Brookston Beer Bulletin

Jay R. Brooks on Beer

  • Home
  • About
  • Editorial
  • Birthdays
  • Art & Beer

Socialize

  • Dribbble
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • GitHub
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Powered by Genesis

You are here: Home / Birthdays / Historic Beer Birthday: Johann Casper Bruckmann

Historic Beer Birthday: Johann Casper Bruckmann

August 17, 2025 By Jay Brooks

Today is the birthday of Johann (“John”) Casper Bruckmann (August 17, 1829-August 12, 1887). He was born in “Berka von der Hainich, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany.” the son of Hartmann Bru(e)ckmann and Christina Maria Braun.

In 1856, with his brother, Frederick Bruckmann, he founded the Cumminsville Brewery, of Cincinnati, Ohio, which was also known as the Frederick Bruckmann Brewery, but by 1872 was called the John C. Bruckmann Brewing Co., although still also known as the Cumminsville Brewery.

Filed Under: Birthdays, Breweries, Just For Fun Tagged With: Germany, History, Ohio



Find Something

Northern California Breweries

Please consider purchasing my latest book, California Breweries North, available from Amazon, or ask for it at your local bookstore.

Recent Comments

  • Jay Brooks on Beer Birthday: Bill Owens
  • Steve 'Pudgy' De Rose on Beer Birthday: Charles Finkel
  • Steve 'Pudgy' De Rose on Beer Birthday: Bill Owens
  • Steve "Pudgy" De Rose on Beer Birthday: Pete Slosberg
  • Paul Finch on Beer Birthday: Dann Paquette

Recent Posts

  • Beer In Ads #5097: Hornung’s White Bock Beer Wins! October 5, 2025
  • Historic Beer Birthday: Anthony Yoerg October 5, 2025
  • Beer Birthday: Morgan Cox October 5, 2025
  • Historic Beer Birthday: Alexander Keith October 5, 2025
  • Historic Beer Birthday: Karl Strauss October 5, 2025

BBB Archives

Feedback

Head Quarter
This site is hosted and maintained by H25Q.dev. Any questions or comments for the webmaster can be directed here.
Go to mobile version