Atlin Brewing / Northern Brewing Co.

SFU traces Atlin Brewing 1900-01 → Northern Brewing 1902-05, evidence of brewery development in the remote northern gold-rush economy. CHECKED 2026-09-24: no source beyond the SFU row was found; Atlin's downtown burned in 1900 and 1914, which may bear on the brewery's short life but is not shown to. The Atlin Claim (1899-1908) on UBC Open Collections is the next read.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

1. 1900
   The Atlin Brewing Company's first beer, July 1900

   The Atlin Claim, 30 June 1900: "The paraphernalia for the Atlin Brewing Company arrived per Scotia on Thursday"; 21 July 1900: "STEAM BEER. The Atlin Brewing Company Turns Out its First Beer This Week ... the opening of the Atlin Brewing Co., with Mr. Wehrfritz as manager." (PRIMARY)

2. 1901
   'The only brewery in the Arctic regions'

   Its advertisement in 1901: "ATLIN BREWING Co. BREWERS OF STEAM AND LAGER BEER ... THE ONLY BREWERY IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS. ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED FOR ALL PARTS OF THE YUKON TERRITORY AND NORTHWESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA."

3. 1903
   Reorganised as the Northern Brewing Co.

   The Atlin Claim, 28 March 1903: "the old Atlin brewery has been re-organized and will commence active operation in a few days. A small local company was organized to take over what was left of the assets of the Atlin Brewing Company, and the new company will be known as the Northern Brewing Co.", with "Mr. Youngmayr, a brewer of repute" to superintend; 23 May 1903: "a sample case of the first brew from the Northern Brewing Co.'s brewery, at Atlin". The SFU row's 1902 for the new name is a year early; the 1905 end: UNKNOWN in detail.