Vintage Dark Green Leisy’s Light Beer Tap Knob. The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. The LEISY BREWING CO. At 3400 Vega Ave. On the near west side, was once Cleveland’s largest independent brewery. Leisy soon gained a reputation for its Premium Lager and Budweiser beers (Budweiser was not then a brand name). An artist’s rendering of the Leisy Brewing Co. With the departure of his brothers in 1882, Isaac Leisy as sole owner and manager substantially enlarged the brewery, replacing the old buildings with modern ones occupying 8 acres of land. Production rose from 12,000 barrels in 1873 to over 90,000 in 1890. Leisy employed 75 workers, mostly German-Americans. He died in 1892, shortly after completing a baronial brownstone mansion next to the brewery, and his son, Otto I. Leisy (Otto’s son) reestablished the Leisy brewing dynasty. He reequipped and modernized the brewery with assistance from Carl Faller, the oldest active brewmaster in the U. When he died in 1939. In the 1950s, Leisy Black Dallas malt liquor and Leisy Light, Dortmunder, and Mello-Gold beer were distributed in Ohio and 5 neighboring states. Stein brewery in Buffalo. Carter, former Leisy sales manager who had propelled PILSENER BREWING CO. Check out my other items. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. The item “Defunct Leisy’s Light Beer Tap Knob Handle Top Cleveland Ohio Brewing Company” is in sale since Sunday, September 13, 2015. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Breweriana, Beer\Tap Handles, Knobs\Other Beer Tap Handles, Knobs”. The seller is “hwy121″ and is located in Macclenny, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, to Switzerland, NO, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY.