Dubuque Malting Company

Center of the button contains the Dubuque Malting Company logo encircled by a thin gold ring and bunches of  green grains. Black text is found along the rim.

Increased demand for beer prompted four local breweries to consolidate in May, 1892. The A. Heeb Brewing Company, Northern  Brewing Company, Iowa Brewery, and the Western Brewery joined together to form the Dubuque Brewing Company, which later changed its name to the Dubuque Brewing and Malting Company. In 1910, Dubuque Brewing and Malting Company had grown to become the largest manufacturer in Iowa. The brewery acquired a great deal of property. Many saloon operators simply rented from the brewery until laws were passed stating that breweries could not own and control other business property. To get around this law, the Dubuque Realty Company was formed. This business was nothing more than a holding company for the brewery which could continue to profit from the rented property.