Since 1865 - Dobler Lager & Ale - Dobler Brewing Co. Inc., Albany, N.Y.

The John S. Dobler Brewing Company

The John S. Dobler Brewing Company was located in Albany, NY on Myrtle Avenue around the corner from the Park Ave./South Swan St. intersection. It opened in 1865 and was in business until possibly 1960. A building that was once the carriage house for 18 horses the brewery used to deliver their beers still stands. Dobler had a work force of 50 and produced more than 25,000 barrels of lager beer a year. I've been bidding on Dobler breweriana at eBay since late June 1999.

My interest in Dobler beer comes from my family genealogy work. My paternal grandfather worked at the brewery aroun 1917 before he joined the Army to chase Pancho Villa across Mexico. My father remembers that his father maintained an affinity for Dobler beer long after he worked there, for it was all he ever drank. Another Dreimiller, whose relationship is not yet known, also worked at the brewery and is rumored to have died from carbon monoxide poisoning around 1918 after passing out in his car in the brewery parking lot late one night after visiting a bar.

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