Programs
The Society sponsors programs open to the public throughout the year,
highlighting a wide range of Stanford topics. Subjects are as diverse as the
restoration of Memorial Church, physics at Stanford, Big Game heroes,
history of the Medical School, Stanford in Britain, and the archaeology of
the Stanford family house on campus. The Society co-sponsors an annual
observance of Founders' Day, and also arranges field trips for members.
To find an event location, please consult the current campus map.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The Mayfield Brewing Company and the History of Palo Alto
5:00 - 6:30 p.m., Oak West Lounge, Tresidder Union.
John P. Alderete, CBO of Mayfield Brewing Company, will talk about the history of the company and host a beer and ale tasting after the talk.
Alsace native Michel Klineclaus founded the original Mayfield Brewing Company in 1868. The brewery’s first location was on the corner of College and Yale Streets in the College Terrace Neighborhood of the unincorporated community of Mayfield, now Palo Alto. The brewery was later moved to the corner of Lincoln and Second, which are the modern-day California and Birch Streets. In 1871, Christopher Ducker bought the brewery from Klineclaus and ran it for 35 years. In 1906, Ducker retired and sold the Mayfield Brewing Company to Ernest Klevesahl, who ran it with his son Carl until Prohibition forced the brewery’s closure in 1920. At its peak, the brewery produced 1000 barrels of beer a month and supplied a steam beer to the communities of Woodside, Portola, Redwood City, San Mateo and South San Francisco. Eighty-seven years after the original Mayfield Brewing Company closed its doors, it has emerged once again to serve Palo Alto and its surrounding communities.
Please RSVP by October 27 to Charlotte Glasser at cglasser@stanford.edu or (650) 725-3332. For more information, please contact Stanford Historical Society at (650) 725-3332 or cglasser@stanford.edu.
