The Pearl Brewing Company (also known as Pearl Brewery or Pearl only is an American brewery, founded in 1883 in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA. In 1985, Pearl's parent company purchased the Pabst Brewing Company and took over the name Pabst. In 1999, Pabst Brewing Company began shifting its production to Miller Brewing, under contract, and closing all its factories. Pear beer is still produced at Miller's Ft. Decent, Texas facilities, but Pearl Brewery in San Antonio closed in 2001. Since then, the former brewery was bought by Silver Ventures, Inc., which has made it the crown jewel property in revitalizing Midtown south and north of Downtown San Antonio.
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History
1881-1920: The Origin of the Ban
Sites owned and operated by Pearl Brewing Company were originally well known as J. B. Behloradsky Brewery (1881-1883) and City Brewery. Owned privately and badly managed for two years, Brewery City was purchased by an investment group in 1883. The investment group consists of local businessmen and some moguls who are already involved in brewing at other major San Antonio factories, Lone Star Brewing Company. Together they formed the San Antonio Brewing Company (1883-1888), and began raising capital to fully restart and improve operations at the brewery. In 1886, after three years, the company had acquired the necessary capital and started a full-time operation at the brewery again. The name San Antonio Brewing Association is used as the parent company of beer, as it also manages some other business interests of founding members. Functionally, the business structure works, but causes confusion with city officials, customers, and business partners; therefore, in the end, the investment group dissolved the San Antonio Brewing Company and used the name of the San Antonio Brewing Association (1888-1918) for all operations and business transactions. So, in seven years, the same brewery has three different names. In addition, the name of City Brewery was often used. The first logo used for the San Antonio Brewing Company/Association even featured the name of City Brewery in the logo. City Brewery was brought in from the days of Behloradsky and was used until the beginning of the Prohibition in 1918.
During this name change, the brewery finds the product to be their signature drink. Pear beer was formulated and first brewed in Bremen, Germany, by Kaiser-Beck Brewery, which produces Beck's beer. The name of the beer pearl comes from the Kaiser-Beck brewer, who thinks the bubbles foaming in a freshly poured glass resemble a sparkling pearl. In Germany, the drink is called " Perle ". When brought to the United States, his spelling was changed to English: Pearl. In 1886, the first bottles and wooden beers of American Pearl beer rolled from the line and into the local tap room.
In 1902, Otto Koehler took over the brewery, leaving his position as manager at Lone Star Brewing Company to become president and manager of the San Antonio Brewing Association. Under Otto's leadership, this brewery is moving strategic plans to grow in physical size, as well as beer output. The San Antonio Brewing Association departs from a micro factory that produces enough production for local residents and businesses to become strong competitors for the much larger Lone Star Brewing Company. Koehler was one of the first builders in the newly opened section of Laurel Heights in San Antonio. The hill on which Koehler builds his home, now known as Koehler Cultural Center, provides a clear view of the city's skyline and, of course, includes an unobstructed view of the Brewery City of the San Antonio Brewing Association. Legend has it that by sitting on its porch Koehler can determine whether his employees work hard with the smoke color rising from the pile of brewery.
In 1902, Koehler bought the property to reopen the hotel, spa and hot spring since it was closed, located on the San Antonio River south of San Antonio. Many celebrities visit Hot Wells in its heyday in their own rail car with access to the resort. The facility was sold in 1923 to a Christian Science group. After years, part of the time as a trailer park, work was authorized to begin in 2015 by the Bexar County Commissioner Court to recover Hot Wells.
After Koehler's death, his wife, Emma, ​​replaced him as chief executive. Under the direction of Emma Koehler, many of her husband's strategic plans were initiated or fulfilled. That is, it modernized the original beverage home, and by 1916, the capacity of beer production had increased significantly from 6,000 barrels per year in the early 20th century to more than 110,000 barrels of US (13,000 US dollars). m 3 ) per year. With a tremendous increase in production, the San Antonio Brewing Association is able to surpass Lone Star Brewing Company to become the largest brewery in Texas and America's most heavily associated Texas and Western beer.
During the early 20th century, Pearl used an advertising campaign featuring Judge Roy Bean - one of the more colorful and popular colorful law enforcement personalities of Wild, wild West.
Prohibition
Before the Prohibition, Texas was a hot place for beer production. With strong German and European influence, small and regional factories are found throughout the state. San Antonio enjoys the distinction of owning two of Texas's largest factories: the Lone Star Brewery and the San Antonio Brewing Association. The ban, though, changed the face of brewing and forced almost every brewery out of business. When the Volstead Act and Prohibition entered into force on January 16, 1920, Lone Star Brewing Company ended sales, closed the doors of the brewery, and dismissed the company.
Emma Koehler vowed not to let the brewery go bankrupt. In late 1919, the San Antonio Brewing Association changed its name to Alamo Industries (1919-1921) and started operations to comply with the Prohibition laws. Times are difficult for breweries and employees, but the facility remains open by continuing to produce a nearby beer called "La Perla", soft drink bottling, dry cleaning, operating a small advertising sign division, running a small workshop, and entering the ice cream and commercial pastry business. Being very diverse brings cash to the company, but it also means Alamo Industries are not that great in one area. As a result, Alamo Industries reorganized their product lines. The company changed its name to Alamo Food Company (1921-1933) and diverted the product towards special foods. Parts for car repair, dry cleaning and advertising are closed or sold to third parties.
Although there is no solid evidence, there is a rumor that Alamo Foods uses old brewing equipment for more than "La Perla", and that, in fact, the brewery still bottles a small number of true Pearl and Texas Pride for close friends and sales on the black market. One thing is certain, though: when the Blaine Act ended the Banx at midnight on September 15, 1933, in a matter of minutes, 100 trucks and 25 train cars loaded with beer rolled from the brewery.
After Prohibition
With the end of the ban, so is the end of Alamo Food Company. The company goes back to its previous name: San Antonio Brewing Association (1933-1952). Much of the beer production is believed to be returning to pre-1920 levels soon. However, Pearl's hard times are not over yet. In 1933, the nation was still deep in the Great Depression turmoil. Although most people are eager to enjoy Pearl, the financial situation that brings the most beer is an unattainable luxury. Through his skilful management, Emma Koehler keeps his factory through the Depression, sells beer to those who can afford it and continue the many businesses that have brought the brewery through Prohibition.
When the Great Depression ended in the United States, world affairs deteriorated and turned the world into World War II. After nearly 26 years at the head of the San Antonio Brewing Association, Emma Koehler decided it was time to release the official title. His "retirement" closes an extraordinary chapter in the history of brewing. Although it may not have been much lately, the role of Emma's successful management in Pearl is a breakthrough for the day. While women's suffrage is still in its infancy and women have no right to vote, Emma Koehler leads Texas's largest brewery and one of the country's largest factories.
Emma did not fade secretly into the history books. For many years after his retirement, he remains an important part of brewing operations. Although he does not have voting power with the San Antonio Brewing Association, he usually has the final word on all transactions or major changes. Emma's successor relies heavily on it after the transition and during the brewery changes to fulfill World War II efforts.
The return of Otto Koehler
The lives of Otto and Emma Koehler are filled with helping others and enhancing communities through organizations and companies. Otto and Emma have never had a child in their long marriage, but their big family is huge. Much of their substantial wealth was spent to help their families immigrate to the United States from their homeland in Germany. Koehlers pay the cost of a family member's trip to New York and travel expenses to the city of their choice, which is usually San Antonio or near. After being relocated, Koehlers help organize them with housing and work at a brewery or one of Koehler's other companies.
One family that Koehlers help was Otto's twin brother, Karl Koehler. Karl and his wife moved to Pennsylvania, where they had two sons. The older of the two boys is named after Otto. Born on 24 July 1893, as a young boy Otto A. and his younger brother were brought to Europe by their parents for what should be a short journey. But on the way, Karl became seriously ill and decided to live in Germany. In 1908, when Otto A. was only 15 years old, his father finally succumbed to his illness and died. Otto A. returns to America and becomes his uncle's ward Otto and Emma's aunt. Otto A. develops a special bond with Otto and Emma, ​​who treat him as a son. In 1921, Otto A. left his other work to come to the brewery to help Emma in day-to-day operations.
When Emma decides it's time to get out of the post, the board members and Emma choose Otto A. to be his successor. Emma served as Otto's adviser during the transition period and his first years as head of the brewery, the position he held until his death on April 26, 1943. Although Koehlers did not own a brewery, after Otto first, his wife Emma, now Otto A., the family is highly regarded by its owners not only by the community but also members of the brewery and workers' councils. Otto A. is a strong leader and businessman who has learned a lot from his aunt and uncle. It is this power he must use as a turbulent time in front of the whole brewing and beer industry.
Power struggle
Throughout the 1940s, the operation at Pearl continued steadily. Pearl is well established as the largest brewer in Texas, though Lone Star beer has adopted a slogan proclaiming Texas national beer Lone Star. Pearl, as a company, does its part in the war effort, reducing production to conserve metals and producing generic beers for troops abroad. At the end of the war, Pearl reestablished its aggressive growth drive and shifted its marketing to focus on growing electricity buyers, postwar housewives.
Production and market, the 1950s are similar to the late 1940s. In the early '50s, the San Antonio Brewing Association felt they needed to improve their number one product association, Pearl lager beer, with the company itself. In marketing research, the association found that most consumers believe the San Antonio Brewing Association includes more than one brewery; in fact, the public thinks the San Antonio Brewing Association refers to all brewing in San Antonio in general. Therefore, in 1952, the San Antonio Brewing Association changed its name to Pearl Brewing Company (1952-present).
Pearl succeeds, not only in Texas, but at the national level, as well. Big companies see this success and make a lot of effort to buy Pearl and their beer. Almost all offers are never even considered. In what would become ironic, one company came very close to buying Pearl Brewing Company in the 1950s: Pabst Brewing Company. B.B. McGimsey, who was Pearl's factory manager, shareholder, and Pearl's face at most events, began to get support for selling the brewery. McGimsey is a charismatic leader who is liked and respected by most employees. McGimsey's influence also reached out to other board members, and when the offer came from Pabst, it was not easily denied. Details of the offer have long since disappeared, but one can surmise that it is a good deal considering the considerations given to him by Pearl. McGimsey believes that Pearl's attitude as an independent Texas brewer will never allow them to truly compete at the national level with brewers from St. Louis. Louis and Milwaukee. In the end, sales to Pabst were defeated by Otto A. and other shareholders, but only by the thinnest margin. Pearl maintains its independence, for now.
Goetz Brewing Company
Despite narrow losses in a vote to be acquired by Pabst, McGimsey and fellow Pearl board members are still pushing for changes in the company. The main theme is growth. The acquisition of Pearl by larger companies is no longer considered, but how does the company really grow and hope to compete with industry leaders such as Anheuser-Busch, Miller, and Pabst? Pearl considered expanding a brewery in San Antonio to increase production, but after researching the idea, Pearl realized that expanding the factory could only increase nominal production and would ultimately not be worth the overall investment.
Otto A. and the council began studying other companies to try to see what innovations or organizational structures worked, and whether they could apply to Pearl. The Pearl Council notes that larger brewers like Anheuser-Busch are not trying to push more products from a beer factory; instead, they have several dispersed factories to distribute their products. Pearl confiscated the idea of ​​a second brewery and began exploring options. Location is a big factor in consideration. The location of San Antonio allows Pearl to reach the East and West Coast as well. However, the south position of San Antonio is not ideal for reaching places like Maine or the state of Washington.
One idea is to build a second brewery somewhere in the northern Midwest. The initial study of this idea proved too expensive to do. The price tag of land, permits, zoning, construction, equipment, labor, and early operations proved too large for Pearl to buy. Pearl may increase the cash requirement for the project, but it will expand the company a bit too thin, and one mistake or hiccup in sales could force Pearl to go bankrupt.
Instead of building a second brewing mill and potentially endangering the company, Pearl decided to buy an existing brewery to boost production and distribution networks. Overall, buying another brewery means a larger initial investment, but the new brewery will be able to quickly put out the Pearl Beer and therefore help to cover the costs faster. From the short list of potentials, the Company of Brewing M. K. Marietz in St. Joseph, Missouri, seems perfectly suited to Pearl's plan. Goetz's historic beer production will enable increased production levels and the ability to use an established distribution network to help Pearl reach uncharted markets. In addition, Pearl gained access to the Goetz line of beer, from pilsners to malt liquor.
In 1961, the Pearl Beer Company officially bought the Company Brewing M. K. Goetz. Overall, the merger of both companies was a success. Beer from both companies began to be produced in two facilities. Goetz brewed all Pearl beers for easier distribution in the north, and Pearl produced Goetz's Country Club liquor. The Country Club proved to be very successful for Pearl, and in fact is the only Goetz beer still produced by Pabst today under the name of Pearl Brewing Company. Merging is not without problems, but overall the transition goes smoothly. Pearl took over as a corporate headquarters and some duplicate work was eliminated. Goetz's production side remains intact, with Pearl treating Goetz employees just like the employees of San Antonio do, like family.
Judson Candies: Pearl sweet tooth
Although Pearl has long dominated the Texas market over the Lone Star, it does not stop the rivalry between the two. Every brewery wants to be known as a brewery in Texas. Competition in society is fierce, with both companies doing all they can to be associated with big events. In the 1950s and 1960s the competition was the highest. For San Antonio's weekly festival called Fiesta, every company will sponsor as many buoys and events as possible in order to get their name in the public eye. During the annual San Antonio Shoals Show and Rodeo, Lone Star and Pearl will enter into a bidding war of blue ribbon winners from each category of performance animals. The two factories will raise prices at times three times the price of the beast, all in an effort to defeat their rivals.
The most bizarre change in this seemingly endless competition involves a small candy company in San Antonio, called Judson Candies. In 1965, the Pearl Beer Company bought Judson Candies from three sons whose father had helped find the business. By itself, Judson is a profitable company that has an established name in the candy industry. Judson is not at Hershey or Mars level, but has strong sales at Southwest. Pearl only made Judson's children an offer they could not resist. So, in 1965, Judson Candies joined the Pearl and Goetz families under the auspices of Pearl Brewing Company.
Judson is part of the company, but in many ways it's still very independent. Financial support came from Pearl, but Judson still made his own decisions, setting their own strategic goals independently of Pearl. Whatever his decision at Judson, they obviously work. From the day Pearl acquired them, until they were sold to family members Candy Atkinson in 1983, Judson remained a lucrative business. When Atkinsons bought Judson, the only real evidence of ownership by a larger company, and one in an entirely different industry, was office furniture and supplies. Everything in Judson's office was labeled "The Property of a Pearl Beer Company" and items such as pencils, pens, ashtrays, notebooks, and even first aid boxes were labeled Pearl.
Though profitable and in need of little supervision, an official statement was never given about why Pearl bought Judson. In addition to support for Judson, Pearl never branded them in any of the candy products, even in an era when it was perfectly acceptable for celebrities and popular cartoon characters to encourage adult-oriented items such as alcohol and cigarettes. From the surface, it does not make sense that large factories will enter foreign markets entirely to buy the company and support it, but do not use companies purchased in larger corporate objectives. That makes no sense at all, that is until someone sees a purchase in the context of a feud between Pearl and Lone Star.
In 1949, Mr. Harry Jersig became president of Lone Star, and effectively became an enemy of Otto A. Koehler. During the 50s and 60s, the rivalry between the two was fierce and produced a mentality without a handle. Mr. Jersig was not always in the brewing industry, and in fact started something quite different. Mr. Jersig studied the business rope while working at Judson Candies Company for many years. In fact, Jersig worked at Judson for so long, that he considered the owners and workers in Judson Candies like family. Decades later in 1965, Jersig's adoptive family was bought by his biggest competitor. Pearl's purchase of Judson may not make sense in the form of a black-and-white business strategy, but it is pure gold in propaganda and mental warfare against the Lone Star.
1970s - 1990s
In 1969, Pearl was acquired by Southdown, a conglomerate that started in the sugar industry. In 1977, Pearl was sold to General Brewing of San Francisco, owned by Paul Kalmanovitz. Kalmanovitz's wealth became Pabst Brewing Company.
2000s
The new millennium did not bring change in luck for Pearl or Pabst as a whole. The changes made in the 1990s saved money, but did not solve bigger corporate problems. To stay alive, Pabst needs a change, which is great. In 2000, Pabst's new strategic plan went well. To save more money, they devised a bold idea to save the company, shut down all their factories and put an end to their own beer production. The days of Pearl Brewery as a full brewery are numbered.
After 118 years of brewing along the San Antonio River, the door to Pearl Brewery is closed. The community feels betrayed by Pabst, resulting in many unpleasant articles in local newspapers and on the Internet. The public only saw that Pabst had closed down the historic part of San Antonio and forced more than 150 workers into unemployment. Actually, the resulting situation was not completely done by Pabst himself. Consumers have moved on, following the media blitz and promotion of Anheuser-Busch and Miller. The domino effect has been the least visible thing that forces Pabst to make the decisions they make. Pearl's sales have been slipping for decades, generating less capital to maintain Pearl's quality, resulting in more people turning against the drink. With cash shortage, no predictable increase in sales, and faced with underage equipment in an aging facility, Pabst makes the only business decision they can make and close the brewery doors.
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Brand
Today, Pabst Brewing Company is a marketing company; Pabst no longer owns or operates one of their former factories. Pabst linked their brewery to other brewers. So far, Pabst's biggest deal is with Miller Brewing Company, which manufactures the major Pabst brands, as well as Pearl and Lone Star. Although more popular Pabst beers such as Colt 45, Stroh's, and Pabst Blue Ribbon are produced in almost every Miller facility, Pearl is brewed only in Ft. Decent location.
Pearl, Pearl Light, and Country Club are still available today, but only in small volumes and in certain markets such as Texas and Oklahoma. Today's distribution is greatly reduced from the 47-country Pearl beer coverage ever enjoyed. In addition, the variations in which Pearl beer is available also decreased. Although previously manufactured and sold in all forms, such as bottles, cans, and casks, Pearl iteration is currently only available in 12-pack 12-oz. cans. Likewise Country Club has been reduced to only 40-oz. bottles. Many had tasted Pearl before and after Pabst's incorporation, the formula had changed; customers say Pearl today feels like a weaker version of Budweiser. Officially, though, Pabst claims the formula used for Pearl today is the same that was originally purchased by the San Antonio Brewing Association in 1886.
Three Pearl brews receive little or no marketing dollars, so do not have an advertising campaign. However, in the summer of 2008, Pabst launched Pearl's independent website featuring several images, history, and locations of the country's distributors.
The brewery
When the operation stopped at Pearl Brewery in 2001, many thought it would be the end for the brewery building. The close proximity of the brewery to downtown San Antonio and easy access to several highways makes many people believe that it will be a prime target for flattening and replacement. However, these two attributes, along with other surprise developments, actually save the brewing facilities and help ensure the architecture will survive. San Antonio has begun work to expand the River Walk to the north where the river meets US Route 281. Pearl Brewery is close to part of the river's expansion, making it an attractive location and eligible for city incentives to foster business development.
Towards the end of 2002, Silver Ventures, a San Antonio-based investment firm, bought a 23 acre brewery (93,000 m 2 ). Fortunately, the company has big plans for many of the current structures in the brewery property, in hopes of attracting businesses as well as River Walk travelers. The Silver Ventures dream is that once completed, the former brewery will become a viewing village of the skyscrapers of Downtown San Antonio. In a local article, Bill Shown, managing director of development, described the area that will host the event, school, and retail halls, offices, and residential spaces. The idea is to create an area where people can live, shop, and work, but a fairly close community where the inhabitants know the shopkeepers.
The first phase of rehabilitation and restoration includes a garage, a large stone storage warehouse, and a former hospitality/stables room. The brewery garage, built in 1939, houses the Aveda Institute, a global company focused on personal, eco-friendly products. In the same building as Aveda is a cafe called Texas Farm to Table, which uses only ingredients grown in Texas. Renovations update the building to meet current business needs, but still retain the feel of brewing to the exterior by reusing the beer storage tank as a water tank of landscaping and some of the garage's old red pumps.
The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) uses one of the large brewery warehouses. Originally made there as the American Food Center (CFA), an upscale culinary institute developed by the CIA, was originally planned to occupy the former bottling shop, but a mysterious fire in November 2003 destroyed the building and forced its demolition. The old garage door of the CFA building has now been removed and replaced with a large window to showcase the lines of tables, sinks and cookware hanging on the ceiling. The school offers a 30-week culinary art certificate program, aimed at bringing students from the basics of cooking to masterpieces where students prepare for their own graduation celebrations. In January 2008, the CFA changed from a program supported by the Culinary Institute of America, becoming a full-fledged college and renamed the Culinary Institute of America-San Antonio.
Former Pearl Corral/Jersey Lilly has been completely renovated and renamed. Now called Pearl Stable, the new facility opened in May 2006 and serves as a one-phase exhibit item of the entire project. The building retains its oval shape, and architects rebuild the shimmering glass shell and false inland recreation ahead, which was originally in the stable. Above the main entrance, the pediment features a stable construction date, 1894. Pearl Stable is designed to compete with other event spaces by offering fully equipped commercial kitchens, easy loading access for catering, and sophisticated theater lighting and sound systems. In addition, Pearl Stable will eventually become part of the museum featuring the history of the brewery through drawings, artifacts, and memorabilia. When Pearl Stable is opened, Silver Ventures reaches a milestone in the project, phase one is completed.
May 2006 also has the return of another piece of history to Pearl Brewery. When the new Pearl Stable opened its doors, Engine # 2 of Texas Transportation Company returned from a complete restoration. Originally built in 1909 as the # 758 lot by St. St. Louis Car Company based in St. Louis Louis, Engine # 2 serves two companies based in Texas before coming to Pearl. Most of his career was used in Pearl Brewery after the Texas Transport Company purchased the machine in 1948. Currently, the machine paint scheme is exactly that used on locomotives from the time he arrived at the brewery until the early 1970s. Restored in the country's premier locomotive and passenger car restore service, Trans-Texas Train Store, Engine # 2 is spotless and one of the few examples of electric locomotives on display.
The Recycling Center, now known as the Recycling building, wrapped the construction in early December 2006. The old building has now vanished, but large silos decorated as beer can be maintained. This new structure is close to the old form of the building, but the layout and interior usage is very different. The surface has been restored with a shiny new tin that depicts the brewery's retro logo, fluorescent beer bubble, and the phrase "Enjoy the Finer Life", all highlighted by time-lighting. The new facility contains three studio apartments and two business rooms. The majority of the buildings are occupied by Synergy Studio, which provides a full line of yoga classes along with Nia, pilates, and many other motion-based exercises. Smaller retail space along Avenue A Run Wild Sports home, specializing in running supplies.
At the end of 2008, construction was completed in a long shipping warehouse at the northern end of the brewery, now called Full Goods. The building was partially dismantled and the remaining part was stripped from its aluminum wall. The new section is added to the building to expand its space and split the floor plan into various commercial offices and retail space. The northern side, which runs along Grayson Street, will serve as a cheap two-tiered living/working apartment for artists, where artists can work in the studio space on the ground floor and live on the second floor. In November 2008, the Full Goods tenants started moving. The CE Group, an event organizer responsible for all events at the brewery, was the first to move into a new office building space. By the end of the year, this building will be home to Silver Ventures, Rio Perla Properties, the American Institute of Architects of San Antonio, and The Nature Conservancy. Followed by Silver Ventures focus on food, Full Goods is also home to 'Melissa Guerra', Latin American food products and a kitchen shop, as well as two restaurants: 'Il Sogno', Italian restaurant and 'La Gloria', which will offer Mexican street food. Full Goods is also home to a $ 1.35 million solar energy project, Texas's largest, with a capacity to produce 200 kilowatts of electricity.
Recovery continues in the beverage home, the center of the complex. Silver Ventures recently completed an 18-month restoration on the building's exterior. Today, the outside looks like that in 1894, especially with the return of the name of the San Antonio Craftsman Association company back to the building plaque. The gold dome and white laundry have been lost from the building, not the roof is charcoal, their original color, and the walls have been stripped down to show their natural stone. The beverage home project is far from complete, though, with work left in the center and back of the building, as well as the entire interior.
Marketing
During the early 20th century, Pearl used an advertising campaign featuring Judge Roy Bean - one of the more colorful and popular colorful law enforcement personalities of Wild, wild West. In Langtry, Texas, Judge Bean declared himself "Law West of the Pecos" and ran his palace at the Post Office and a small bar in a small town called Jersey Lilly Saloon. Judge Roy Bean was as famous in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as many of today's movie stars. Judge's favorite beer (and just gossiped) in his salon is Pearl. Seeing this as an opportunity, the San Antonio Brewing Association for decades used connections to Judge Bean and Jersey Lilly as advertising focal points. Then, in the 1950s, the old brewery stall converted into hospitality space and given Roy Bean's feel to them in honor of Judge Roy Bean and his salon. The old stable was renovated again in the 1970s with the main hall renamed the Lily Langtry Room and the entire building named Jersey Lilly. In addition, the exact replica of the Bean saloon was built and placed at the brewery for use in Pearl's "Wild West Shows" and as a souvenir shop. The relationship with Bean's larger legacy of life survived for almost a century, and remained dominantly seen in breweries until closure in 2001.
Pearls and railways
Texas Transportation Company
Texas Transportation Company (TXTC) is a class III short-haul train in San Antonio that serves Pearl Brewery. The company operates an electric locomotive on a line of 1.3 miles (2.1 km) for over 113 years. The TXTC began as a private company in 1887 until it was inaugurated on September 24, 1897. In the early days when Lone Star Brewing Company was located on W. Jones Avenue, TXTC served both plants. The service ended up on line when Pearl Brewery closed in 2001.
Texas Transportation Museum
Texas Transportation Museum (TTM) is a registered 501 (c) nonprofit organization. Although no longer associated with Pearl, TTM roots can be traced back to the brewery when the TTM began operating in 1964. TTM was never officially owned by Pearl or Pearl's Texas Transportation Company. However, Pearl does provide a museum with a variety of support and support, especially through the use of Texas Transportation Company's track and storage area. In 1969, TTM left the brewery, bought its own land and traced north of San Antonio. Today, the association has been forgotten by most. The only remaining part of this partnership is the many photos on the TTM website from that period, showing their locomotives in various brewing areas.
Three xXx from Texas
The triple-X logo has long been associated with Pearl. In fact, it was used at the brewery even before the Pearl beer became synonymous with the company. When the San Antonio Brewing Association bought City Brewery and opened it for business in the 1880s, they used triple Xs in the brewery's logo. The big three X's are enclosed in a circle, with the words "City Brewery" on either side or around the outside of the circle. This is the first brewery logo under the San Antonio Brewing Association, so it appears in all of their ads and most of their bottle and sharp beer.
With the start of the Prohibition, the triple Xs disappeared because the company was forced to change itself to try to survive. The brewery produces a variety of bottled drinks during a time without beer, including beer and root beer nearby. Other companies use the use of Xs in their near beers or roots, the most famous of which are Triple XXX Root Beer, but Pearl (at that time Alamo Industries/Foods) never used X on their products. The Xs has gone from the brewery during the Prohibition, but not forgotten.
When the beer ban expired in 1933, the brewery quickly began producing Pearl and Texas Pride beers once again. Along with their comeback, triple Xs returns, too. The Xs were absent from advertising and company logos for 15 years after the Prohibition, but they held prominent status on every single bottle. In the late 1940s, the brewery launched an advertising campaign stating the beer brewery was "Three xXx from Texas." Triple X takes on an updated and improved role in the brewery, but their growth in excellence does not end there.
In 1952, when the San Antonio Brewing Association changed its name to Pearl Brewing Company, triple Xs merged with Pearl's name as the dominant image of the product and the company as a whole. Triple Xs is back on the company logo and used on almost any Pearl commercial. Xs held this important role until the end of production at the brewery in 2001, when the brewery closed the door and the company logo was abandoned. When Pearl and Pearl Light production revolves at Miller's Fort Worth facility, the product logo is redesigned. The updated labels do not use triple Xs, so an important part of corporate identity has been completely eliminated from Pearl Beers. However, the Malt Pearl Country Club liquor still displays XXXs in its logo.
Many people wonder where X came from, and how they used beer. Actually, the third X is actually a quality ranking system. This system was originally used in Europe during the 16th century. As European nobles traveled their land and visited neighboring countries, courier messengers were sent ahead of the official party. The courier's job is to taste beer at the lodge along the way. If the beer is only average, the courier will mark the sign or door of the inn with a single X. If the inn's beer is considered good, a sign or door will receive two Xs. The sign in an inn consisting of three X's means that the beer inside is very nice, and should be stopped for the palace as they pass by.
Triple Xs was adopted by the San Antonio Brewing Association to illustrate two things: the high quality of their beer, and the pride that workers put into their products. Triple Xs may have been lost from Pearl's corporate and beer logos, but have not completely disappeared yet. In the 1960s, Pearl absorbed Goetz's Beer Company and made Malt Liquor Country Club one of Pearl's premier products. When the Country Club receives a makeover product only a few years after purchase, it gets a triple Xs in its logo. Xs are located at the top of the crown center of the logo. Country Club is still produced today, and still carries the "xXx" mark from Pearl.
In 2006, Triple X made a great comeback. When the old horse stables were converted from Jersey Lilly into Pearl Stable by Silver Ventures, "xXx" was a large part of the building's motif. The triple Xs are inserted into areas such as chandeliers, millworks above all doors, big bronze plagues on stage and around mezzanine, on custom carpets, and even rafter bracing. In almost every event, viewers dare to count all triple Xs devices.
Pearl City, Texas
Not infrequently see a beer named after the city where they are brewed. For example, Shiner Texas was brewed in Shiner, Texas. So, seeing the name of the local beer beer after the city or city is quite common. However, what is not common is a city called beer. That's exactly what happened in Texas with Pearl. In a small community west of Yoakum, Texas, a small shop had the highest single-point Pearl beer sales for several years before the Prohibition. Walter G. Hagens general store is a community center point, and has sold Pearl beer by the truck and still sells a rather large volume of the Prohibition Nonalcohol Pearl. The idea for the city's name after Pearl was mixed by Hagens and the local Pearl distributor, R. J. Eslinger. In 1942, the movement passed and the German/Czech city was known as Pearl City.
Mural
When Pearl Brewery, then the San Antonio Brewing Association, renovated their stable into a new meeting/hospitality facility, they did not know the importance of some of their decorating options. The renovated enclosure, nicknamed Pearl Corral, focuses on the Western theme, with many influences. The enclosure contains a replica of Judge Roy Bean's saloon, cactus decoration, ranch fence, and the center of attraction - a great mural depicting the days of the old West. Created by Southwest artist James Buchanan "Buck" Winn, his work is titled The History of Ranching 6ft (1.8m) tall and more than 280 feet (85 m) wide. The wall painting enveloped the entire Corral main hall and remained there for two decades.
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External links
Official site
- Pearl Brewery - the official site of Silver Venture for the former brewery village.
- Pearl Brewery Site Map - A complete list of proposed buildings and spaces.
- Pearl Brewery Public Space - Package showing all public areas in new redevelopment.
- Pabst Brewing Company - The official website for current Pearl brewery owners.
- Pearl Beer - Pabst's official website for Pearl beer.
Brewery tenants
AIA San Antonio - The Architecture Center is home to the American Institute of Architects San Antonio chapter and the San Antonio Architecture Foundation.
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