BREWER & YEARS OF OPERATION 

1.    Elias Daniel (and John, father) Barnitz,  1748 – 1795

2.    Peter Littig, 1779 – 1789

3.    Conrad Hoburg, 1791 – 1796

4.    Johannes Saumenig (Camden St. Brewery), 1804 – 1819

5.    Henry Altvater, 1819 – 1823

6.    Wehr, (Herman) Hobelmann, Gottlieb & Co. (Globe Brewery), 1881 – 1888

7.    Joshua Medtart (Saratoga Brewery), 1833 – 1857

8.    George Rossmarck (Excelsior Brewery), 1846 – 1880    (First Baltimore brewer to “lager” beer)

9.    Jacob Seeger, 1854 – 1888

10.John J. Bauernschmidt, Jr., 1856 – 1879

11.George Wiessner (Fort Marshall Brewery), 1864 – 1899

12.John F. Wiessner & Sons, 1863 – 1920

13.George Bauernschmidt (Greenwood Brewery), 1864 – 1915

14.Frank Steil (Independent Brewery), 1901– 1920

15.John H. Von der Horst (Eagle Brewery), 1866 – 1903

16.August Fenker (weiss beer), 1904 – 1919

17.Henry Eigenbrot (family), 1873 – 1920

18.“Little” John Bauernschmidt (Mount Brewery), 1873 – 1889

19.Frederick Bauernschmidt (American Brewery), 1900 – 1920 (Baltimore’s largest Pre-Prohibition brewery)

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21.John Tjarks, Monumental/Darley Park Breweries (brewery manager/investor)

LOCATION 

Hanover and Baltimore Sts.

Eastern & Central Aves.

Broadway & Fairmount Ave.

408 Camden St.

 44 Clay St. (Wagon Alley)

Hanover & Conway Sts.

 Fremont & Saratoga Sts.

Cross St., foot of Federal Hill

Frederick & Pratt Sts.

1510 Ridgely St.

 Eastern & Highland Aves.

 1700 N. Gay St.

1501 N. Gay St.

200 S. Franklintown Rd.

1900 Belair Rd.

1715 N. Spring & Lanvale Sts.

101 – 113 Willard St.

1700 W. Pratt St

 Hillen & Monument Sts., Ensor St. & Greenmount Ave.

Lombard, Eaton, Haven & Baltimore Streets (Monumental)/Harford Rd. & Broadway (Darley Park)

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Other Early 19^th Century Brewers of Zion:

Johannes Delcher

Christopher Wunder

Andreas Herzog

Matthaus Muller

Johannes Beck

Heinrich Dukehart family

Frederick Brendel

Above lists compiled from William J. Kelley’s (Out of Print)
Brewing in Maryland. 

Zion Church and Baltimore's First Brewer

BEER RELATED DOCUMENTS FROM THE ARCHIVES:

 BEER, BREWING, and ECONOMIC HEALTH with KATHARINA VON BORA in the LUTHER HOUSEHOLD 

RICHARD T. EGTVEDT



HONORING LUTHOR -

(By creating a beer) 
RICHARD T. EGTVEDT

Maureen O'Prey Presented a Brewers Talk on Saturday September 15th, 2018 at Zion Church hosted by the Eric W. Gritsch Memorial Fund.

2018  Brewers Talk  Photos & Presentations

SIN BOLDLY
A Beer created in the style of Luther for Lutherfest 2014

"Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong [or sin boldly], but let your trust in Christ be stronger, and rejoice in Christ who is the victor over sin, death, and the world. " - Luther