Weber brewing was a popular brewery in Victoria for over 25 years, and the Weber’s were a
very influential family in old Victoria. There is a stained-glass window at Our Lady of LourdesChurch that he donated and has the family name. His wife Katherine gave the Lutheran Churchthe bell for the steeple. They still have them although they remodeled and moved the churchproper.
The Weber brewery stayed in business until 1896 when refrigerated beer made its way into the market,and larger breweries such as Pearl Brewing (est 1883), Lone Star (est.1884) was started byhis old boss Adolphus Busch), were making it difficult to compete.
As the brewery was winding down, Michael Weber ran a few other local business’– such as a
molasses mill, and a soap factory , but none were as successful as the hay days of the brewery.
The property was sold upon the death of Michael Weber in 1913 & went on to become Pleasure
Island, the legendary entertainment resort and swimming pool. It is now the site of Club
Westerner the popular dance hall.
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