alcoholic beverage founded 1882 headquarters rhinelander wisconsin united states products beer website http rhinelanderbrewery.com a neon rhinelander beer sign rhinelander brewery is a regional american brewery located in rhinelander wisconsin . 1 the company acquired the rhinelander and rhinelander light beer brands and all related assets from the minhas craft brewery in 2009 . 2 contents 1 history 2 brands 3 references 4 external links history edit the original company was founded in 1882 by otto hilgermann and henry danner . the original brewery burned down in 1897 and was subsequently rebuilt . 3 during the prohibition era the company closed its operations . in 1933 the company issued stock and reopened . 4 financial difficulties led to the company closing its doors in 1967 . however the joseph huber brewing company since purchased by the minhas craft brewery purchased the rhinelander brands and their recipes and other assets and began producing rhinelander beer in monroe wisconsin where it has been brewed ever since . 5 at its peak the rhinelander brewery produced 40 000 barrels annually . it was once among the most prominent local breweries in the country . at a time when small breweries dotted the landscape rhinelander stood out with its aggressive marketing and inventiveness . the company patented the 7 ounce shorty bottle and advertised the product heavily with great success . jyoti auluck acquired the rhinelander and rhinelander light beer brands and all related assets in 2009 . the company s plans for the brand s future are similar to the marketing methods used by the pabst brewing company to promote two other retro brands with great success pabst blue ribbon and schlitz . the company also wants to take the rhinelander brands back to the original secret recipe . the plan is to continue making rhinelander export and rhinelander light beers in monroe on a contract basis and eventually build a brewery in downtown rhinelander . the proposed 2 million brewery will be built with a production capacity of 30 000 barrels of beer in kegs cans and bottles . 6 in may 2011 the company announced the reintroduction of the rhinelander shorty . 7 rhinelander also manufacturers the boatswain brand beers for trader joe s. 8 brands edit rhinelander export lager rhinelander original rhinelander light lager references edit rhinelander brewery headquarters rhinelander brewery news history of lincoln oneida and vilas counties wisconsin rhinelander brewing company stock certificate minhaus craft brews rhinelander beer staging comeback rhinelander brewing company announcing the launch of the famous rhinelander shorty the beer that made rhinelander famous boatswain double ipa misses its mark external links edit rhinelander brewery website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rhinelander brewing company & oldid 736250883 categories oneida county wisconsincompanies based in wisconsinbeer brewing companies based in wisconsinbeer in wisconsinrhinelander wisconsinhidden categories wisconsin articles missing geocoordinate dataall articles needing coordinates navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 26 august 2016 at 06 11 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view