▁▁ ▁Al ps ▁Bra u ▁was ▁tout ed ▁on ▁the ▁radio ▁as ▁" V ery ▁Bav arian , ▁Very ▁Bav arian , ▁Very ▁Bav arian ▁Be er " ▁in ▁radio ▁j ing les ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁musical ▁act , ▁Nancy ▁Lee ▁and ▁The ▁Hill to ppers . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁to ▁mid ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries , ▁several ▁gener ations ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Cent liv re ▁and ▁Re uss ▁families ▁( They ▁were ▁related ) ▁ran ▁the ▁operation . ▁ ▁The ▁Cent liv res ▁were ▁prof ic ient ▁in ▁dig ging ▁well s ▁as ▁exempl ified ▁by ▁their ▁char ity ▁work ▁building ▁the ▁well ▁for ▁the ▁St . ▁Vincent ' s ▁or phan age ▁on ▁Well s ▁Street ▁and ▁their ▁experience ▁with ▁dr illing ▁oil ▁well s . ▁▁ ▁Another ▁Fort ▁Wayne ▁bre wer y , ▁Hoff - Bra u , ▁was ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁between ▁the ▁Cent liv re ▁and ▁Berg hoff ▁operations . ▁Early ▁Hoff - Bra u ▁labels ▁show ▁both ▁the ▁Cent liv re ▁crown ▁and ▁the ▁Berg hoff ▁e agle ▁above ▁the ▁brand ▁name . ▁Hoff - Bra u ▁and ▁Hoff - Bra u ▁Gold ▁Star ▁were ▁produced ▁at ▁the ▁Berg hoff ▁facility , ▁and ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁brand ▁ceased ▁when ▁the ▁Berg hoff ▁bre wer y ▁closed ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁eventually ▁s elling ▁the ▁physical ▁plant ▁to ▁Fal st aff , ▁which ▁operated ▁it ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s