What it must have looked like with trucks coming in and out of the brewery driveway to load for new deliveries and unload return bottles and barrels.  Ken Bolzman, one of the truck driver in the fleet for the Sebewaing Brewing Company from 1955-1961 may remember.  The Bolzmans not only had members of the family working at the brewery, they were great customers and appeared to like Sport Beer as can be seen in the photo.  This is from 1955 at Maurice and Irene Bolzman’s home.

15) Herman and 1) Ida Bolzman (Haag) they are the ones responsible for this group 2) Symbria and brother 16) Leo Sherping, children of 4) Alice Bolzman 3) Vern and 5) Annabelle Bolzman (Wagner) Taking Picture) Ken and 6) Ruth Bolzman (Armbruster) 8) Elmer and 10) Helen Mitchel (Bolzman) 18) Maurice and 9) Irene Bolzman (Leskowich) and Irene’s brother 14) Andrew Leskowich playing the accordion 7) Howard and 17) Laverne Bolzman (Mast) 12) Earl and 11) Elise Mast (Gall) 13) Floyd Bolzman.

The Bolzman start them out young.  Here, in 1957, Sandy Griffith (Bolzman) daughter of Ken and Ruth Bolzman teething on a Sebewaing Beer Bottle.  Ruth claims she walked into this situation after shopping.

(1957) The two semi-trucks in the back were used by Hilbert Bergman who delivered to A & P food stores throughout the state.

(1957) Front view of the Sebewaing Beer delivery truck.

(1957) Ken Bolzman standing in front of his delivery truck.  Ken only had one accident going into a ditch where the brewery sent out a wrecker and a milk truck to pull it out.  A single ½ barrel and 2 cases of beer were lost in the accident.

(1957) This is one of the first Ford trucks featuring the Tilt-A-Cab option.

All photos and detail were provided courtesy of Doug Bolzman.