[1] The first brewery was built in 1857 by George Juenemann in partnership with Owen Humphrey to support a German-style biergarten.

This was to be opened daily to visitors on Monday afternoons with balls where English Quadrilles and German Waltzes would take place.

Various events took place there, including picnics with dances (known as "Swampoodle Walks"), which could lead to both fights and frolics.

[8] Following George Jueneman's death in 1884, the property was purchased from widow Barbara,[9] by Albert Carry of Cincinnati on October 14, 1886.

[10] He brought the brewery to a higher production level with modern equipment, including a large copper kettle in its center.

He retained two-thirds of the stocks and would carry on the business for the company, and two new buildings would be erected: one for brewing and another for storage.

[16] Albert Carry defended himself by running an advertisement in The Evening Star starting September 12, 1889: "To my friends, patrons and the public in general: Notwithstanding the reports industriously circulated by some of my competitors, I have not sold my brewery to an English syndicate.

"[17] By November 1889, Albert Carry was ready to move on as he was purchasing land in southeast Washington, D.C., to build his next project: National Capital Brewing Company[18] The property title was finally passed on to the British investors in 1892 for $400,000.

The contest was announced on April 23 in an advertisement in the Evening Star by Harry Williams, General Manager of the brewery.

[25][26] Like many others, the Washington Brewery Company died with the Volstead Act of 1919, which established Prohibition in the United States.

[4] Today, the Stuart-Hobson Middle School, located at 410 E Street NE, stands on the grounds previously occupied by the Washington Brewery Company.