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Stroh’s was brewed for a time at the old Hamms Brewery in St. Paul, MN.
I put coal and heavy oil in the plant for space heat and brewing.

50 posted on 05/23/2017 10:05:28 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)

In the 1970s, Des Moines, Iowa beer wholesaler John Cimino represented Hamms, Pabst and Olyimpia. The Oly and Pabst arrived in rail cars or semi trucks.
Since the Hamms Brewery was just four hours north of Des Moines, John looked around for a suitable semi trailer he could load with Hamms to save on freight.

He found a grain trailer with the name Otho Feeds painted on each side. Not wanting to spend any more money than necessary, John formulated “Otho Feeds” into “10,000 Beers.”
When asked about the new trailers and their claim, Cimino responded, “yes...10,000 beers, or at least that many.”

56 posted on 05/23/2017 10:11:43 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)