Pacific Brewery

Pacific Brewery was one of four Gold Rush breweries in Weaverville. Fred Walters built the brewery building in 1855 and sold it to Lorenz and Hagelman in 1865. John Meckel bought the business from Lorenz in 1878. After Meckel died in 1889, Meckel Bros. Brewery continued under his two sons, John Jr. and Albert Christian, until prohibition in 1919. U.S. Health bulletins proclaimed Meckel Bros. beer “the purest and the best.” After 1919, the building stood idle and also served as a stage stop, feed storage, and office until it was remodeled into a restaurant in the early 1970’s.

Weaverville, California · United States