In 1926, the firm was sold to the Manitowoc Products Company and was known as the Gutsch Brewery.
[2] The Kingsbury name and label originated during the Depression as a near-beer because of the ban on alcohol during Prohibition.
[1] Kingsbury's franchise brand was known as the "Aristocrat of Beer" and "Fit for a King."
Kingsbury's main offices remained in Manitowoc until 1963, when it merged with G. Heileman Brewing Company, which brewed and distributed Kingsbury label products until 1974.
Stroh's ceased operation in 1999-2000, and the Miller Brewing Company bought the Kingsbury Near Beer label, which is still brewed and distributed by Miller.