Frantz Brogniez, Brewmaster
[Frantz Brogniez - Houston's Premier Brewmaster]
Frantz Brogniez was the Belgian-born brewmaster who turned the Houston Ice and Brewing Company into the largest brewing company south of Milwaukee, and later operated Howard Hughes’ Houston-based Gulf Brewing Company. In 1913, while he was serving as brewmaster at Houston Ice and Brewing, Brogniez beat out 4,096 other brewers around the world to win the Grand Prize at the International Congress ofBrewers. The beer for which was honored was Houston Ice and Brewing’s most popular, Southern Select. During Prohibition, Brogniez moved to El Paso and worked with brewing interests in Juarez. At the end of Prohibition, Hughes coaxed Brogniez back to Houston to oversee the operations of Hughes’ Gulf Brewing Company, which produced Grand Prize beer. Brogniez’ son, Frank, operated the brewery after his father’s death.
More information:
“Magnolia Ballroom Showcases Brewery Museum,” fohbc.com
My name is BROGNIEZ and I live in Belgium, in the ancient mines region called “Borinage”, not far from Mons. Do you knom the origins of this Mr Frantz Brogniez, which name sounds of Belgian origin ?
Salut, Jean-Claude. The Frantz Brogniez discussed here was born on October 26, 1860, at Haine-Saint-Paul, in Hainaut, Belgium. (So, not far from Mons.) His father was a member of the Belgian senate, and also a brewmaster. Brogniez studied at both the University of Louvain and, in France, the Louis Pasteur Institute. Before coming to the United States, he worked in a brewery in Lichterveld. J’espère que ça vous aide.