December 20, 2023
Wooden Shoe Cone Top - IRTP - Wooden Shoe Brewing
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below is from the following website - /history/wshoe.htm Wooden Shoe Brewing Minster, Ohio A brewing tradition in Ohio's Dutch Country What do Albert Einstein, Henry Ford and Abraham Lincoln have in common? They have all achieved a level of greatness that will not be easily surpassed. With a little help, inanimate objects can do the same, the former Wooden Shoe Brewing Company of Minster, Ohio, can be placed into this category. The city of Minster was named after Minster, Westphalen, Germany. Ask anyone in this West-Central Ohio community about the brewery and you should be prepared to pack a lunch; as t are so many enjoyable stories to be heard. The brewery brings back vivid memories to everyone who lived in the area at the time. This was more than a small local brewery, it was a way of life for the residents who lived in the vicinity. The Wooden Shoe brewery was the major employer in the Minster area, and from 1933 until approximately 1943, the tax money from the brewery met the entire operating expenses of the town. Operating this brewery was not all fun and games, though. The business experienced many hardships, such as a complete loss by fire, the death of the manager, Prohibition, the passing of the Brewmaster, a shortage of materials, and finally, stiff competition from the large national breweries. Let's go back and take
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