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Licking County has a long history of brewing. Early accounts of the area's history made frequent mention of liquor consumption (primarily whiskey) and the production and consumption of ale and lager would not become part of the industry and social life until the arrival of German immigrants to the region in the 1830s. The earliest record of commercial beer production in licking county was in 1844 with the brewery founded by Michael Morath, an immigrant from southern Germany. Morath arrived in Newark Ohio in 1832. He became a successful brewer and property owner in the growing town. Morath opened his first brewery in the southern part of Newak, south of the canal.<ref> "Obituary of Michael Morath, ''The Newark Daily Advocate'' Dec. 29, 1884</ref>[[File:1908 map of Newark brewery sites.jpg|thumb|Map of 1908 Map of Newark with early brewery locations added]] Many of Newark's early breweries clustered in the this area and catered to German immigrants and travelers. Morath's second, larger facility opened in 1858 along sixth street, in a large piece of property that served as a beer garden.[[File:Morath Brewery 1866 Atlas 10 24 2019.jpg|thumb|Morath's second brewery between 6th and 7th streets. Image from the 1866 Atlas of Licking County]] | Licking County has a long history of brewing. Early accounts of the area's history made frequent mention of liquor consumption (primarily whiskey) and the production and consumption of ale and lager would not become part of the industry and social life until the arrival of German immigrants to the region in the 1830s. The earliest record of commercial beer production in licking county was in 1844 with the brewery founded by Michael Morath, an immigrant from southern Germany. Morath arrived in Newark Ohio in 1832. He became a successful brewer and property owner in the growing town. Morath opened his first brewery in the southern part of Newak, south of the canal.<ref> "Obituary of Michael Morath, ''The Newark Daily Advocate'' Dec. 29, 1884</ref>[[File:1908 map of Newark brewery sites.jpg|thumb|Map of 1908 Map of Newark with early brewery locations added]] Many of Newark's early breweries clustered in the this area and catered to German immigrants and travelers. Morath's second, larger facility opened in 1858 along sixth street, in a large piece of property that served as a beer garden.[[File:Morath Brewery 1866 Atlas 10 24 2019.jpg|thumb|Morath's second brewery between 6th and 7th streets. Image from the 1866 Atlas of Licking County]] | ||
| − | A number of other German brewers established themselves in Newark in the middle of the nineteenth century: Graff, Kneule, Rickrich (Spring HIll), Benner-Beuthal-Eichhorn (White Top) and Korzenborn (Newark Brewery).<ref> See ''Polk's Newark City Directory, 1858-1859'' and ''Polk's Newark City Directory, 1874-1875''</ref> Korzenborn's brewery was the most successful of these smaller operations yet none rivaled Michael Morath's early success. | + | A number of other German brewers established themselves in Newark in the middle of the nineteenth century: Graff, Kneule, Rickrich (Spring HIll), Benner-Beuthal-Eichhorn (White Top, Augusts Morath (Rock Hill) and Korzenborn (Newark Brewery).<ref> See ''Polk's Newark City Directory, 1858-1859'' and ''Polk's Newark City Directory, 1874-1875''</ref> In the late 1860's as many as five breweries operated in and around Newark at any one time. Korzenborn's brewery was the most successful of these smaller operations yet none rivaled Michael Morath's early commercial success. |
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Licking County is home to a number of local breweries and wineries
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Early History
Licking County has a long history of brewing. Early accounts of the area's history made frequent mention of liquor consumption (primarily whiskey) and the production and consumption of ale and lager would not become part of the industry and social life until the arrival of German immigrants to the region in the 1830s. The earliest record of commercial beer production in licking county was in 1844 with the brewery founded by Michael Morath, an immigrant from southern Germany. Morath arrived in Newark Ohio in 1832. He became a successful brewer and property owner in the growing town. Morath opened his first brewery in the southern part of Newak, south of the canal.[1] Many of Newark's early breweries clustered in the this area and catered to German immigrants and travelers. Morath's second, larger facility opened in 1858 along sixth street, in a large piece of property that served as a beer garden.
A number of other German brewers established themselves in Newark in the middle of the nineteenth century: Graff, Kneule, Rickrich (Spring HIll), Benner-Beuthal-Eichhorn (White Top, Augusts Morath (Rock Hill) and Korzenborn (Newark Brewery).[2] In the late 1860's as many as five breweries operated in and around Newark at any one time. Korzenborn's brewery was the most successful of these smaller operations yet none rivaled Michael Morath's early commercial success.
