Rocky Creek Brewery
Lavaca County
Texas

Rocky Creek Brewery

Could this have been the oldest brewery in Lavaca County?

  • Original copper brewing kettle from Coors 1873 founding. Rocky Creek Brewery was founded in 1875; could its brewing vat have been similar? Photo courtesy Library of Congress    
    Original copper brewing kettle from Coors 1873 founding. Rocky Creek Brewery was founded in 1875; could its brewing vat have been similar? Photo courtesy Library of Congress    
I tend to spend my Thursday afternoons at the local library researching past issues of The Moulton Eagle and other newspapers around the area. The ladies working at the Friench Simpson Memorial Library in Hallettsville are knowledgeable and quick to answer my questions or point me in the right direction when I need reference material on a certain subject. When I mess up on the microfilm…

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