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OUR HISTORY
Here's how the story unfolded.
Before there was Sig Luscher Brewery, there was Sigmund Luscher himself—a stubborn Swiss brewer who refused to quit.
Young Swiss brewer Sigmund Luscher leaves Switzerland for America, chasing the promise of building a brewery and a new life in Memphis.
1860
It was a bold gamble.
And only the beginning.
The Civil War erupts, and Sig's Memphis brewery is destroyed before his American dream can truly begin. Not exactly the welcome he had in mind.
1862
Most people would've called it quits. Sig sailed back to Switzerland, secured $2,150 in reparations from the U.S. government, and decided to give America—and brewing—another shot.
1865
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Sig arrives in Frankfort, Kentucky and establishes Sig Luscher Brewing Company. This time, the dream sticks.
1866
More Than a Brewer
Sig becomes a fixture in Frankfort. He builds his family home, trades yeast with bourbon pioneer E.H. Taylor, Jr., and earns a reputation as one of the city's great innovators.
Pictured in this photograph is Sigmund Luscher on the front porch of his Frankfort, Kentucky home on Anne Street, two blocks from where Sig Luscher Brewery sits today.
1870
Frankfort, KY
Never one to stop tinkering, Sig patents one of the earliest industrial ice machines—because great beer deserves great engineering.
1885
Sig's crisp, refreshing pilsner finds fans far beyond Frankfort, traveling by horse, railroad, and steamboat across the region. Historically good beer has a way of getting around.
Late 1800s
The brewery closed its doors upon Sig’s death in 1891, and with it, an important piece of brewing history was nearly forgotten. Frankfort was without a home-based brewery for the next 127 years.
1891
TODAY
Luscher’s great, great, great grandson decided in 2018 to breathe new life into Sig’s legacy by reopening the what is now the 8th oldest brewery in America.
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You’ll find the new Sig Luscher Brewery at 221 Mero Street, in the heart of downtown Frankfort.
The new location is directly across the street from the original, and on property once owned by E.H. Taylor.
Sigmund Luscher
Tim Luscher, President
The "new" Sig Luscher Brewery at 221 Mero Street in Frankfort, KY.