GIPPS BEER

Even before the Gipps Brewing Company was established in 1881, the Gipps name was prominent in the Peoria brewing community. Below is a historical timeline of the Gipps Brewery and its famous Amberlin Beer that had everyone saying "Give Me Gipps!"... German immigrant and master brewer Andrew Eitel founded a brewery on the banks of the Illinois River at the intersection of Franklin and Washington Streets in Peoria. Eitle chose the site because of its supply of cool artisan well water. The brewery, which cost $78.10 to construct, is one of the first established West of the Allegheny mountains... Gipps Brewing Corporation operated along the banks of the Illinois River in Peoria, Illinois from 1881 to 1954. See the History of Gipps and its flagship Amberlin Beer. Our online store offers Vintage Style T-shirts and Apparel so cool you'll be saying "Give Me Gipps!"

Also known as: Gipps Beer, LLC, Give Me Gipps