The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-16
A GREAT BREWERY.
The New Buildings of Lembeck &
Betz Completed and in
Running Order.

Lembeck g. Betz, the brewers of this
city, commenced business in 1869 as pro-
prietors of the eagle Brewery" Their
first building, devoted entirely to
the manufacture of ale and porter,
from No. liz to No. ITS. Frequent addi-
tions were made as the business steadily
grew, the last being those necessitated by
the innovation of the beer business.
One now finds the greater part OF
streets lined with handsome brewery
buildings Their frontage is two hundred
and seventy-five feet, and the average
depth is one hundred feet The four
stories OF the original building are now
used for general storage purposes and
the manufacture of artificial ice. On
either side are towering red brick. fire
proof structures OF massive architecture.
The brew house on the left was built in
1888. 1t is fifty feet deep and eighty-six
feet high. On the ground floor of this
building are the handsome Offices OF the
for guiding the HOP jacks" and great
pumps. Through the other four stories
the various processes of brewing are un-
der way. Here are great boiling kettles
holding $50 barrels each, Immense
''maiseh tubs" and spacious, strongwalled
vats.
The ale and porter in the new brew
house are pumped to the fifth floor for
cooling and from there to the cellars.
The beer goes across the yards and up
to the seventh floor OF the mammoth new
building on the right. This structure
towers one hundred and twenty-six fee {
above the sidewalk It is flfty-two feet
capacity for an annual supply of brewed
beer ls one hundred and sixty thousand
barrels Up at the top of this great building
the beer comes pouring In. running over
refrigerating surfaces down to the sixty
four great fermenting and storage watts
on the lower floors. One or two months
here brings it to another process. the
transfer to the .chip casks" in the cellars
From these il finally passes, COO
and refreshing, to the dealers vaults
and soon to thirsty throats. 1t
has been the primal object of the com
pany to make this beer the best made in
America. To this end no effort has been
spared in preparing for its manufacture.
The work is placed in charge of Paul
Kiesel, one of the most competent
"Braumeistersn in the country. Mr..
Kiesel holds the highest diploma given
by the German brew school, guaranteeing
his ability il practice as well as in theory.
Sixty men are employed in the manufac-
ture of the amber fluid.
In the great stable and sheds covering
nine entire lots on the other side OF the
street are fifty-two horses, twelve new
beer trucks and nine ale trucks. There
are storage cellars holding many thou
sands of barrels on either side of the
street. Adjoining the brew house is a
well equipped coOperage, and in the old
brewery building is an ice machine of the
most improved pattern that turns out
seyenty-five tons of ice day. In each
department there is perfect system. The
r.lou in 20 nj Of 10 Ia
illustration of the perfect modern
brewery.
A year ago when Messrs. Lembeck and
Betz decided to enter the new field of
beer brewing they recognized the oppor-
tunity OF proceeding in the future on CO
formed with capitalization of six hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars. the esti-
mated value of the plant This was d.
vided into six thousand five hundred
shares, of which the firm retained a
controlling interest and offered the
cost OF erecting new buildings and
other contingencies, bonds TO the amount
of $3.50, 900 were issued in five series Of
$780, 900 each. maturing at intervals of five
years and paying six per cent. interest
The mortgage securing these bonds was
executed TO the New Jersey Title Guaran-
tee and Trust Company as trustee. The
bonds were all taken the first day OF the
sale.
The men who are at the head of the
new company are abundantly qualified by
their experience and practical success for
the work of building up what must be-
come in time one of the greatest brewing
corporations in the Eastern States. The
officers are:-President, Henry Lembeck;
Vice-P President, John Betz; Secretary and
Treasurer, Henry c. kellers; Directors,
Henry Lembeck. John Betz, II. l.. Kel-
lers. J. H. Adelung. Dennis Mclaughlin,
Dennis Gallagher, John 2. Friedhoff. /.
Michael Desmond and H. F.Lembeck.