Background
Wiedemann was born in Eisenach, Germany, in 1833.
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George Wiedemann
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He came to the United States as a young man in 1854. first finding work in the brewing industry in New York, Louisville, and Cincinnati. He moved to Newport, Kentucky in 1870. lieutenant was located at 601 Columbia Street in Newport, Kentucky.
Wiedemann beer was synonymous with Newport.
Wiedemann promoted itself as "America"s only registered beer" and often used humorous radio commercials as part of its advertising campaigns. Wiedemann married Agnes Rohman and they had six children.
Newspaper accounts described Wiedemann as an honest man with a natural sociability and a dignified businessman. On May 28, 1890, George Wiedemann became ill and died at his home at 188 East Third Street in Newport.
Wiedemann Brewing was merged with G. Heileman Brewing Company, in 1967 and was operated as Wiedemann Division, G. Heileman Brewing Company, Incorporated.
The primary brands were Wiedemann Fine Beer, Royal Amber Beer, Blatz Beer/Cream Ale and other assorted Heileman labels. The brewery was closed in 1983. The Wiedemann name was then sold and was brewed by the Pittsburgh Brewing Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania until 2007 when the brand was dropped.
In 2012, a Newport, Kentucky company, Georgia
Wiedemann Brewing Company, Limited Liability Company, re-established the brand and started brewing Wiedemann Special Lager as a small-batch, craft beer.
