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In 1936 the closed business was bought by a con man named Tom Flaherty, who made some poor beer and skipped town to Canada. Since that time, no beer has been made in the building, which has housed various commercial businesses. It currently is a local bar, known as "The Brewery".
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called "Wyoming Beverage". The business did not prosper and failed with the death of Gaensslen in 1931, two years before the end of Prohibition.
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Gaensslen concentrated on brewing, leasing the adjacent saloon to an operator. With the passage of the
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This article is about the historic brewery in Wyoming. For the contemporary brewery in Atlanta, see
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Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
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Drinking establishments on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
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National Register of Historic Places in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
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who decorated the building with turrets reminiscent of the
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Buildings and structures in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
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Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and Rectory
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Green River Brewery
SweetWater Brewing Company
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Sweetwater Brewery is located in Wyoming
Sweetwater Brewery is located in the United States
Green River, Wyoming
41°31′44″N 109°28′5″W / 41.52889°N 109.46806°W / 41.52889; -109.46806
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Green River, Wyoming
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Green River
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List of breweries in Wyoming
List of defunct breweries in the United States
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"Sweetwater/Green River Brewery"



"National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Sweetwater Brewery"

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