Potosi Brewery - Jeffris Family Foundation

Potosi Brewery

Located in: Potosi, Wisconsin

Beer began being brewed in the Potosi Brewery building in 1852 by Gabriel Hail and John Albrecht, and continued until 1972, when operations ceased.

Gary David purchased the building in 1995, and in 2001 he generously donated it to the Potosi Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Following an exhaustive restoration process, and with the help of a Capital Campaign Challenge Grant in 2001, the brewery reopened in 2008.

As sole owner of The Potosi Brewing Company, The Potosi Foundation’s mission is to spur economic opportunity in and around Potosi, brew only the finest craft beer, and channel all profits to support historical and educational initiatives and other charitable causes in the area.

Today, the building houses the Potosi Brewing Company Transportation Museum, with historic vehicles and displays about the area transportation of beer to customers, the National Brewery Museum of the American Breweriana Association, and of course, a brew pub.

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Potosi, Wisconsin

The village of Potosi is located in southwest Wisconsin, situated on the Great River Road along the Mississippi River bordering Iowa and Illinois. Beautiful bluffs and hills, trees, wildlife, birds and the winding Mississippi, along with the mining history, add to the character and charm. Potosi was first named Snake Hollow and remained as such until 1839 when three towns: Lafayette, Van Buren, and Osceola consolidated. English miners, German and Irish settlers came to the area to mine the lead and iron ore in the area. This area was the largest settlement in western Wisconsin in the mid 1800’s.

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