Benson Brothers Brewery
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada · Est. 1904
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Two years, and then it became something that lasted forty-three. Benson Brothers opened in 1904; Arnold Riedle bought it in 1906 and renamed it the Edelweiss Brewery, which ran at 49 Stadacona until 1949. The archive keeps Benson Brothers as its own record rather than folding it into what came after, because a brewery that is bought and renamed is not the same brewery — even when the kettles never move.
The Museum
Timeline
- 1904Opens
Manitoba Historical Society records a two-year run.
- 1906Bought by Arnold Riedle
Renamed the Edelweiss Brewery.
Follow the money
How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 1904Founded
- 1906Bought by Arnold Riedle
Renamed the Edelweiss Brewery.
No current parent in the archive's records — the moves above are history, not present ownership.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26, which cited https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/54/beerincanada.shtml for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
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Lineage dates as recorded in Manitoba Pass 26: 1904, 1906.
Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Benson Brothers Brewery
- Is Benson Brothers Brewery still open?
- No. Benson Brothers Brewery has closed. Manitoba Pass 26 master. Research brewery ID: MB-B0046. Entity type: Historical production brewery. Pass 10 historical recovery. MHS states Benson Brothers Brewery operated in Winnipeg for two years beginning in 1904, before Arnold Riedle bought it and renamed it the Edelweiss Brewery.
- When was Benson Brothers Brewery founded?
- Benson Brothers Brewery was founded in 1904 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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