Industries along the tracks: Breweries

[punchy71]

Greetings,
Where are trackside breweries traditionally located? In cities, out in the country (the 'boonies' or 'sticks') or somewhere inbetween?

Also; are they located mostly in the eastern third of the U.S., central third of the U.S. or western third of the U.S.?

Thank you

 

[Crow]

In NorCal both of these have rail service.

Budweiser Brewery, Vacaville, CA
Sierra Nevada, Chico, CA

 

[Bill Anderson]

The old Olympia Brewery in Tumwater, WA. was served by a UP branch. You can probably find it on Map Quest or Google Earth.

 

[Ed Sand]

In NorCal both of these have rail service.

Budweiser Brewery, Vacaville, CA
Sierra Nevada, Chico, CA

Also in NorCal and rail served is Lagunitas.

 

[kenw]

Modern breweries are located close to their markets: cities. The cost of transportation of their finished prodct to their customers is a major consideration. A large one in Houston (Anheuser-Busch) is at the intersection of major highways (IH 10 /IH610) and has rail service for incoming raw materials. Some larger breweries make their own cans, some ship them in. A view from Google Earth shows they even have a Trackmobile. FWIW, during times of emergencies they have been known to switch from canning beer to canning water to distribute after hurricanes and other large disasters.
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The old Pearl Brewery in San Antonio was served for many years by electric traction railroad. It was very close to downtown San Antonio.

 

[728 Cable Donkey]

The Budweiser brewery in Van Nuys has rail service. Same with Fort Collins. Coors has its own switcher.