Legend has it that by sitting on his porch, Koehler could determine whether his employees were hard at work by the smoke color rising from the brewery's stacks. The hill on which Koehler built his home, now known as the Koehler Cultural Center, provided a clear view of the city skyline and, of course, included an unobstructed view of the San Antonio Brewing Association's City Brewery. Koehler was one of the first residents to build in the newly opened Laurel Heights section of San Antonio. The San Antonio Brewing Association went from a microbrewery that produced enough output for residents and businesses to a strong competitor to the much larger Lone Star Brewing Company. Under Otto's leadership, the brewery set strategic plans to grow in physical size and beer output in motion. In 1902, Otto Koehler took the helm of the brewery, leaving his position as manager at the Lone Star Brewing Company to become president and manager of the San Antonio Brewing Association. Panoramic photo of the brewery in 1910 (Staats Collection) In 1886, the first bottles and wooden kegs of American Pearl beer rolled off the line and into local tap rooms. In Germany, the brew was called " Perle." When brought to the United States, the spelling was changed to English: Pearl. Pearl beer's name came from Kaiser–Beck's brewmaster, who thought the foamy bubbles in a freshly poured glass of the brew resembled sparkling pearls. Pearl beer was formulated and first brewed in Bremen, Germany, by the Kaiser–Beck Brewery, which produces Beck's beer. ĭuring these name changes, the brewery found the product that would become its signature brew. City Brewery was carried over from the Behloradsky days and was used until the beginning of Prohibition in 1918. The first logos used for the San Antonio Brewing Company/Association even featured City Brewery in the logo. In addition, the name City Brewery was frequently used. Thus, in seven years, the same brewery had three different names since then, the former brewery was purchased by Silver Ventures, Inc., which has used the property as part of the revitalization efforts of southern Midtown and northern Downtown San Antonio. Functionally, the business structure worked, but it confused city officials, customers, and business partners therefore, in the end, the investment group dissolved the San Antonio Brewing Company and used the San Antonio Brewing Association (1888–1918) name for all operations and business transactions. The name San Antonio Brewing Association was used as a parent to the brewing company since it also managed some of the founding members' other business interests. In 1886, after three years, the company had secured the necessary capital and began full-time operations at the brewery again. Together they formed the San Antonio Brewing Company (1883–1888) and began raising capital to restart and improve the brewery's operations fully. The investment group was composed of local people in business and several moguls already brewing at San Antonio's other major brewery, the Lone Star Brewing Company. Privately held and poorly run for two years, the City Brewery was purchased by an investment group in 1883. Behloradsky Brewery (1881–1883) and the City Brewery. The site owned and operated by the Pearl Brewing Company was originally known as both the J.
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