The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-20
THENEWBEER BREWERY,
fSPLEyDID ENTERPRISE SIh"AID
Tho Auspicious Op.ninc OF M Industry
Which will Take n Loading IIace !"
the Business OF Richmond.

Richmond's citizens will to-day have tho
chance of seeing. tasting and enjoying o sue
cessful production Of one Of Richmond's new
industries. That the production will DO
worthy of the public's patronage there IS no
question. and that success awaits the pro-
moters - likewise Il well settled fact.
II is the Home beer of the Richmond
Rrewinc Company that will be delivered to-
dav To- the restaurants Of Richmond and Man
chester. All but two OF the saloon-keepers
in Rtchmond placed orders for the fOamy
beverage Yesterday. and every one OF them
in Manchester ordered Is supply.
visit to the brewery yesterday convinced
n Trvrs reDorfer that Ali IN Reduces Tor the
sucoessu nj debut of the beer. and to-day the
seven fine gray percherOns OF the company
drawing new and pretty white wagons and
kegs Of beer will present "A busy. scene along
- streets. The brewery, which Is situated
on Clay Just above lt'rilson ssI1er, ISt On
in successful operation since January Isl, On
that day the machinery began It's Workings
AMI tba first ker OF the fJapy LIQUID was
bre,ved sinca that time 80 barrels or Deer a
dav has been the output of the ESTABLISHMENTS.
None. however. has been sold All nus oeen
stored away in the enormous CASKS }" 0Do
vaults of the establishment. rura-
Tine brewery is situated on the OLD Euher
property, known for many years as D'ehHe' >
Park.
THE NEw COSIFASY.
The new company bought the entire DlQcK'
which is bounded by Clay and Marshall tal-
rison and Norton streets. me concern hl1'
purchased the lot opposite tie new eataDisn
ment. on which is situated tho BucnsnAn
spring. From this flow of water IS used q SUI
hcient volume for the beer making.
The beer is made with what Is known as the
gravity system. IL begins at the top or the
house as water and ends AT the DO tom as peer.
The machinery is some of the DIST tuaI can
be purchased and possesses AL Oi the latest
patents. There IS every convenience ior
handling the hops and malt. and nalHAl 'aoo'
is but seldom required. When the grain Is re
ceiyed little elevators convey tito the tcp OF 'He
house and place II In a receiver. By an uh'quo
arrangement of scales the brewm&ster KNOWS
exactly how much grain be has III TINS fe-
ceiver and wh.n he wishes 10 use that cefe"i
it passes through a chute and goes INTO =
mill. There II is ground and then u passes
10 a large vat. After fermentation nnu
several processes IL evolves itself INTO a hot
liquid and finds itself ut the top OF the mouse.
Then IL passes 20 tue floor below and IN TINS
procedure becomes cooled. This cooling ar
rangement is O miniature Niagara. FROM tho
] ceiling % within four feet of the hoor there
is a succession OF copper pipes when Nahs
alongside Of each other horizontally. lheee
pipes. which have "a diameter or anoul b"o
inches. are filled with cold wator. theso
pipes are SIX similar pipes. arranged j"
the same manner. These latter ones are
larger. ana instead Of being filed with water
/ they hold ammonia which IS freezing. Inc
beer on the top floor. as stated above. IS noll-
/ inc. Tut as II passes over this Succession OF re-
yOlyiug pipes it gradually becomes co9l-
er. until when II tails lnlo luo
tank. which IS lust above the flooring. 10 pos
-..... tBo t.vnn.rotr ira lof forty DEGREES. from
this tank il lows into the retrigeratlng de-
uartment on the floor below. and IN there.
which is cold as Christmas, - IS kegged. II
this is not lone the beer sill how u lno
vaults below. and there u finds us way INTO
one of the huge casks that abound IN tie I'M
canny and dark place.
TIE VAULTS.
The vaults are interesting. TO visit them,
one has 10 make "a tour Of a long hight OF
stairs. then through a long. low-pitched alley
way. and then squeeze through a little door
and YOU are In the vaults. There the tenn
u%erature is exceedingly chilling. and 1t Is as
dark AS possible. The candle you are pro-
vided with gives but a feeble ray and lights
but little the recesses about the casks: Inc
latter are huge affairs. IN which q Broad
street policemen could stand upright,
and n dozen Of such officials could
yet into one of them before there would
he amy cr,wding. There are about fourteen
Of these casks all filled with the fOaDy nuld,
and the only way 10 get any OF itls by, the
steam pumps. which send 1t TO a nOor above
for ke0riuc purposes. or by q little spiggot
which shoots out a tiny little stream. One
can get enough by the latter procedure,
however. to 0uench oil personal thirst. anu
II Is delirhtful % know that YOU are holding
YOUR class and receiving from a cask thnt
contains enough TO drown a dozen people
aud make about fifty dozen OF your iello"
citizens intoxicated.
The capacity OF the brewing Is 30 fuu bar
rels a dav. but only $50 barrels have heeii
made each dav since the COMMENCEMENT o.
operations. Only one brew Is made - DAY ana
i'm this Is put the best grain and hops that can
he purchased. The kegs are new, but they
have been prepared on the inside SO that II is
not pOss. bic FOR the wood 20 talnt the futi.
The hu lding is a four-story BRICK establish
ment and WIS built by MIR. W. o. Burton.
With t q boller-rooms included about 10000.
blick, were used. all OK which were manu-
factured in Manchester The iron-worS was
furnished by John Maxwell and &. q. Bur
ton. and MIR. Copeland Is responsible TOR the
stone work. ~
The machinery was finished by George +.
OFT. Philadelphia. and the engines and Dol-
ers were bought OF Smith az courtney. Inc
cement work was finished 10y Berry ~ Nlct IaF'
Tie three wagons were manufactured by
James McUOnOugh. and another style OF
WAGON WAS MADE 10y -. ~ AlhoDN4 nrAs N"P-
tain Charles Brown made the harness. AMI
the horses were purchased in Richmond. The
min work was furnished by j. d.. Parsons *
Son, Philadelphia.
Tie company is composed of Mr.. George
C. Guyernator. q former vel known Rich
m nd citizen: Mr.. John o.. DOYLE and Mr..
Ernest Meyer. both Of Philadelphia. Mr..
Meyer is also the hrewmaster and his val.
liable experience and knowledge was obtained
from the finest bleweries IN tie North ano
West. Dir. bobert I'LL. Jr., IS the agent oil
the company. Everybody knows popular
Fob" Hill.
While THe TBms reporter was at the brew
ery Yesterday o measure OF tho beer wa
brouoht up from one OF the vaults aul sev.
eral Gentlemen present. who ar looked upon
as uen who know what good beer is. pro.
nounced tie new production as ine an ntrrt
AS can be purchased .l the city. Ono laa.
virtr,l present. nno AAs drank enough
ia his Ike G. be a ira.-c.ass udac, pronounced
tho beer as lne as aay Low on tie MarAet,
and there is 10 question but { al the ioamy.
fascinating fluid WILL he go as soon as u
gets IN the saloons.
Sol ~nifh iu--el'.
And POW comes eyerytolv's friend. SO
l.,t. V,.caI and fnIt means - season o. &C.