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Black Horse Ale
Black Horse Ale
Black Horse Ale

Black Horse Ale "There's only one pleasure better." Pinback - Koch's Dunkirk NY

$ 5.27

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Object Type: Pin
  • Condition: As seen in the photos, the item is used, but still in very nice condition. Please review photos and ask any questions you may have.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Brand: Koch's
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    Black Horse Ale 'There's only one pleasure better." Pin-back - Koch's Dunkirk NY
    You are bidding on a vintage advertising pin for Koch's "Black Horse Ale" from Dunkirk, NY.
    It measures 3"
    in diameter.
    It advertises "There's only one pleasure better."
    History:
    The Koch's brewery opened in 1888 and brewed beer, ale and porter.  They survived prohibition by making soda pop, while many other breweries folded during this era.
    Koch's was "The tiny little brewery, where real beer was made" that was absorbed by a larger (Genesee) brewery ending a brewing tradition that Dunkirk, NY enjoyed for over 100 years!
    It was one of the thousands of small community brewers that dotted the landscape and then disappeared in the face of competition from the major breweries.
    Today these little companies would be called micro-breweries and they would be experiencing a resurgence. Since the brewery closed memorabilia has continued to become harder to find.