History - Front Street Brewery
Having been in continuous operation for nearly 25 years, Front Street Brewery is the oldest brew pub and second oldest brewery, in the state of Iowa. It was the 300th craft brewery to be established in the United States, founded by master brewer and engineer, Steve Zuidema, and co-operated with his wife, Jenni Ash. The brewery’s humble beginnings started with a 7-barrell brew house in the basement of the current brew pub location, located on River Drive in downtown Davenport. The 100+ year old building is nestled along the banks of the Mississippi River, in downtown Davenport, Iowa, in what was known from the late 1800,’s into the early 1900,s as the “Bucktown” neighborhood. In those days, River Drive was known as Front Street. The Bucktown neighborhood itself, was known for its plethora of drinking establishments and houses of ill repute, which helped gain Davenport its title of “Wickedest City in America”.
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