"One of their steamboats, the Forest Queen, became headquarters for Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman during the Siege of Vicksburg. The steamboat, under the command of Capt. C. D. Conway of Aurora, successfully ran the Vicksburg blockade, but was burned to the water by Confederates in St. Louis, Missouri." - Destination Indiana: Travels Through Hoosier History

"It was reasonably certain that Thomas Gaff, pioneer distiller of Aurora was the most outspoken supporter and financial contributor, as the Aurora Number 1 was appropriately named "THOMAS GAFF" and a brass nameplate was made and placed on the steam exhaust stack of the engine. The THOMAS GAFF established a worlds steam engine record of pumping continuously for seventy-two (72) straight hours on the Crescent Brewery fire at the turn of the century." - Aurora Volunteer Fire Department

"Sold at Cincinnati. By order of the London (England) trustees, the Crescent brewery at Aurora, Ind. was sold for $50,000 which is a sacrifice The buyer's name will not be known till the sale is passed upon by the London trustees. This is one of the numerous breweries bought by the English syndicate several years ago." - Sandusky Star, April 12, 1899

"JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., About 2 o'clock morning a gang of 10 toughs, who had been carousing on the commons all night, invaded the city brewery and demanded more beer. Andrew Bauer, the night watchman, refused, and was assaulted by the gang. Charles Mayer, foreman. came to the watchman's assistance and a severe fight ensued in which Mayer was fatally injured. Several men have been arrested and warrants are out for a dozen more. Mayer's skull was crushed." - Daily Advocate (Newark, OH) - Tuesday, June 20, 1893

"We Beg to Announce That The Jacob Metzger Co. Will act as our distributors in Indianapolis and vicinity for our Famous Madison XXX Ale. Beginning With Tomorrow Same may be obtained by calling them on either Number or calling at 30-32 E. Maryland, their place of business. DELIVERY FREE OF CHARGE The Madison Brewing Co. INDIANA" - Display ad in the Indianapolis Star, Sunday, Nov 27, 1910

"MADISON XXX Ale Refreshes the Tired and Weary Satisfying after a tiresome journey or shopping tour. No other beverage contributes the same mild, refreshing qualities for the fagged (?) and laded (?). Truly a welcome drink. Prompt city delivery. Fehrenbach, Bose Clements 122 S. Pennsylvania St. Telephone 407. (Brewery Bottling.) Madison Brewing Company Madison, INDIANA" - Indianapolis Star, Friday, Nov 3, 1916

"This morning at 6 ½ o’clock, the alarm of fire was sounded and it was discovered that the extensive brewery of Peter Buchheit was on fire.

When the alarm was given the three engines, the Sanderson, Jefferson and Washington, were prompt in action, and did efficient work in subduing the flames, which required three quarters of an hour. The cause of the fire is not known.

The citizens gathered from all quarters and rendered timely assistance. The building contained two thousand bushels of malt and a quantity of barley. The basement was filled with beer, which will be damaged by becoming heated. The malt, which was consumed, is valued at $2,500, barley valued at $1,000." - New Albany Ledger Standard, Sept 22, 1875

"His beer is known and greedily guzzled in New Albany and far beyond her confines. This gentleman has met with considerable misfortune by the destruction of his establishment in 1875 by fire. Being a man of great nerve he at once set about and rebuilt, and today has a larger and better brewery than ever. It is built mostly of brick, with iron roofs, and the arrangements and conveniences are better than formerly.

The brewery is complete in every department, and has capacity of making ten thousand barrels of beer annually. Last year Mr. B sold nearly 4,000 barrels, and paid the Government $1 each for the privilege. The best material is used for the manufacture of the beverage, the best barely, California hops, &c. A very convenient elevator is arranged in the main building, and grain and other articles are speedily and safely hoisted and lowered from and to the different floors and cellars.

Mr. B has expended a large sum of money and may be considered among the large manufacturers in the city. The large and deep cellars connected with this brewery are stored with lager made during the cold weather and it will be kept cool during the summer months by being completely surrounded by ice. The ice house at the brewery contains about 609 tons, and another on the Jeff railroad above the city contains fully 1,000 tons." - New Albany Ledger Standard, Feb 21, 1877.

"The New Albany Brewing Company do business on East Tenth, between Market and Spring streets, and it is one of the busiest places in the city. In the reorganization of this Company, Messers. Charles Burger, and Herman Kirhhoff, of Cincinnati, are added to the firm. Mr. Burger is a gentleman of considerable wealth and becomes president of the company. Mr. Kirhhoff assumes the responsible position of Secretary and Treasurer. Mr. Julius Gebhard, one of the most experienced brewers in the Western Country, takes the position of Superintendent. It is not necessary to state that under this efficient management the New Albany Brewing Company will enjoy a liberal patronage and justly rank among the leading breweries of Southern Indiana. Mr. Frank Gebhard, a young man of genial social disposition, continues the new firm and his many good traits of character will add to the already growing and prosperous business of the company….

During the past few days the business of this firm has increased wonderfully, and the superior quality of beer turned out it gradually gaining them an extensive shipping trade. Their sales embrace the city and extend all over Southern Indiana. A large and improved refrigerator has been placed in the cellars and many other needed improvements have been made, which combine to afford them the necessary facilities to compete with the leading breweries in this section the country.

The New Albany Brewing Company is brewing now a superior lager beer for which on imported hops and the best quality barely malt is used. There is a large and increasing demand in New Albany and the surrounding country towns for such a fine quality beer." - New Albany Daily Ledger, Aug 7, 1886

"The Indiana Brewing Company is making many improvements to its property on East Main Street, above Vincennes. Several additions to the building have been made and the company has contracted for 500,000 bricks for the erection of the other buildings this fall. The company purchased the Buchheit brewery material sometime ago and is transferring it to their present large plant. Mr. Gustav Weinmann is the energetic and enterprising general manager of this extensive brewery." - New Albany Ledger, Aug 23, 1890

"Mr. Paul Reising, West End brewer, will issue his second edition of "Bock Beer" tomorrow. His customers will be supplied with the beverage in a prompt manner, as Mr. Reising is a prompt and reliable business man. Some people drink sassafras tea in the spring of the year; others use sage catnip and such, and others sassaparilla. That is their privilege. Another class prefer Bock Beer and it is their privilege to do so. This is a free country. Drive on old Bock." - New Albany Ledger-Standard, April 29, 1881

"Indiana Brewer Indicted
He Is Accused of Trying to Bribe Federal Prohibition Agent

Louisville, Ky. March 16. - Indictments charging bribery were returned by a Federal Grand Jury here today against Michael Schrick, former President of the Southern Indiana Brewing Company, and J.H. Booth, both of New Albany, Ind. They are alleged to have attempted to bribe J.L. Asher, Federal prohibition agent, with money and commissions amounting to $100,000 a year to get assistance of that official in transporting illegal beer to Louisville from New Albany. They were released on bond.

Federal agents who said they were concealed in a closet, told the Grand Jury the two men were trapped in Asher's room in a hotel here in January while Schrick and Booth were in the act of paying Asher the first installment of $2,000." - New York Times, Mar 17, 1922

"Indianapolis, Jan 3 - Judge Albert B Anderson today promised a rigid investigation of alleged promises of immunity from criminal action to high officials of the prohibition division at Washington to Michael Schrick, a brewery owner of New Albany, Indiana. Roy A Haynes, director prohibition enforcement said Mr. Andrews, chief of the bureau of litigation at the department, and John Owen, former campaign, manager of Senator James U Watson and alleged go-between, were named by Schrick today." - Marion (Ohio) Daily Star, Jan 3, 1924

"His occupation was tailoring, but this proved to be unprofitable, so he built a brewery -- the first in Indiana. He managed this business until 1856, when he turned over the business to his son." - History of Marion County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, J. Wilbur Jacoby, 1907

"Lawrenceburg - Revenue collector poured into the Ohio river 470 barrels of beer seized at the Garnier Brewery here under the prohibition law." - The Fort Wayne News and Sentinel, Mon Oct 21, 1918

"During prohibition we made thousands of barrel shaped beer steins for Blatz and Sterling for promoting the sale of their malt extract which was used in the making of "home brew". They gave a mug with each purchase. This business of course ended with prohibiition, as did our 1 gal. jug business with the local bootleggers who would come to our plant and haul them away by the truck load and carload. We never asked any questions, just took their money." The History of the UHL Pottery Company,  O.I. Lett, Huntingburgh.

"Frederick Voelke, proprietor of Tell City Brewery, is a native of Cassel, Germany, born August 30, 1832. He is the eldest child in a family of three daughters and two sons born to Frederick and Christine (Gebhardt) Voelke. The father, who was a brewer, followed the business in his native country unitl 1848, when he came to the United States, and worked in the glass works at Pittsburgh two years. In 1850 he came to Troy, Ind., and engaged in the brewery business, which he followed until his retirement in 1856. Frederick received a good literary and musical education in Prussia. He came to America with his parents, and traveled through the various States of the south and west, playing for theatrical companies, until 1856. In that year he took charge of this father's brewery at Troy, and in 1861 built the establishment which he has since conducted at Tell City. August 12, 1856, he was joined in marriage with Nancy A. Taylor, by whom he is the father of ten children, Amelia (wife of John Herrman), Ella (wife of Nicholas Greathouse), Frederick W. (deceased), Claudine, Esther, Henrietta (deceased), Frederick, Hetty, Maud and Hessie. In politics he was formerly a Republican, but now affiliates with the Democratic party. During the war he was a captain of the Home Guards. - "History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, Indiana - Troy Township & Tell City" by Goodspeed Bros. & Co., 1885