Berger's Albion Brewery

Historical Context

The Berger Brewery location started as the Albion Brewery in 1848 changing to Bernhard Berger's Brewery in 1878 and then to The Berger Brewery in 1894. The brewery was located at 1422 Belvidere Ave in North Baltimore. The add from the brewery to the left notes the distribution of it's beers in bottles. These included the Pale Beer and Extra Brewed Standard versions. Bernhard Berger passes away in 1894 and his son John B takes over until the Brewery is sold to the Maryland Brewing Company in 1899. The Maryland Brewing Company closes the brewery as it was 1 of 16 local breweries that were purchased and the Berger location was not needed to support demand.