Pearl by Jeremy Banas

Author:Jeremy Banas [Banas, Jeremy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2017-01-15T05:00:00+00:00

Emma Koehler (alongside B.B. McGimsey) holding the first bottle of XXX Pearl Beer off the line after Prohibition was repealed. UTSA Libraries Special Collections, with permission of the San Antonio Express-News.

Perhaps the flood was a bit of a mixed blessing. Upgrades had been deemed necessary recently, so in addition to restoring the damage to the property itself, new refrigeration units were installed and a whole lot of paint was applied. In fact, it took about the same amount of time to get San Antonio Brewing Association into tiptop shape as it did for B.B. McGimsey to restore relations with the union and work.

Although the return to profitability wasn’t as immediate as promised, the Pearl also did not lose money during McGimsey’s early years. Many breweries around Texas that attempted to survive Prohibition suffered greatly. One at a time, they all closed down. The only one left in 1933 was the San Antonio favorite that used to produce a gem of a fine beer, although true relief would not come until it could brew beer again.

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