Jacob Moerlein

1844–1897 (age 53)

Brewing executive

Biography

Jacob Moerlein carried on his family's brewing enterprise with equal parts steadfastness and innovation, guiding the operation through evolving tastes while maintaining the high standards his father established.

He remained devoted to his neighbors and employees, and those who gathered at Spring Grove Cemetery remember him as a man who worked tirelessly to uplift the people around him.