Our founder Herman Joseph Berghoff began brewing beer in the late 1800s in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. After successfully selling his Dortmund-style beer outside the World's Columbian Exposition, Herman decided to open a small café that served beer as well as sandwiches in the heart of Chicago. The cafe housed on the corner of Adams and State Streets is now known as The Berghoff Restaurant at 17 West Adams Street, and in homage to our roots we have named the brewhouse: Adams Street Brewery.