Businessman. He was the owner of the first brewery in Denver, Rocky Mountain Brewery, which was also the largest west of the Mississippi from 1880 to the start of prohibition in 1920. He arrived in the United States in 1853, initially settled in Louisville, Kentucky. He owned Phoenix Brewery, which was later Zang Brewing Company, the largest in Kentucky, for 16 years. He relocated to Denver in September of 1869, acquiring Rocky Mountain Brewery in 1871 and changing the name to Philip Zang Brewing Company. He increased production over the years to achieve over 65,000 barrels per year while surviving a couple of destructive fires. He sold Philip Zang Brewing in 1888 to British investors. He retired from brewing in 1889 and listed the same year as one of 33 millionaires living in Denver. He was involved in mining holding interests in a number of gold and silver mines in Silverton, Cripple Creek and Eagle County. A prominent Denver citizen, he was also elected as a Democrat to a term as city alderman.
Businessman. He was the owner of the first brewery in Denver, Rocky Mountain Brewery, which was also the largest west of the Mississippi from 1880 to the start of prohibition in 1920. He arrived in the United States in 1853, initially settled in Louisville, Kentucky. He owned Phoenix Brewery, which was later Zang Brewing Company, the largest in Kentucky, for 16 years. He relocated to Denver in September of 1869, acquiring Rocky Mountain Brewery in 1871 and changing the name to Philip Zang Brewing Company. He increased production over the years to achieve over 65,000 barrels per year while surviving a couple of destructive fires. He sold Philip Zang Brewing in 1888 to British investors. He retired from brewing in 1889 and listed the same year as one of 33 millionaires living in Denver. He was involved in mining holding interests in a number of gold and silver mines in Silverton, Cripple Creek and Eagle County. A prominent Denver citizen, he was also elected as a Democrat to a term as city alderman.
Bio by: Fred Beisser
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