Below are a few of the Harrisburg area breweries from back in the old days. Breweries like Fink, Graupner, Keystone, and York were just some of the major breweries in the area. Check back later as I will be adding more breweries to the list along with reference photos.
Fink Brewing Company
312/320 Forster & James Street, Harrisburg, PA
Barnitz Brewery 1854
Fink & Boyer 1862-1875
Keystone Brewery 1875-1909
Fink Brewing Co. 1909-1920
Brewery operations shut down during Prohibition in 1920
Prohibition Ends!
Fink Brewing Co. 1933-1934
Closed in 1934
Status of the building: Demolished.
Beer Produced: Fink’s Derby Ale | Fink’s Derby Cream Ale | Fink’s Pilsner Style Beer | Fink’s Bock Beer | Fink’s Hercules Porter | Fink’s Wurzburger Lager Beer | Fink’s Ale | Fink’s Beer | Fink’s Near Beer | Purple Ribbon Beer
Graupner Brewing Company
829/841 Market & 10th Streets, Harrisburg, PA
Centennial Brewery 1875-1893
Graupner & Bauer 1893-1893
Centennial Brewery 1893-1895
Harrisburg Consumers Brewing and Bottling Co. 1895-1903
Graupner Brewery 1903-1905
Estate of Robert H. Graupner 1905-1910
Robert H. Graupner’s Brewery 1910-1911
Graupner’s Brewery 1911-1920
Brewery operations shut down during Prohibition 1920
Robert Graupner Manufacturing 1920-1933
Prohibition Ends!
Robert H. Graupner’s Brewery 1933-1935
Robert H. Graupner, Inc. 1935-1951
Closed in 1951
Status of the building: Demolished in 1961.
Beer Produced: Graupner’s Bock | Jolly Scot Ale | Silver Stock Beer | Graupner’s Porter | Graupner’s Beer | Jolly Scot Beer | Old German Beer | Tyrolean Beer | Old Graupner Beer | Brewers Best Beer
Keystone Brewing Company
50 South Queen Street, York, PA
Andrew Schlegel 1863-1873
Keystone Brewery 1873-1920
Brewery operations shut down during Prohibition in 1920
Prohibition Ends!
Helb’s Keystone Brewery 1933-1950
Closed in 1950
Status of the building: Unknown.
Beer Produced: Colonial Special Beer | Helb’s Holiday Special Beer | Helb’s Lager Beer | Helbs Pilsener Beer | Helbs Bock | York Beer | Keystone Pale Dry Ginger Ale
York Brewing Company
380 West Norway Street, York, PA
York Brewing Co. 1893-1920
Brewery operations shut down during Prohibition in 1920
Prohibition Ends!
York Brewing Co. 1934-1935
Cooper Brewing Co. 1935-1936
Closed in 1938
Status of the building: Still standing; currently used by the Market & Penn Farmers Market.
Beer Produced: Standard Lager Beer
Charles Zaph Brewing Company
Millerstown, PA
Charles Zaph & Co. Brewery 1875 – 1901
Diamond Brewery 1901 – 1904
Charles Zaph & Co. Brewery 1904 – 1909
Charles Zaph Brewery 1909 – 1920
Brewery operations shut down during Prohibition in 1920
Closed in 1920
Status of building: Unknown.
Miners Brewing Company
Millerstown, PA
Miners Brewing Co. 1890 – 1890
Miners Brewing Co. 1904 – 1906
Union Brewing Co. 1906 – 1907
Closed in 1907
Status of building: Unknown.