Wiedemann's, Newport, Kentucky

The Geo. Wiedemann Brewing Co.

Kentucky's Oldest and Largest Brewery
(These three are the same picture, more or less. The b&w image in the center a key to show you how much of the image on the left is actually a part of the brewery; the image in the center is a key to the buildings various functions, and is from a Facebook post from Over the Barrel: The Brewing History and Beer Culture of Cincinnati)

John Butcher's Jefferson Street Brewery

George Wiedemann entered the brewing business on August 8, 1870, when he became a partner with John Butcher's Jefferson Street Brewery. They employed 17 people and produced 3500 barrels of beer a year. Wiedemann bought out Butcher on September 24, 1878, and incorporated The George Wiedemann Brewing Company on March 17, 1890. On August 1, 1967, Wiedemann sells to G. Heileman Brewing of LaCross, Wisconsin, which announced on March 30, 1983 that the facilities would shut down.

The Geo. Wiedemann Brewing Company


Aerial Views of Wiedemann's	The Geo. Wiedemann Brewing Co.	Royal Amber Champagne Beer	Aerial Views of Wiedemann's


Interior of Wiedemann's, capacity 325,000 bottles daily	Wiedemann's, 1890	The Wiedemann Brewery, Newport, 1913

A short history of Wiedemann's is here.

A 1909 description of Wiedemann is here.


Butscher & Wiedemann crew	Johann Butscher (Butcher), who started the Jefferson Street Brewery around 1866 and later became a partner with Geo. Wiedemann.
Thanks to Butscher's great-, great- granddaughter Victoria Butcher Lockwood for these.

Street View from 1956


Charles Wiedemann Residence	Chas. Wiedemann Residence	Wiedemann Residence, Cote Brilliante
The Wiedemann House is on the National Register of Historic Places. The application (pdf) contains lots of images, history, and architectural details. From 1984.


Home of 150 Horses at the Wiedemann Brewery Thanks to Nancy and Dennis Hanseman for this image.	This is Pete Hartig, driving the Wiedemann wagon with Rex, Ace, and Duke in a Covington parade. Thanks to Doug Studer for this one!	Wiedemann's Wagon, 1944 from a Facebook post by Linda Schilling Mitchell
Wiedemann's stables included a horse hospital. They didn't completely discontinue their use of horses until 1947.


Das Deutsche Gast Haus, Wiedemann's Brewery,	Reception Room at Wiedemann's	Die Deutsche Bierstube for Visitors, Wiedemann's Brewery


Presidents Office	Wiedemann Residence	Secretary's Office	Main Office

Wiedemann Malt House
A malt house is a building where cereal grain is converted into malt by
soaking it in water, allowing it to sprout and then drying it to stop further growth.


c. 1920		From a Facebook post by Tom Fahlbusch


Wiedemann Baseball Stadium Opened May 17, 1908	In the 1937 Flood from Facebook posts by Cam Miller	The team played at their park at 10th and Lowell
The Reds played the Wiedemann team on August 12, 1908. The Reds pitcher was Hall-of-Famer Noodles Hahn, and the Reds won. Stories from Facebook posts by Cam Miller, are here, here, and here.
Cy Young - yeah, that Cy Young - once pitched at the Wiedemann Park.

Wiedemann Baseball Team October 9, 1907.

1909

“To Mr. Chester Stockum, 8 + Doolittle Sts, Carnegie, Pa., Dear Brother, Aunt Barb did not get here yet, and when she does we will let you know. Mama and Papa went to see these men play Sunday. The Covingtons beat them. 5 to 3 favor of the Covingtons. From your loving sister. Mamie.”


1963 From a Facebook post by Jim Deaton	Gents on a Wiedemann Wagon	Wiedemann Wagon, 1944 From a Facebook post by Linda Schilling Mitchell


From a Facebook posts by Carole Goetz


Wiedemann Trucks, unknown date


This is one of Wiedemann's “new” trucks. 1954	Wiedemann truck from the 1930's	You can read Wiedemann's own explanation of this one, here.
The George Wiedemann Brewery registered 8 trucks in February of 1911, 2 Packards and 8 Electrics. In March of 1911, Charles Wiedemann - the son - registered a 30 hp Packard, and in May of 1911, George Wiedemann - the father - registered a 24 hp Packard.


An aerial view of the entire plant,1940	Thanksgiving Greetings and a poem from Wiedemann

Wiedemann's brands bottle caps
From a Facebook post by David Timmer

Beer Caps
Maysville's Daily Public Ledger, July 29, 1907


Envelope from1907.	Wiedemann's Ad from 1908 Wiedemann - “The Acme of Scientific Beer Brewing”	Letterhead of the baseball team	Wiedemann Letterhead, 1914