Genesee Brewing Company is an American brewery on the Genesee River in Rochester, New York, opened in 1878 on the site of an existing brewery dating to 1856. It produces roughly 2 million barrels a year, including its flagship Genesee Cream Ale and Genesee Beer, and operates as part of North American Breweries, which investment firm KPS Capital Partners acquired in 2009 before selling it in October 2012 to the Costa Rican beverage conglomerate FIFCO for 338 million dollars.
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Company Type Founded Year HeadquartersRochester, New York, United States 1 Connections
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A brewery or alcoholic beverage producer; classified in the atlas alcoholic-beverage-industry.
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1. Genesee Brewing Company - Wikipedia
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In 1878, local businessman Mathias Kondolf purchased an already existing brewery, Reisky & Spies, organized a stock company, and incorporated it under the name Genesee Brewing Company.
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Genesee Brewing Company is an American brewery located along the Genesee River in Rochester, New York.
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Genesee Brewing Company is an American brewery located along the Genesee River in Rochester, New York.
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