Państwowy browar w Głuchołazach w latach 1945-1948. Przyczynek do historii browarnictwa na Śląsku
State-owned brewery in Głuchołazy in the years 1945-1948. A contribution to the history of brewing in Silesia

Summary/Abstract: Głuchołazy have a rich brewing tradition, documented since the end of 15th century. Along with the rise of modern industry in general, industrial brewing started to develop in this town. Around 1864, brewer A. Nitsche established the “Zum Bergkeller” brewery. Even as late as 1927, there were three breweries in Głuchołazy, but only “Zum Bergkeller”survived until mid-1930s. The hostilities of World War II did not inflict any major destruction to the establishment, which in 1945 was taken over by the Red Army. The brewery was handed over to the Polish administration on July 27, 1945, but beer production was resumed only on December 17, 1945. During the whole postwar functioning of this brewery,light beer brewed with 9oBlg extract was produced there. The brewery did not have its own malt house – the malt was brought over from an establishment in Goświnowice. The main problem disrupting the production flow was the lack of barrels. The brewery has been included into the organizational structure of the State Brewing-Malting Industry Association, and after reorganization – of State Fermentation Industry Association in Zabrze. The Association set production limits, provided assistance in provisioning and coordinated merchandising by designating the areas where the production could be sold. At the beginning, the brewery was still partially staffed by German employees, but they were gradually replaced by Poles. Despite the competition from the cooperative sector, the brewery did well on the local market, which was dominated by private entities (shops, restaurants, bottling plants). Beer production was halted on September 1, 1948, and the brewery was converted into bottling plant and beer whole sale company, as well as sparkling water factory.

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