Brewing Beer
Elmer Hemrich was born 18 Sept. 1890 in Alma, WI, a son of Alvin Hemrich
(see
biography)
and Wilhelmina "Minnie" Rutschow. Minnie was born in Ganchendorf, Germany,
and his father,Alvin, in Alma, WI. Elmer's father was engaged in the brewing industry
his entire life, beginning when he assisted his brother, William, manage the
family brewery in Alma. He then brought his wife and young son Elmer to the West
coast to join his father and another brother, Andrew, who had a brewing
enterprise in Seattle (the
Bay View Brewery). Alvin
then took a position at the
Victoria Brewing & Ice Co. in Canada, where Elmer's brother Andrew was born
in 1892. Alvin returned to Seattle and the family remained their, making it
their home. In 1905 Elmer's youngest brother, Walter, was born in Seattle.
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