New York Breweries History: William Simon Brewery
The William Simon Brewery was the successor to the John Schusler
Brewery, founded in 1859 located in Buffalo, New York.
William Simon purchased the brewery in 1896,
after a period as Schusler's brewmaster. It reopened after Prohibition
and built a strong local following for its Simon Pure Beer and Old Abbey Ale.
The William Simon Brewery managed to outlast all the other breweries in Buffalo,
finally closing in 1973.
After the brewery closed, its brands were purchased and produced
for a time by the Fred Koch Brewery of Dunkirk, New York, until it too
closed in about 1980.
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