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Title	City Brewery
Date	1900
Description	Pictured in circa 1900, at the northeast corner of Twelfth and "H" Streets, is the City Brewery. It was established in 1856 by German expatriates Wilhelm Borchers and Benedict Hilbert. The two-story structure was made of brick, rested on a lot measuring some 80 by 160 feet, and possessed a forty foot by eighty foot cellar for cooling what was almost exclusively lager-style beer. The brewery rode Sacramento's lust for lager and, by 1858, the brewery was producing nearly 800 gallons of beer per week. The City's profile increased considerably after an 18-year-old Swiss named Frank Ruhstaller became foreman at the City Brewery in 1865. On his watch, the brewery increased output, over a ten year period, from fifteen barrels a day to a remarkable sixty-five. In time, he would start his own brewing label and, in 1897, become the majority shareholder in the once competing Buffalo Brewery.
Format	7.5 x 10 in.; 17 x 22 in.; b&w; negative
Holding Institution	Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
Rights	This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Street/Neighborhood	Twelfth and H Streets; Downtown
City/County	Sacramento
Subjects	Street Scenes Breweries Carriages and Coaches Business Enterprises
Collection	Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number	131