The Pearl Brewing Company in San Antonio
started in 1881 as the J. B. Behloradsky Brewery (1881-83).
The brewery was renamed the San Antonio Brewing Company (1883-88)
and began producing Pearl Beer in 1886. The name was changed
to the San Antonio Brewing Association and then in 1952 it
was changed to the Pearl Brewing Company.
Pearl acquired the Goetz Brewing Company
of St. Louis in 1961 and merged with the Southdown Corporation
of Houston in 1970. The acquisitions allowed Pearl to move
into national markets.
In
1995 S&P Company of Mill Valley,
California, purchased Pearl. They made Pearl, Pearl Light,
Jax, Falstaff, and 900 Malt Liquor. In 1998, Pearl Brewing
purchased the Stroh Brewing Company, who had recently acquired
the Lone Star Brand. To much hoopla, Pearl brought the Lone
Star brand home to Texas.
In
June 2001, S&P Company closed the
Pearl Plant in Texas and Pabst brewing took over the Pearl
brands. Production of Lone Star and Pearl beers, along with
other Pabst brands was moved to the Miller Brewing Company
in Fort Worth where Miller is brewing 80% of Pabst beers.
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