Archive record · Brewery
Brandon Brewing Company (1885)
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
- Founded
- 1885
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-MRE1BF8X
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Early Brandon brewery lineage produced India Pale Ale, Imperial Stout and Porter; ownership and names changed while production lineage continued. Legal entity: Brandon Brewing Company; Spring Brewery; The Brandon Brewery. Production evidence: Historical production — MHS documents brewery built in late 1885, sold/renamed Spring Brewery in 1887 and renamed The Brandon Brewery in 1889; partnership ended 1891. Multi-owner historical lineage; exact legal transfers/equity HELD. Owner as recorded: William Ferguson; S. H. Munroe; A. J. Boisseau; W. J. James initially; Joseph Neumeyer / J. F. Woodley / William Pares later. Status as recorded: CLOSED. PROBABLE DUPLICATE 2026-09-24: brandon-brewing-company (TB-WVM5H09Y, 1885-1891, sourced) is the same lineage. Not merged here.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Joseph Neumeyer1887 – 1891
What the sources say
Purchased plant after water-supply failure; later partnership changes preserved.
- Owned by J. F. Woodley1887 – 1888
What the sources say
Partner in Spring Brewery before leaving for Crown.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The People
Behind the beer
Purchased Spring/Brandon brewery lineage in 1887 partnership; later purchased Crown in 1891.
Partner in Spring Brewery; left in 1888 to manage Crown and became Crown owner in 1890.
The Beer Library
Beers
India Pale Ale
RetiredIndia Pale Ale
MHS explicitly lists India Pale Ale among production under Neumeyer/Woodley/Pares. (HISTORICAL / 1887-1889 ERA) [Canada Pass 77]
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RetiredImperial Stout
MHS explicitly lists Imperial Stout among production under Neumeyer/Woodley/Pares. (HISTORICAL / 1887-1889 ERA) [Canada Pass 77]
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RetiredPorter
MHS explicitly lists Porter among production under Neumeyer/Woodley/Pares. (HISTORICAL / 1887-1889 ERA) [Canada Pass 77]
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Straight answers
Common questions about Brandon Brewing Company (1885)
- Is Brandon Brewing Company (1885) still open?
- No. Brandon Brewing Company (1885) has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. Early Brandon brewery lineage produced India Pale Ale, Imperial Stout and Porter; ownership and names changed while production lineage continued. Legal entity: Brandon Brewing Company; Spring Brewery; The Brandon Brewery. Production evidence: Historical production — MHS documents brewery built in late 1885, sold/renamed Spring Brewery in 1887 and renamed The Brandon Brewery in 1889; partnership ended 1891. Multi-owner historical lineage; exact legal transfers/equity HELD. Owner as recorded: William Ferguson; S. H. Munroe; A. J. Boisseau; W. J. James initially; Joseph Neumeyer / J. F. Woodley / William Pares later. Status as recorded: CLOSED. PROBABLE DUPLICATE 2026-09-24: brandon-brewing-company (TB-WVM5H09Y, 1885-1891, sourced) is the same lineage. Not merged here.
- When was Brandon Brewing Company (1885) founded?
- Brandon Brewing Company (1885) was founded in 1885 in Brandon, Canada.
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