Beer Reefer Series

Beer Reefer Series

12 Reefer Cars Decorated With Different Brewery Billboards

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Falstaff-LEMP (BRS#1) - Rd#1504 Rel.05/13      Contact Dealer

Falstaff-LEMP (BRS#1) - Rd#1504 Rel.05/13

N Scale   John Adam Lemp arrived from Germany in 1838; he established his brewery in St. Louis. He was able to utilize natural caves for refrigeration. His son William J. Lemp took over the business and built the Lemp Brewery industrial complex which still stands in St. Louis today. In 1903 Lemp Brewing registerd the Falstaff trademark & logo. This first release of this series is painted dark green. The bold layered lettering spans the side of the car and is bordered in white. The colorful Lemp Brewing Co. logo is displayed on both ends   ..

Prod. Code 058 00 160

$26.95

Prima (BRS #2) Rel. 12/13 Contact Dealer

Prima (BRS #2) Rel. 12/13

N Scale This reefer was built by American Car & Foundry in January 1923 and serviced in August 1932 and decorated for Prima Co. of Chicago . Due to issues with the ending of prohibition, the billboard design reads “Prima Special” without any mention of the product being transported. ..

Prod. Code 049 00 650

$26.95

Silver Edge Reefer (BRS#4) Rel. 08/13 Contact Dealer

Silver Edge Reefer (BRS#4) Rel. 08/13

N Scale This 40’ wood sheathed reefer with vertical brake wheel is the fourth offering in the Brewery Reefer Series. A number of these breweries leased refrigerator cars from Merchants Despatch. MSEX was rebuilt at MDT shops in East Rochester. In March 1934 it was assigned to the Muessel Brewing Company of South Bend, Indiana, makers of “Silver Edge” beer, “Indiana’s Fines.” ..

Prod. Code 049 00 670

$26.95

Schotts (BRS#5) - Rd#9905 Rel.09/13     Contact Dealer

Schotts (BRS#5) - Rd#9905 Rel.09/13

N Scale   Built in 1913 and numbered into series 9900-9924, this beer reefer was serviced and repainted in December 1933. One side of the car advertises “Highland Beer” and the other side displays “Schotts Lager”. It was leased through General American Refrigerator Express.   ..

Prod. Code 058 00 170

$26.95

Sudbury Brewing Company (BRS#6) Rel.10/13 Contact Dealer

Sudbury Brewing Company (BRS#6) Rel.10/13

N Scale This 36’ wood sheathed side reefer is number six in the Brewery Reefer Series. The car is brown with white lettering. It runs on Bettendorf trucks. A Canadian Brewery founded in 1907 by three families expanded operations throughout northern Ontario. Billboard car side advertising for breweries, such as this car, came to an abrupt halt in the United States in the 1920s with the enactment of Prohibition. ..

Prod. Code 058 00 180

$26.95

Century Beer (BRS#7) Rd# 4601 Rel. 11/13      Contact Dealer

Century Beer (BRS#7) Rd# 4601 Rel. 11/13

N ScaleThis 40’ double sheathed wood reefer is painted brown with green sides, the century beer label to the left, and black printing to the right. It was built in August 1933 and runs on Archbar trucks. Burlington Refrigerator Express, which was operated by Fruit Growers for the CB&Q, leased small numbers of reefers to a number of private shippers in the 1930s. SNBX 4601 is one example from the Schneider Brewing Company of Trinidad, Colorado. ..

Prod. Code 049 00 680

$26.95

Manhattan Brewing Co BRS#8 Rd#9900 Rel. 12/13 Contact Dealer

Manhattan Brewing Co BRS#8 Rd#9900 Rel. 12/13

N Scale This 36’ wood sheathed ice reefer with truss rod underframe is painted brown with yellow sides, white and red logo, with black herald and lettering. End lettering is in white. The car was built in January 1911 by General American, repainted in July 1934, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. It was a single car repainted for Manhattan Brewing Company of Chicago, brewers of ‘Old Manhattan” lager. ..

Prod. Code 058 00 190

$26.95

Fox Brewing (BRS# 9) - Rd# NADX 4751 Rel.01/14 Contact Dealer

Fox Brewing (BRS# 9) - Rd# NADX 4751 Rel.01/14

N Scale   This 36’ wood sheathed ice reefer with truss rod underframe is painted brown with yellow sides. The image of a horn blowing fox hunter is complimented by black lettering outlined in white. The car was built in 1933 and runs on Bettendorf trucks. After acquiring the old Hoffmann Brothers Brewery on west Monroe Street and issuing $500,000 in common stock, the nine Fox brothers began brewing operations in July of 1933.   ..

Prod. Code 058 00 200

$26.95

Senate Brewing BRS#10 Rd# MDBX100 Rel.02/14      Contact Dealer

Senate Brewing BRS#10 Rd# MDBX100 Rel.02/14

N Scale  This 36’ wood sheathed ice reefer with truss rod underframe is painted brown with white sides. It’s decorated with a gold, red and white logo, black lettering and white end print. It was built in August 1933 and runs on Bettendorf trucks. McDermott’s most notable brands were Senate Extra Pale and Burg Brau. Senate was an obvious reference to his political career which encompassed several terms in the Illinois State Senate.   ..

Prod. Code 058 00 546

$26.95

Eagle Beer (BRS# 11) - Rd# NRC 2900 Rel.03/14   Contact Dealer

Eagle Beer (BRS# 11) - Rd# NRC 2900 Rel.03/14

N Scale   This 36’ wood sheathed reefer is painted brown with yellow sides, a bald eagle logo, and black lettering. It was built in September 1919, serviced in January 1934, and runs on Bettendorf trucks. A single old industrial building at Jackson Avenue and Tchoupitoulas Street is all that remains of the once vast New Orleans Brewing Co. Among its brands were Eagle Beer. The brewery was the result of an 1890 merger of six smaller brewers at the site of the Louisiana Brewing Co   ..

Prod. Code 058 00 210

$26.95

Heileman's Brewing (BRS#12) Rd# 16511 Rel. 04/14 Contact Dealer

Heileman's Brewing (BRS#12) Rd# 16511 Rel. 04/14

N Scale This 36’ wood sheathed reefer is painted brown with yellow sides, a multi-colored mascot logo, and black lettering. It was built in March 1934 and runs on Bettendorf trucks. The URTC 19511 (series 12000 - 19514) was assigned the Heileman Brewing Company of La Crosse, WI, with an explicit pitch for “Old Style Lager, Good Since 1850.” This right on the tail of prohibition which ended December, 1933. This car was built by American Car & Foundry. Released 04/14. ..

Prod. Code 049 00 690

$26.95