CCSI Cork Crowncap Database - Brewer/Bottler
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 Brewer/bottler #1138 | | | Name | Abner Drury Brewing Co. |
| | | | State/Province | District of Columbia |
| | | | | | Extra info | Excerpt from Tavern Trove
Trade names for the brewery at 2424 G Street, Northwest, Washington, DC:
John Albert (original address 25th & F & G Streets) Circa 1870-1895
Albert Brewing Co. 1895-1989
Abner & Drury 1898-1901
Abner-Drury Brewing Co. 1901-1917
Brewing Operations shut down by DC Prohibition in 1917
Abner-Drury Co. 1917-1933
Granted brewery permit DC-U-403 in 1933
Abner-Drury Brewing Co. 1933-1937
Washington Brewery, Inc. 1937-1938
Closed in 1938
The fate of the brewery buildings is unknown.
Products:
Congress Beer 1933 - 1936
Friar Beer 1933 - 1936
Friar Cream Ale 1933 - 1936
Old Glory Special Dunkel Bier 1933 - 1936
Royal Pilsen 1933 - 1936
Abner-Drury Bock Beer 1933 - 1937
Congress Lager Beer 1933 - 1937
King Henry VIII Lager Beer 1933 - 1937
Old Glory Beer 1933 - 1937
Royal Pilsen Beer 1933 - 1937
Dunkelbocker Spezial Prozess 1936 - 1937
Edward Abner and Peter A. Drury joined together to form the Abner and Drury Company in 1898. They officially became the Abner-Drury Brewing Company in 1901. The brewery was located in the area known as the “foggy bottom” district in Washington D.C. Their signature brands of beer included Old Glory, Royal Pilsen, Friar and many others. In 1917, alcohol was banned in the District of Columbia, so the brewery shut down. This was two years before the 18th amendment was ratified. Many breweries switched to producing soft drinks during prohibition. Peter A. Drury became the president of Merchants bank during that time. He incorporated the business as the Abner-Drury Company in 1920 and began bottling beverages shortly thereafter. When prohibition ended in 1933, Abner Drury went back to brewing beer. The business went bankrupt in 1935 and closed in 1936. The brewery was reorganized under the Washington Brewery name but closed for good in 1938. |
| | | | | | | Other names used for this Brewer/bottler | | Name 1 | Washington Brewery, Inc. |
| | | Name 2 | Abner Drury Brewery Inc. |
| | Extra info | AKA: 1933-1936 |
| | Name 3 | Abner-Drury Brewing Co. |
| | | Name 4 | Abner-Drury Company |
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