Kamm and Schellinger Brewery
Location: 700 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka
John Wagner began operating a brewery in Mishawaka around 1853, and Adolph Kamm and Clemens Dick purchased it from him in 1870. Both men had their family homes built on the brewery property. The brewery workers lived in the brewery itself, and Mrs. Kamm prepared their meals. In 1880 Dick sold his interest to Kamm and Kamm’s brother-in-law, Nicholas Schellinger. Both men were originally from Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. K&S Brewing Company incorporated in 1887.
The brewery workers built the ice house, ice storage building, and malt and yeast rooms. They were originally wood-frame structures but later had brick fronts. Workers constructed the wagon storage, stables, and boiler house between 1896 and 1901. By 1900, the annual output was 30,000 barrels of beer per year. During Prohibition, the brewery changed both its name and its products. They manufactured K&S Root Beer, Arrow Cereal Beverage, soda pop and distilled water. In 1918, Nicholas Schellinger died, and 10 years later his family sold their interest in the company. Kamm’s sons ran the company until its closing in 1951.
They readapted the brewery buildings at 100 Center for commercial uses. Visitors can see the original interiors and equipment inside the various shops and restaurants on the property.
View some of the Kamm and Schellinger Brewery beer bottles at The Beer Bottle Museum: Kamm & Schellinger Brewing Co | Beer Bottle Museum
For more information about historical Mishawaka, visit: Mishawaka Museum | The Princess City
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