. ▁▁▁ ▁Old ▁Crown ▁produced ▁Ren ner ▁Golden ▁Am ber ▁Be er , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Old ▁German ▁and ▁Kings ▁B rew ▁under ▁the ▁" R en ner ▁B rew ing ▁Co ." ▁name , ▁for ▁sale ▁in ▁Ohio . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁the ▁bre wer y ▁under w ent ▁a ▁million ▁doll ar ▁renov ation , ▁with ▁updated ▁equipment , ▁special ized ▁equipment ▁for ▁dist illing ▁hop ▁oil , ▁a ▁more ▁efficient ▁production ▁process , ▁new ▁bre wing ▁technology ▁( They ▁called ▁it ▁" S mo other izing "), ▁much ▁expanded ▁capacity , ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁new ▁production ▁facility ▁that ▁d war f ed ▁the ▁original ▁bre wer y , ▁which ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁it , ▁forcing ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁cut ▁a ▁fairly ▁sharp ▁curve ▁into ▁Sp y ▁Run ▁Avenue ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁large ▁new ▁building . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁around ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁Old ▁Crown ▁label ▁changed ▁from ▁the ▁red , ▁black ▁and ▁gold , ▁g oth ic ▁design ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁using ▁since ▁the ▁ 3 0 s , ▁to ▁a ▁simpler , ▁more ▁modern ▁style : ▁Red , ▁white ▁and ▁gold ▁for ▁be er ▁and ▁green ▁and ▁silver ▁for ▁ale . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁design ▁last ed , ▁with ▁occas ional ▁minor ▁changes , ▁until ▁the ▁bre wer y ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁bre wer y ' s ▁best - known ▁brand ▁was ▁Old ▁Crown , ▁a ▁ren aming ▁of ▁their ▁earlier ▁Cent liv re