CCSI Cork Crowncap Database - Brewer/Bottler
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 Brewer/bottler #513 | | | Name | Hampden Brewing Company |
| | Address | 45/95 North Chicopee Street |
| | | State/Province | Massachusetts |
| | | | | | Extra info | 1933-1957
When the Springfield Breweries Co. was flourishing before prohibition, there was a Hotel called the Highland Hotel in Springfield. This hotel was named after one of the branches of the Springfield Breweries which had four parts (Tivoli, Liberty, Hampden and Highland). As the legend goes, there was a waiter that worked at this hotel that used to humor everyone from his small sized tuxedoes to quick wited jokes, that soon the term “Who Wants the Handsome Waiter” was born. Springfield Breweries soon jumped upon the idea and used the image in a tray that came out right before prohibition. Once prohibition ended, Springfield folded with the exception of Liberty, which was now called Commonwealth Brewing Corp.and Hamden Brewing Co. which jumped on the Handsome Waiter campaign once it opened shop in 1934. That was their main marketing strategy until their bottling plant opened 10 years later and the Accordion playing “Johnny Hampden” took over as the Hampden logo. The waiter image was such a hit that Steg, Cincinnati Cream ale and a variety of other breweries used it.
Excerpt from Tavern Trove:
1878 - 1878 William Brierly 45/95 North Chicopee Street
1878 - 1887 (Thomas) McNirney & (John) Coyne 45/95 North Chicopee Street
1887 - 1890 Holyoke Brewing Co. 45/95 North Chicopee Street
1890 - 1899 Hampden Brewing Company *
1899 - 1918 Springfield Breweries Co., Hampden Branch (He... 45/95 North Chicopee Street
1918 - 1933 Hampden Extract Co. 45/95 North Chicopee Street
1933 - 1957 Hampden Brewing Company 45/95 North Chicopee Street
1957 - 1975 Hampden-Harvard Breweries, Inc. 45/95 North Chicopee Street
1961 - 1962 Hampden-Harvard Breweries 45/95 North Chicopee Street
1961 - 1962 Hampden Harvard Brewing Company 45/95 North Chicopee Street
1962 - 1975 Piel Bros. 45/95 North Chicopee Street
1962 - 1971 Fitzgerald Bros. Brewing Company 45/95 North Chicopee Street
1964 - 1968 Dawson Brewing Company 45/95 North Chicopee Street
1964 - 1968 Regional Brewing Company 45/95 North Chicopee Street
1967 - 1974 Hedrick Brewing Company 45/95 North Chicopee Street |
| | | | | | | Other names used for this Brewer/bottler | | Name 1 | Springfield Breweries Co., Hampden Branch |
| | | Name 2 | Hampden-Harvard Breweries, Inc. |
| | | Name 3 | Piel Bros., Inc., branch of Drewrys Ltd., |
| | | Name 4 | Regional Brewing Company (Willimansett, MA) |
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