Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Pearl Brewing Company, Stroh Brewery Company, Rainier Brewing Company, Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Falstaff Brewing Corporation, Champale, Schaefer Beer, Narragansett Brewing Company, Lone Star Brewing Company, G. Heileman Brewing Company, Henry Weinhard's, National Bohemian, Valentin Blatz Brewing Company, Piels Beer, Griesedieck Brothers beer, Old Milwaukee, St. Ides, Red White & Blue Beer, Drewry's, Big Bear. Excerpt: The Pearl Brewing Company (also known as the Pearl Brewery or just Pearl) was an American brewery, established in 1883 in San Antonio, Texas. In 1985, Pearl's parent company purchased the Pabst Brewing Company and assumed the Pabst name. In 1999, the Pabst Brewing Company began transferring its production to Miller Brewing, on a contract basis, and closing all of its breweries. Pearl beer is still in production at Miller's Ft. Worth, Texas facility, but the Pearl Brewery in San Antonio was closed in 2001. Since then, the former brewery was purchased by Silver Ventures, Inc., which has made the property the crown jewel in revitalization efforts of northern downtown San Antonio. Original Behloradsky/City brewery.The site owned and operated by the Pearl Brewing Company was originally known as both the J. B. Behloradsky Brewery (1881-1883) and the City Brewery. Privately held and poorly run for two years, the City Brewery was purchased by an investment group in 1883. The investment group was composed of local businessmen and several moguls already involved in brewing at San Antonio's other major brewery, the Lone Star Brewing Company. Together they formed the San Antonio Brewing Company (1883-1888), and began to raise capital to fully restart and improve operations at the brewery. In 1886, after three long years, the company had secured the necessary capital and began...