Hugo F. Gaensslen was born in September 1869 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. When Gaensslen moved to Green River, Wyoming, he became the brewmaster at the local brewery and bought the place in 1891, at the age of 22. In 1899, Gaensslen took out a $20,000 loan (which would have been $605,076.71 in today's money), demolished the wooden brewery and built a new one on top of the old one. In 1900, the brewery was finally completed, with its style being based off the water tower in Chicago, where Gaensslen grew up. The brewery won the silver and bronze medals in the 1905 world's fairs for its sufficient quality beer. In 1919 the brewery was hit with prohibition, which led the brewery to produce soft drinks and "near beer." Even after the repeal of prohibition in 1929, the brewery never regained its former status. On December 21, 1931, Gaensslen passed away at the age of 62, not knowing that the brewery he created, would still be open to this day.
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Contributor: Emilio Sanchez (49583039), edited
Photo rights belong to Sweetwater County.
Contributor: Emilio Sanchez (49583039), edited
Hugo F. Gaensslen was born in September 1869 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. When Gaensslen moved to Green River, Wyoming, he became the brewmaster at the local brewery and bought the place in 1891, at the age of 22. In 1899, Gaensslen took out a $20,000 loan (which would have been $605,076.71 in today's money), demolished the wooden brewery and built a new one on top of the old one. In 1900, the brewery was finally completed, with its style being based off the water tower in Chicago, where Gaensslen grew up. The brewery won the silver and bronze medals in the 1905 world's fairs for its sufficient quality beer. In 1919 the brewery was hit with prohibition, which led the brewery to produce soft drinks and "near beer." Even after the repeal of prohibition in 1929, the brewery never regained its former status. On December 21, 1931, Gaensslen passed away at the age of 62, not knowing that the brewery he created, would still be open to this day.
Photo rights belong to Sweetwater County.
Contributor: Emilio Sanchez (49583039), edited
Photo rights belong to Sweetwater County.
Contributor: Emilio Sanchez (49583039), edited
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