
Resch's Limited was an Australian brewing company. It was incorporated in July 1906 to manage the brewing interests of German immigrant
Edmund Resch
Edmund Resch (9 June 1847 - 22 May 1923) was a German-Australian brewer. He founded and operated the successful brewing company Resch's Limited, the name of which survives today as beer brand Resch's.
Resch was born in Hörde in Westphalia (n ...
, who had owned regional breweries before buying out
Sydney brewer
Allt's and then building his own brewery. It operated the "Waverley Brewery" in the
Sydney suburb of
Waterloo. Resch operated the company until his death in 1923, after which time it was operated by his sons. In July 1929,
Tooth and Co.
Tooth and Co was the major brewer of beer in New South Wales, Australia. The company owned a large brewery on Broadway in Sydney from 1835 until 1985, known as the Kent Brewery. It was historically one of Australia's oldest companies, having b ...
purchased the company's assets for approximately £2,500,000 and it was placed into voluntary liquidation. Their brand continues in 2018 as
Resch's
Resch's is a brand of beer produced by Carlton and United Breweries, available in New South Wales, Australia. It was also the name of the Sydney brewing company who produced the beer brand and were based in Redfern until taken over by Tooth ...
, now owned by
Carlton and United Breweries
Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) is an Australian brewing company based in Melbourne and owned by Japanese conglomerate Asahi Breweries. Its notable brands include Victoria Bitter, Carlton Draught, Foster's Lager, Great Northern, Resch's, P ...
.
As with other Australian breweries, it also owned a series of hotels, with the
Royal George Hotel in the
Sydney central business district and the
Australian Hotel and
Orient Hotel in
The Rocks among the notable hotels formerly owned by the company.
References
Beer brewing companies based in New South Wales
1929 disestablishments in Australia
Defunct breweries of Australia
Australian companies established in 1906
Food and drink companies established in 1905
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