Reading Brewing Company is one of America's oldest known beer brewing establishments. Philip Bessinger founded reading in 1886 in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Reading produced a Pennsylvania Dutch Lager at volume of 1,200 barrels a year. The brewery raised its production to approximately 50,000 barrels a year by 1891. Like most American brewers, Reading ran into trouble when Prohibition began in 1920. From 1928 to 1933, the brewery was closed down..
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