Industry | Alcoholic Beverage |
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Founded | November 13, 1858 as The City Brewery in La Crosse, Wisconsin |
Founders | Gottlieb Heileman and John Gund |
Defunct | 1996 after Stroh's Acquisition |
Fate | Acquired by Stroh Brewing Company Primary brewery in La Crosse is now owned and operated by the City Brewing Company |
Key people | Gottlieb Heileman, Johanna Heileman, E.T. Mueller, Roy Kumm, and Russell G. Cleary |
The G. Heileman Brewing Company of La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, was a brewer that operated from 1858 to 1996. It was ultimately acquired by Stroh's. From 1872 until its acquisition, the brewery bore the family name of its co-founder and brewer Gottlieb Heileman.[1]