At the end of 2017, there were a total of 7,450 breweries in the United States, including 7,346 craft breweries subdivided into 2,594 brewpubs, 4,522 microbreweries, 230 regional craft breweries and 104 large/non-craft breweries.[1][2]
The following is a partial list of defunct breweries in the United States.
Oldenberg Brewery, a defunct brewery and pub, and in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky – and The American Museum of Brewing Arts[3] part of a Greater Cincinnati tourist expansion.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
^Gelbert, Doug (1994). Company museums, industry museums, and industrial tours: a guidebook of sites in the United States that are open to the public. United Kingdom: McFarland & Company. pp. 76–77. ISBN 9780899509167.
^"Goodbye to the Drawbridge Inn: Heyday Expansion". June 23, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2021. In January 1984, public discussion began related to a "small brewery". This was a hybrid of the previous dinner theater concept and represented visionary planning (at least for Greater Cincinnati) on Jerry Deters' part. In the 5 years since president Jimmy Carter had deregulated home brewing no one had tried the microbrewery concept in the region. The complex was planned to host a microbrewery, an entertainment center, a restaurant, and a festhaus.
^"Oldenberg Brewing Company". The Gnarly Gnome. Retrieved June 6, 2021. Oldenberg is often considered the start of Cincinnati's "craft" breweries.
^Morgan, Michael D. (2019). Cincinnati Beer. United States: American Palate. pp. 163–164, 168. ISBN 9781467140898. Despite a brewing pedigree richer than that of Milwaukee or St. Louis, Cincinnati's role in American beer history is quite often underappreciated.
^Stephens, Sarah (2010). Cincinnati's Brewing History. United States: Arcadia Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 9780738577906. According to Timothy Holian, by the early 1990s Oldenberg beers had earned so much acclaim that the brewery began the self-promotional campaign of 'America's Most Awarded Microbrewery.'
^"Oldenberg's Brewery Eatery". Night Club & Bar. 11. United States: Opportunities Publishing: 6, 35. 1995.
^Hunter, Dave (1997). Along the I-75: A Unique Driving Guide for the I-75 Between Detroit and the Florida Border (1998 ed.). Canada: Mile Oak Publishing, Incorporated. pp. 18, 75. ISBN 9781896819068.
^Rhodes, Christine P. (2014). The Encyclopedia of Beer: The Beer Lover's Bible - A Complete Reference To Beer Styles, Brewing Methods, Ingredients, Festivals, Traditions, And More). United States: Henry Holt and Company. p. 105. ISBN 9781466881952.
^"Oldenberg Brewery". Untappd.com. Retrieved June 6, 2021..
^"Oldenberg Beer Camp March 24-26, 2000 - Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, United States". Beer Hunter. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
^Demeropolis, Tom (September 24, 2013). "Commercial Real Estate: Neyer Properties buys former Oldenberg Brewing property: EXCLUSIVE". Cincinnati Business Courier. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
^Kelly, Brenna R.; Schroeder, Cindy (April 8, 2014). "Drawbridge Inn demolition underway". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
^Chritchlow, Andrew (2 September 2015). "White Squirrel Brewery: Crafting Bowling Green's Nightlife". College Heights Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
^Mason, Chuck (13 May 2015). "Craft Beer Movement Grows in Bowling Green". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
^Henderson, Andrew (23 March 2015). "White Squirrel To Open As Community Brewery". College Heights Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2016.