Conrad Griesser, brewmaster for Reisch Brewery in Springfield, stands in front of a brew kettle with a 360-barrel capacity. After the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, the Reisch family raised $250,000 to refurbish the plant with new equipment. The <em>State Journal</em> published a package of pictures on July 8, 1934 just as they were reopening. The brewery closed in 1966.
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