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Koch's "Holiday Beer is Here" - Pinback - Fred Koch Brewery - Dunkirk NY

$ 4.21

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Brand: Koch's
  • 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.
  • Object Type: Pin
  • Theme: Breweriana, Beer
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    Koch's "Holiday Beer is Here" - Pinback - Fred Koch Brewery - Dunkirk NY
    You are bidding on a vintage advertising pin for Koch's "Holiday Beer" from Dunkirk, NY.
    It measures 3"
    in diameter.
    It advertises "
    Holiday Beer is Here
    "
    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.