Saint Claire Brewing Company - Revision history

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{{Infobox_Industry
| primary_business = Brewery
| primary_dates = 1933-1944
| primary_town = San Jose
| brands = "Black and White", "St. Claire Ale", "Steinbrau"
}}

The '''Saint Claire Brewing Company''' was a San Jose brewery, opened just after the repeal of prohibition in 1933. The company began selling beer on Saturday, December 9, 1933<ref>St. Claire Beer: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AfxKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QSENAAAAIBAJ&pg=3915%2C6011240 December 8, 1933 San Jose Evening News]. Advertised stores selling beer and had photos of the mission-style front.</ref>.

The plant opened in the former [[Virden Packing]] plant on Lincoln Ave. in San Jose in 1933, claiming a potential capacity of 150,000 barrels. Richard Simon was the owner of the company<ref>San Jose Beer To Again Be Put On The Market: [http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/52038794/ November 14, 1933 Santa Cruz Sentinel]</ref>

The company may have disappeared as early as 1936 when it was sued by a supplier of some of its equipment<ref>San Jose Brewers Sued For Equipment: [http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/50573122/ June 20, 1936 Santa Cruz Sentinel]. "San Francisco: The George J. Meyer Manufacturing company of Cudahy, Wis, brought suit in federal court here today to seek to recover $19,000 worth of equipment from the St. Claire Brewing Company of San Jose. The manufacturing company sold the equipment to the brewery under a conditional sales contract, David Livingston, attorney, declared. He said the brewery had defaulted."</ref>.
==Locations==
San Jose: 1090 West San Salvador Street. 1936
==References==
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 The '''Saint Claire Brewing Company''' was a San Jose brewery, opened just after the repeal of prohibition in 1933.  The company began selling beer on Saturday, December 9, 1933<ref>St. Claire Beer: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AfxKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QSENAAAAIBAJ&pg=3915%2C6011240 December 8, 1933 San Jose Evening News].  Advertised stores selling beer and had photos of the mission-style front.</ref>.