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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		The History of the Rhinelander Brewing Co.
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:03:20
	Publish Date:		2019-02-20 05:00:00
	Description:		We've all heard of the Rhinelander Shorty, but how much do you really know about the origins of the Rhinelander Brewing Company? Gary Entz has the story for this week's A Northwoods Moment in History . The Rhinelander Brewing Company with its signature “Shorty” bottle was once one of America’s leading brewers of beer. But that was in the days when almost all beer was regional. When a few of the largest breweries started to go national, the Rhinelander brand fell behind and ultimately disappeared from the market. The brand is currently in the midst of a comeback, which makes a look back on the brewery’s past a subject of interest. According to company statements, Otto Hilgerman founded the Rhinelander Brewing Company in 1890. However, one of the earliest published references to the company comes from 1894 when Hilgerman fought and won a court battle for the right to sell his beer retail on the factory premises in addition to the normal wholesale marketing to distributors. Rhinelander
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