Archive record · Brewery
Brandon Brewing Company
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Also known as Spring Brewery, Brandon Brewery
- Founded
- 1885
- Closed
- 1891
- Archive ID
- TB-WVM5H09Y
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Historical brewery. MHS documents the 1885 Brandon Brewing Company, renamed Spring Brewery after its 1887 sale and later Brandon Brewery; partnership ended in 1891. Treated as one lineage entity with aliases rather than three breweries. PROBABLE DUPLICATE 2026-09-24: brandon-brewing-company-1885 (TB-MRE1BF8X, no sources) is the same lineage. The Daly House Museum's record for the Brandon Brewery Co. Ltd. begins only about 1902 and does not corroborate an 1885 company under that name. Not merged here.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Brandon's first brewery, and three names for one business: the Manitoba Historical Society documents the 1885 Brandon Brewing Company becoming Spring Brewery after its sale in 1887 and later simply Brandon Brewery, with the partnership ending in 1891. The archive holds it as one lineage with aliases rather than three separate breweries — the alternative would triple the town's apparent brewery count inside six years. Not to be confused with the second, entirely unrelated Brandon Brewing Company that began building in 1902.
The Museum
Timeline
- 1885Brandon Brewing Company
The city's first brewery.
- 1887Sold; becomes Spring Brewery
Later known simply as Brandon Brewery.
- 1891Partnership ends
Held as one lineage with aliases, not three breweries.
The People
Behind the beer
Acquired/reorganized Brandon Brewing and later consolidated multiple western breweries under Western Breweries.
The Beer Library
Beers
Ale
RetiredAle
MHS documents annual capacity for ale, porter and lager. (HISTORICAL) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Porter
RetiredPorter
MHS and museum evidence identify porter production. (HISTORICAL) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Lager
RetiredLager
MHS and museum evidence identify lager production. (HISTORICAL) [Canada Pass 102]
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How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 1885Founded
- 1887Sold; becomes Spring Brewery
Later known simply as Brandon 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/56/beveragerooms.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
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19 - historyProbable
Dated evidence as recorded in the source pass: 1885, 1887, 1891.
Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 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 Brandon Brewing Company
- Is Brandon Brewing Company still open?
- No. Brandon Brewing Company has closed (1891). Historical brewery. MHS documents the 1885 Brandon Brewing Company, renamed Spring Brewery after its 1887 sale and later Brandon Brewery; partnership ended in 1891. Treated as one lineage entity with aliases rather than three breweries. PROBABLE DUPLICATE 2026-09-24: brandon-brewing-company-1885 (TB-MRE1BF8X, no sources) is the same lineage. The Daly House Museum's record for the Brandon Brewery Co. Ltd. begins only about 1902 and does not corroborate an 1885 company under that name. Not merged here.
- When was Brandon Brewing Company founded?
- Brandon Brewing Company was founded in 1885 in Brandon, Canada.
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