Opened in 1996, we are proudly the island’s first brewery. We are also proudly housed in a building that boasts over a hundred years of history. The property originally belonged to one of the island’s wealthiest and most influential citizens, Valentine Doller, who served as the community’s third mayor (1880-1889).
On this site around 1898, “Bennie” Rosenfeld constructed a small wooden building for his dry goods store.
It was destroyed by a fire a few years later. Afterwards, the property was purchased by the Rittman Family and a new building was constructed. Over the next several decades, it would be expanded and serve a variety of functions.
The first portion housed Mr. Rittman’s store where islanders could buy fresh meat and groceries. He also opened a garage to directly compete with the gas station located next door. Eventually, the building was purchased by Put-in-Bay Township for use as the island’s fire station.
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