Hudepohl Brewing Company was a brewery established in      Cincinnati, Ohio in 1885 by founder Ludwig Hudepohl II.     He was the son of Bavarian immigrants and had worked in     the surgical tool business before starting his brewery.

   Hudepohl was among the top 5 brewers in Cincinnati when   

  Prohibition hit the nation in 1918. Hudepohl survived 

  Prohibition by making near beer and soft drinks.

  In 1933, Prohibition was repealed and Hudepohl quickly 

  jumped back into the beer business. Within two years

  Hudepohl was clearly becoming the dominant brewer in

  Cincinnati. The company was selling all it could make in its

  home market and really didn't see an immediate

  need to "export" beer to other states

   The late 1950s and early 1960s saw increased market 

  infiltration from national brands such as Schlitz, Pabst, Blatz

  and Budweiser. Over time many of these brands along with

  strong regional competitors like Stroh's would whittle away at

  Hudepohl's dominance of the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

  market. Cincinnati breweries were slowly closing shop.

   In 1986, Hudepohl was sold to crosstown rival, Schoenling Brewing Company,

  Hudepohl-Schoenling operated in Cincinnati as an independent brewer until late

  1997 when the brewery was sold to Boston Beer Company, brewers of Samuel

  Adams Beer. Hudepohl-Schoenling brands would continue to be brewed and

  packaged in Cincinnati under contract by Boston Beer Company, which had renamed

  the Schoenling Brewery "Samuel Adams Brewery." This arrangement continued until

  2001 when the contract was not renewed by Boston Beer Company.

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