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1933 Lafayette Brewery Permit No. 4 - Post-Prohibi
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This aggregated auction listing is being sold by HiBid in Lafayette, Indiana. The current bid is $105 and 12 bids have been placed. The auction has 9 days remaining. BidProwl's deal score puts it at 4/100, which scores below the median for general surplus.
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Extraordinary piece of Indiana and brewing history. This framed State of Indiana Manufacturer's Permit to Manufacture Alcoholic Malt Beverages was issued to Lafayette Brewery, Inc. of Lafayette, Indiana on April 3, 1933, immediately following the repeal of Prohibition. Notably marked Certificate No. 4, this permit is believed to be the fourth such permit issued in the State of Indiana after legal brewing resumed, making it an exceptionally early and significant post-Prohibition document. The permit authorized Lafayette Brewery, Inc. to manufacture alcoholic malt beverages beginning April 7, 1933, and represents the original brewery's return to operation at the dawn of a new era in American brewing. Few artifacts so directly connect to the end of Prohibition and the rebirth of legal brewing...
