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MOERLEIN - GERST  BREWING  CO. NASHVILLE,  TN 1890 - 1893
#1 OLD JUG LAGER with Rooster

The lower left says “Fully Matured. A Veritable Luxury”. The lower right says “The Fashionable Beverage of the Day. Brilliant in Color, Absolutely pure. Stimulating, Rejuvenating. Nashville, Tenn. USA.” 8½" tall two tone stoneware bottle. The label is printed under the glaze.
Moerlein - Gerst Old Jug Lager Bottle 1 (Rooster)      Moerlein - Gerst Old Jug Lager Bottle 3 (Rooster)Moerlein - Gerst Old Jug Lager Bottle 2 (Rooster)Moerlein - Gerst Old Jug Lager Bottle 4 (Rooster) Moerlein - Gerst Old Jug Lager Bottle 5 (Rooster)

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#2 OLD JUG LAGER with Shield

Moerlein-Gerst Brewing Co. Agriculture Commerce trademark "Old Jug Lager" "Ultes Grug Bier" "The Fashionable beverage of the day. Brilliant in color. Absolutely Pure, Stimulating, Rejuvenating. Fully Matured, a Veritable Luxury. Nashville, Tenn. U.S.A." , 9" tall two tone stoneware bottle.
Moerlein - Gerst Old Jug Lager Bottle 1 (Shield) Moerlein - Gerst Old Jug Lager Bottle 2 (Shield) Moerlein - Gerst Old Jug Lager Bottle 3 (Shield)Moerlein - Gerst Old Jug Lager Bottle 4 (Shield)

Old William Gerst Brewing Co. Pre-Pro Mug
Old William Gerst Brewing Co. Pre-Pro Mug

Gerst 77 12 oz bottles and cardboard case
Gerst 77 12 oz bottles and cardboard case

Orange Crush Soda Bottle Produced By Gerst
Orange Crush Painted Label Soda Bottle Produced By Gerst.

Orange Crush News Paper Ad (Gerst Bottling Works)
Orange Crush News Paper Ad (Gerst Bottling Works)

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Gerst celluloid pocket calendar 1901 & 1902. The first half shows fire alarm stations, identification, rules for computing interest, railroad distances and fair from Nashville, then it has a notepaper in the middle, then it shows census of 1900, laws, postal rates, weight & measurement, help in case of accident, antidotes for poisons. The booklet is 5 ¼ X 2 ¾ inches.

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Gerst celluloid pocket calendar 1897

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Gerst Etched Beer Glass

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Old Pre-pro Billhead

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Gerst 57 Beer Glass

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1920's prohibition Gerst Bottling Works Embossed Bottle,

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Gerst Porcelain Sign

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Gerst Porcelain Sign

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Gerst Porcelain Sign

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Gerst Pilsner IRTP Paper Label Beer Bottle

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Current Breweries in Nashville:

Big River Grille and Brewing Works #2
(Big River Breweries)
111 Broadway
Nashville TN 37201
Phone: +1 615-251-4677
Opened 1995.
Capacity 1,300 bbl.

Bohannon Brewery
Market Street Brewery and Public House
134 Second Avenue North
Nashville TN 37201
Phone: +1 615-242-8223
Opened May 15, 1989.
Capacity 2,500 bbl.

Blackstone Restaurant and Brewery
1918 West End Avenue
Nashville TN 37203
Phone: +1 615-327-9969
Opened December 31, 1994.
Capacity 1,500 bbl.

Boscos Nashville Brewing
1805 21st Avenue South
Nashville TN 37212
Phone: +1 615-385-0050
Opened January 18, 1996.
Capacity 1,533 bbl.

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