[4K] Exploring an Abandoned Lehigh Valley Brewery - PA

Neuweiler Brewery was built in 1911. The brewery, featuring its own generators for electric power, first started its operation in 1913. The brewery closed in 1968.
By 1932, the brewery and warehouse buildings were joined as one structure, and the former machine warehouse became an independent electric plant with an ammonia tank and ice machine.
The complex consists of an office building, brew house, stock house, chemistry lab building, bottling house, fermenting cellar, and more.
Neuweiler produced several brands of beer:
Light Lager, Cream Ale, Stock Ale, Premium Ale, Bock, Half & Half, Porter, Stout and Hochberg.
Neuweiler beers were available in the 12 oz. "Steinies" bottles, quarts, cans or kegs. When in full operation, Neuweiler was one of the largest employers in the city.
In 1950 the bottling plant and stock warehouse were expanded, but the brewery operations ceased in 1968 due to growing national competition.
The building was abandoned for over two decades until it was leased from 1992 to 1998. The new owner operated a pesticide, herbicide and detergent re-manufacturing business.
The site was abandoned in 1998 and has been vacant since.
A New York Firm, Ruckus Marketing, purchased the brewery for $1.7 million in March 2014. The firm currently has plans to redevelop the entire property, converting the majority into a new brewing facility.
The remainder of the space will be converted to mixed use commercial office space. The new plans call for a $30 million renovation.
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[@providencerising9086]

TheUnknownCameraman you have a podcast?

[@TheUnknownCameraman]

Yes, not on iTunes or anything, but: kzbin.info/aero/PLaOzF6fKLnUgAWRDS2488_nsCTZfZ3Bha

[@providencerising9086]

You could really pave the way for an Urbex podcast

[@JennyBrett]

I'm binge watching your stuff, your editing skills and video quality blow my mind. Really great work man, thanks for sharing with us! Also, I'm living in PA, your giving me so many ideas!

[@alilforestfairy]

I love going back to this place! Lol the chicks yelling in the beginning is the perfect representation of people in Allentown

[@TheZachman598]

I live in reading but can confirm this is accurate.

[@KowboyUSA]

Read the first line and would've had to ask if that was you screaming. Thanks for not screaming.

[@Technobitsarchive]

Lol

[@mousejjt2]

Allentown in buffalo ny? Sorry never heard of tgis brewery

[@drutalero2962]

@@mousejjt2 no the real allentown in Pennsylvania

[@shoestringeng6473]

Drove past this place today for the first time, I thought it was amazing building so tried to find out more about it. Thank you so much for posting this!!!!! ha ha woman screaming in beginning of the video does seem to capture the flavor of the neighborhood glad you did not edit it out!

[@ianwhiffen]

Wow that would look amazing turned into apartments. The architecture is gorgeous & the stair rails & other bits & pieces inside are beautiful too.

[@graciegj63]

Hebe Goncalves Knowing how old it is, I wonder if it's full of asbestos and would have to be completely gutted out and remodeled, which would cost a lot of money.

[@chadsimmons6347]

yes yes i want to steal the stair railing

[@thewanderingbean88]

This was so awesome to see. I grew up right down the road and always wondered about this place. I always walked passed this place and thought it was such a beautiful building.

[@jimsoutdooradventures2748]

Great video, such a cool old building,hope it comes back to life again. Thanks for the adventure!

[@leannewatts9328]

Would love to see pics of this place when it was new and in operation! Awesome architecture!!

[@suemalone2613]

Going to where none has...gone in a long time, awesome videos

[@RobbieMaynardCreates]

Good Lawd, that was awesome! Love the editing, the history and visuals. You nailed it again. These last two videos are by far my favorites (next the Mt.Manor Inn) Well done, buddy!

[@IndependenceCityMotoring]

Beautiful piece of architecture...glad it will be restored.

[@daviderikcintron]

Thank you so much for this video !!! Lived here all my life and always wondered how it looked inside that building

[@TheUnknownCameraman]

Awesome, thanks for watching!

[@Kinseydsp]

theUnknownCameraman What wonderful work you do Just Love this went there and took pictures from outside the same year! Too old now to go in Places 70 years old, drank their beer when I was young.

[@the_lancaster_libertarian]

that old wrought iron hand rail is so cool!

[@irongreek7722]

Loved the bits of info you included, nice!

[@davestrang8585]

A gem and their memorabilia is very collectable

[@zelbole]

That brewery would make into some of the finest luxury condominiums. Those arched windows are in high demand these days, for the big time clients, even higher profile retail and hospitality services. Medical clinic, and maybe even daycare facilities. Lots of room, can be earthquake proofed without too much work. Keep the original image, and use it for promotion. High profile design concepts could be integrated into the interior. VERY effective and preserves the history at the same time.

[@scronx]

Nice video -- thanks! Hope they make a great success of the renovation.

[@Kinseydsp]

Thanks for Posting this.

[@thomashouston4329]

Love the intro. Also nice info graphics throughout the video too. 👍

[@johnny-becker]

The first 4K video I ever saw and though I only have a standard HD display, the image quality is amazing.

[@grunthostheflatulent269]

Thank you for showing us this ...scar. Someone's going to renovate this place? Best of luck with that!

[@upalevelproductions]

Great find mate, that's one big brewery! 👍

[@davestrang8585]

There has been a lot of respect given to that complex

[@blueeyesbuddha]

Another great video. I miss the historical before shots you would add.

[@puck30]

That Neighborhood is really shaky, I was at an old dance hall around the corner looking at a jukebox and the owners told me a lot of shootings happen on the weekends. It would be nice to see the place get brought back but they have to make that town safe or forgettabouit!!

[@redzeppelin6]

I see this is a popular spot.

[@debibliss6541]

Beautiful old building....

[@drewb52]

It's amazing that in 2014 someone paid 1.7 million dollars for this place. YES, it's super cool, but where would you even begin to renovate it to your own use? AND, how safe is it? It's a cool place, but 1.7 million? Wow!

[@virus_In_Lullaby]

awesome video mate

[@Northwoman1]

What an incredibly fascinating place. Great video, even if the noise in the beginning was little disturbing.

[@dave1135]

I was a year old when this place closed its doors, makes me feel old and moldy too. lol

[@sussybaka5322]

I love it when they take beautiful redbrick industrial buildings like these and repurpose and renovate them instead of thoughtlessly demolishing them.

[@atruckersjourney1889]

I'd grow up in Allentown and never seen inside of this place!

[@marleneriegel5181]

I like your video's better with out other people around talking, just you and your friend!

[@saferkefka]

When I was there in 2006 this place was full of garbage. I see they've cleaned it out pretty well. I take it you guys didn't get to go into the locked areas. When I got to explore the place we had permission of the caretaker and he let us have free roam of the place.

[@graciegj63]

saferkefka Were you able to get any video/pics of the locked area?

[@saferkefka]

Yea, they're on uer. It was mostly full of junk the previous owner hoarded there.

[@graciegj63]

saferkefka Ok

[@Boom-v5m3f]

@@saferkefka is that in a computer? uer

[@kryptonite736]

There was also histoplasmosis which is a similar disease caused by bird crap first time i heard about the disease was when we were living in Indianapolis between 1973 and 1979, It was about 1975 when I first heard of the disease, there was an abandoned amusement park on the east side of the White River which closed in 1970

[@jameshobin4649]

Amazing building

[@rolfsinkgraven]

Would be nice too see a vid about the work going on when it happens.

[@chadsimmons6347]

hey unknowncameraman back in 1984 my brother and me went exploring a old train depot in KCMO ..busted windows 80ft vaulted cieling ..bout 1000 pigeons & now its a main attraction called science city or something like that we just called it the old union station thanks 4 upload

[@Kinseydsp]

How in the world did you Get in when I went there I could not find a way to get in anywhere.Love That Old Brewery, drank their Beer when I was young was very Good Beer and their Cream Ale was wonderful! Wish Ruchus Brewing. would have redid it like they said they would and saved it.

[@largol33t1]

Any news on what will happen to the place? You mentioned someone bought it only a few years ago. I'm amazed they'd toss a few million bucks out and still no restoration work yet...

[@Jason_Phillips3679]

Abandoned factories are interesting.

[@phoenixjnyc]

Lady yelling in the beginning, but amazing video. Please post more videos soon

[@AngelRodriguez-rm3wn]

I drive by it all the time and want to go in it but, we all know fines don't come cheep in Allentown now in days 😭😂

[@ChumlyPage]

Awesome....

[@brianaschino4903]

Next time can u make the font with the buildings history bigger, it was squint worthy on my phone! Great video though!

[@TheUnknownCameraman]

Sorry about that. The text is also available to read in the video description if that helps. Thanks for watching!

[@southerngirl2433]

Well now I need a Beer 😁

[@OldNerdyMeathead]

how about a throwback thursday style retro style vid with the voices hidden. long time fan here . I always thought the hidden voices made the vids bad ass and on another level. lol i bet anything other explorer vids would start copying that trend.anyways thank you for the content and keep it comin.

[@SaccharineChaperone]

Chock full of stuff that could be repurposed! Very cool.

[@Jxllywyd]

Awe childhood ☹️☹️

[@amberrivers81]

I liked other video intro much better it was very catchy please bring it back thank you

[@Thomasrulesrs]

Hey unknown , date recorded?

[@ohsnapitzbean5776]

does anyone know if you can get arrested or persecuted for going here? I am just wondering if it's still open too

[@TheUnknownCameraman]

Fines if you get caught, yeah.

[@wpmiller6387]

Brewed good beer at Neuwilers, much better than the swill Bud, Miller, Coors and Sam Adams brew now.

[@MasterspartanX2]

You never have problems with people inside that places?

[@TheUnknownCameraman]

There were a few other people walking around inside but they were cool and we tried to stay out of each other's way.

[@miklosscus]

looks like somebody has been to the lehigh valley!!!

[@Technobitsarchive]

miklosscus for once

[@cathykruithof]

the text in the movie was to small to read.

[@TheUnknownCameraman]

Sorry about that. The text is also available to read in the video description if that helps. Thanks for watching!

[@Engineer9736]

Lol the exterior of that building looks like the dungeon from Hogtied

[@averagecommenter2514]

This is my favorite spot near me man great video but i hope you dont blow it up with people now

[@KRich408]

A while back a homeless guy was busted for stripping all the cooper and brass from this place he got quite a bit before caught!

[@wlwal1]

very nice video, SIR! Only time will tell if anything happens to this place....$30 million dollars.....sure

[@raedeenbartreau2787]

And am still a METAL head by the way. Good sht.

[@Kinseydsp]

Sucks That nothing is being done to save it! as of 2018.

[@XLordLeamingtonX]

Why is that woman yelling about calling the cops? WTF

[@graciegj63]

twogreatguitars I could barely understand what she was yelling about.

[@moparedtn]

What's with the ranting woman at the beginning threatening to call the cops? Squatters?

[@Burps___]

moparedtn That was the "nana of pilsner", old lady Neuweiler herself.

[@saferkefka]

This place is in the middle of a residential area.

[@moparedtn]

saferkefka and?

[@raedeenbartreau2787]

Hey can you make written commentaries a little bit bigger, I'm old. Thanks.

[@Sun_Downer]

Damn that's an aggressive outro

[@AeroPrimeOG]

Kinda sad it could be a potential place for business.

[@TheUnknownCameraman]

It may be again in a couple of years.

[@AeroPrimeOG]

thanks for uploading man

[@ToddEWalnuts]

There's nothing in this world worse than a loudmouthed woman. Cool video though.

[@__007__]

Todd E Walnuts This is the reason they invented duct tape

[@graciegj63]

Todd E Walnuts What was she saying? I could barely understand her.

[@providencerising9086]

yeah, what was going on there?

[@TheHooters70]

Lets just say I hope she doesn't talk like that around her mother.

[@raedeenbartreau2787]

The people who are talking are obviously not a part of your exploration, and am scared for you guys.

[@KowboyUSA]

Too bad it's filthy & would infect the beer, or I'd brew some there.

[@TheDannybravo]

Get a stabilizer for fuck sakes!

[@toffheee]

Dude this girl like me I was the spaghetti!

[@mirandaallen2245]

OMG IM SOOOOO EARLY

[@rogerdoger1488]

best cheep black and tan remember fondly

[@rogerdoger1488]

nixx besser !