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Astoria Brewery's vast complex and bottling plant described
A historic portrait of the Astoria Brewery details its sprawling facilities across nearly five acres, including a 60,000 square foot malt and hops storage, a 38,000 square foot refrigeration plant, 160 ton daily ice output, and four 400 horsepower boilers. It highlights a 12,500 square foot two story bottling department turning 17,000 bottles daily, under President Albert Steiner and Ira Steiner, with brands Astoria Royal Pale and Old Cabinet, and notes delivery in city cases at $1.25 per case with bottle returns.
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Courtland Street
Albert Steiner
Ira R. Steiner
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Astoria
Royal Pale