Resch's

Photograph from 1952, label says: "Resch's Special Export Pilsener, brewed & bottled by Tooth & C.O. Limited. Sydney, Australia"

Resch's is a brand of beer produced by Carlton and United Breweries, available in New South Wales, Australia. It was also the name of the Sydney brewing company who produced the beer brand and were based in Redfern until taken over by Tooth and Co. in 1929.

History

A building which was a brewery for Resch's now part of an apartment complex.

Edmund Resch was born in Westphalia in 1847 and came to Australia at the age of 16. In 1879 he opened the Lion Brewery with branches in NSW country towns. In 1892 he commenced business as a brewer in Sydney buying the Waverley Brewery in Bondi Junction. In 1900, he built a large new brewery in Waterloo and transferred the Waverley Brewery name to the new complex.^[1] In 1929, Resch's was taken over by Tooth and Co, however the name lived on in the brands of beer that continued to be produced. Waverley Brewery closed in 1983, and was redeveloped into apartments by Meriton Developments in the 1990s. By the 2000's Resch's DB (Double Bitter) and DA (Dinner Ale) had been phased out of production. For a little more information about the history of Resch′s and his links to Broken Hill and Outback NSW please see: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/resch-edmund-8186

Current status

Carlton and United Breweries currently produces Resch's Draught for the New South Wales hotel market.^[2] Resch's Pilsener and Resch's Real Bitter are available as a bottled beer throughout the state.

In January 2012, Carlton and United Breweries released a limited edition of Reschs Draught in 24 can cartons, using the old green and white labelling as well as the "Reschs Lion" adorning the top of each can.^[3]

See also

• Australian pub
• Beer in Australia
• List of breweries in Australia

References