Beer production in Kentucky was abruptly halted at the end of November, 1918, but the storage and sale of beer was permitted into mid 1919, even though Prohibition didn't officially begin until several months later. To prevent a complete closure of the brewery, arrangements were made to bottle non-alcoholic beverages under the name of the William Riedlin Beverage Company. However, William Riedlin died in early 1919. His son, William Riedlin, Jr., died within only a couple weeks after his father. He had been a Vice President of the brewery and wasbriefly in charge of the company. Shortly after the deaths of the father and son, the brewery property produced near-beer, non-alcoholic beverages and malt extract. Stock Offering By the mid 1920s the buildings were closed and all the brewery equipment was liquidated.
