Fox River Valley Beer Distributing

While I was working on that story about brewing in the “Brooklyn” section of Oshkosh, I stumbled across an odd, little piece of local beer history. In 1949, this house at the northwest corner of 21st and Doty was home to the short-lived Fox River Valley Beer Distributing Company.

21st and Doty.

As far as I've been able to tell, Fox River Valley Beer Distributing handled just one brand of beer: Patrick Henry Malt Liquor. That unassuming corner at 21st and Doty appears to have been the portal through which Oshkosh was introduced to the charms of malt liquor.