Kansas City Breweries

About the offering

How Kansas City Breweries Company Began in 1905… In December of 1905, The Ferdinand Heim Brewing Company acquired the Rochester Brewery (formerly called J.D. Iler Brewing Company) at Chestnut and Rochester in the East Bottoms. The Heim Brewery was located adjacent to the Iler/Rochester brewing plant in the East Bottoms off of Chestnut Traffic way. The site was also location for the first Electric Park operated by the Heim Brothers. A new company was formed called the Kansas City Breweries Company. The new company also purchased the Imperial Brewery at auction, after Imperial had several years of financial problems. This consolidation was considered the single most important event in the City’s brewing history since the merged company became Kansas City’s largest brewer. The newly consolidated company made improvements at the Imperial plant, and the name was changed from Imperial branch to Rochester Brewing “B” Plant. In 1911, the consolidated breweries produced 338,332 barrels of beer. The output consisted of three primary brands: Heim Special, Rochester Bohemian, and Old Fashioned Lager. The Mayflower and Imperial Sealbrands ceased to exist. Old Fashioned Lager became the company’s staple brand just as it is today with KC Lite™ a 4.2% alcohol beer in KC Royals Blue (MLB); KC Lager™ a 5% alcohol beer in KC Chiefs Red (NFL); and KC Malt™ a 6.2% alcohol strong beer or malt liquor in black, gold & silver...

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