the ice machine, by
means OF which the temperature in the cool
ng rooms can be kept the same all the time.
n warm weather more cold air is needed |
nd in the cooler weather the temperature
an be kept the same by use of the ice
Machine
Three Artesian Wells.
One great difficulty experienced by brew
rs Is to get good and sufficient water. CITY
-ater, all must admit, is not as pure as it !
hight be, and, besides that, the tax is
retty heavy on brewers, because they use
o much water. To obviate this difficulty,
he Straub Company has drilled three ar
esian wells deep into the bowels of the
arth. From these three wells water bub-
les out clear as crystal. Though apparently :
Is as pure as snow, it is run through the :
Tier and given second publication, which
calculated to catch everything missed ,
Y the natural filter. This puts the COM
any step In advance of competitors who 4
epend on the city to furnish them the i
'ater used IN brewing. They thus find !
luch more pure water and are not COM
elled to pay the big water rents
In trip over the building one finds moth ]
lg wanting 1t is most complete in ali its !
and cost was not thought of in !
uilding and fitting it up. Everything is
reproOf through and through, the building I
eing entirely of iron, brick, stone and NOR !
lr The vessels in which the brewing beer !
kept are nearly all of copper, and there is
q, 900 worth of that metal used in the build I
lC. OF course the depositories for the fin