Wiener Maerzen Beer Sign Victor CO IMG_8703
by Greg Kluempers
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Wiener Maerzen Beer Sign Victor CO IMG_8703
Artist
Greg Kluempers
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Victor is a Statutory City in Teller County, Colorado, United States. Gold was discovered in Victor in the late 19th century, and omen of the future of the town. With Cripple Creek, the mining district became the second largest gold mining district in the country and realized approximately $10 billion of mined gold in 2010 dollars. It reached its peak around the turn of the century when there were about 18,000 residents in the town. Depleted ore in mines, labor strife and the exodus of miners during World War I caused a steep decline in the city's economy, from which it has never recovered. The population was 397 at the 2010 census. There is a resumed mining effort on Battle Mountain.
The brothers Neef, Frederick and Max, came to Colorado in 1872. Like many of their time, they were tempted here by rumors of gold. And, like many of their fellow Germans, the Neefs soon found their background in beer could be quite useful in Denver. They first started with a wholesale liquor and cigar business, located downtown on 15th Street. Next, they opened a saloon and found the liquor retail business brisk. They soon expanded again, and Neef Hall was erected on 15th between Market and Larimer to house a saloon and dance hall, with rooms for rent above (see Colorado Historical Marker- 1500 Market Street Block). Max ran the establishment while Fred worked as foreman for Zangs Brewery. In 1891, they sold the saloon to buy the Western Brewery at 1201-19 South Fifth Street (now Quivas Street) and the Neef Brothers Brewery was born.
Gold Belt Beer, The Bohemian Girl, and Red Cross Malt Tonic were all popular brands brewed right here in Lincoln Park. In fact, Neefs Weiner Marzen, The Beer that will make Colorado Famous, was delivered to saloons throughout the state, as well as to Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Kansas, and Nebraska.
See https://lincolnparkhistory.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/neef-brothers-brewery-lincoln-park-denver-1891-1917/
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