History

History

HISTORY OF BEER IN WILBER In 1877 the Wilber Brewery was thriving with EJ Spirk, Stanley Bartos, FW Bartos and Joseph Richtarik as owners. The brewery was located around one mile west of Wilber, presently the Dave and Erma Sebek property. The capacity was 25,000 barrels a year with 19 employees. Known for their pure…

The Project

Bridging the gap between the Heartland and the Homeland is a goal of the Wilber Czech Brewery Company and a group of brewers from the Czech Republic. Renowned brewers Vaclav Potesil and Michal Cerney of the Czech Republic recently made the trip across the Atlantic to visit with the Wilber Czech Brewery committee, the equipment…