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SCHWIND, Jacob
SCHWIND, Jacob. (Baden, Germany, Feb. 18, 1827--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 15, 1881). Schwind emigrated to America in 1848; he went to Wisconsin and lived in Milwaukee and Oshkosh, and came to Dubuque in August, 1853. In 1854 he formed a partnership with Matthew TSCHIRGI, Jr. who had sold his brewery to KURTZ AND WELDER. The men purchased land at the corner of Julien and Delhi and constructed the WESTERN BREWERY.
This brewing company had a capacity of producing 25 barrels of beer daily. By the mid-1860s the capacity had tripled with beer being sold throughout Iowa and parts of Wisconsin and Illinois. The plant valued at $100,000 included a brewery, ice house, and beer garden.
Schwind and Tschirgi remained partners for thirty-five years and passed the business to their sons. They operated the brewery until 1892 when the company was mergered with the A. Heeb Brewing Company, Glab Brothers, and Schmid Brothers to form the DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY.
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Source:
Carlson, Randy. The Breweries of Iowa. Arrow Printing: Bemidji, Minnesota, p. 30
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