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Periolat brewery

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Periolat Brewery
IndustryBrewing
Founded1850; 174 years ago (1850) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
FounderNapoleon Periolat
Defunct1905 (1905)
FateAcquired
Headquarters

The Periolat brewery was founded in 1850 by Napoleon Periolat near Chicago, Illinois. There are sources placed the establishment of the brewery in 1898, attributing its foundation to Henry Periolat.[1][2] The brewery was across modern-day Milwaukee Avenue from the Union Hotel in Wheeling. Periolat brewery was among the companies that adopted refrigeration technology in order to improve its brewing capabilities.[3] The brewery operated continuously under the management of the Periolat family until 1905, when it was sold by Robert and Henry Periolat. The brewery was razed in 1909.[4]

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  1. ^ One Hundred Years of Brewing: A Complete History of the Progress Made in the Art, Science and Industry of Brewing in the World, Particularly During the Nineteenth Century. Chicago: H.S. Rich & Company. 1903. p. 504.
  2. ^ Bateman, Newton; Selby, Paul (1905). History of Cook County. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company. p. 801.
  3. ^ Ice and Refrigeration. Chicago: Nickerson & Collins Company. 1901. p. 50.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)