Mander’s sons, Adam, Jr., and George, continued the business after Adam Sr.’s death in 1891. They increased the venture, making it one of the city’s leading industries.

Adam Mander was born in Germany in 1829. In 1854 he came to Elmira and established a brewery on East Water Street. In 1857 he moved the business to the foot of East Water Street under today's on/off ...