Claus Lipsius Brewery

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The Claus Lipsius Brewery is a former American brewery in Bushwick , which was founded in 1865 . It was acquired by S. Liebmann's Son's Brewery in 1902 .

history

In 1865, the German émigré Henry Claus founded the Henry Claus Brewery at 471 Bushwick Avenue in Bushwick . Your logo consisted of the company name, the year of foundation and the brewing star . When the maximum production volume was reached at the founding site, Claus expanded the brewery on Forest Avenue, near the S. Liebmann Brewery . In 1870, 3,000 barrels of beer were produced there.

Company founder Claus died two years later. His wife Catherina took over the management of the brewery - thus she was one of the first female CEOs in the New York area . In 1876 she married the German émigré Rudolph Lipsius, who joined the company's board of directors. To reflect both family names, the couple renamed the company Claus Lipsius Brewery . In 1877 the brewery was expanded again.

The brewery's production volume continued to rise in the years to come: in 1876 an annual output of 12,460 barrels was achieved - in 1879 it was already 20,775 barrels. Nevertheless, the Claus Lipsius Brewery was still only of local importance: the immediate neighbor, the S. Liebmann Brewery, was already producing three times the annual volume at that time.

The company had to cope with another setback in 1882: Rudolph Lipsius died - Catherina had to take over the management again. Only later did their son Henry Claus Jr. join the management team after he had done his military service. They ran the business together, although the next few years were still characterized by competition with the other local breweries - these grew, among other things, through the acquisition of smaller breweries and thus increased their production volume, which in turn led to economies of scale . This had a major impact on the beer price, which threatened the market position of the Claus Lipsius Brewery. In 1902, Catherina Lipsius gave in to the pressure of competition and sold the production facilities to S. Liebmann's Son's Brewing Company . At that time, Claus Lipsius Brewery's annual output was 90,000 barrels - Liebmann's volume rose to 200,000 barrels, paving the way for their battle for local market leadership.

Catherina Lipsius and her son then moved to Prospect Lefferts Gardens , a district of Brooklyn.

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