Archive record · Brewery
Brandon Brewing Company (1902) / Premier Brewing Company
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
- Founded
- 1902
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-AJ7VT0E0
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Named in dated ownership records. No parent company is held, and each owner's sources are shown below.
From the record
Summary
State-of-the-art 50-barrel brewery; rebuilt after Christmas 1905 fire; survived Prohibition through export loopholes; became Premier and entered Western Breweries consolidation. Legal entity: Brandon Brewing and Bottling Company / Brandon Brewing Company; renamed Premier Brewing Company in 1925. Production evidence: Historical production — organized 1902, brewing began early 1903; 1905 fire destroyed first plant; larger Assiniboine Avenue brewery followed; renamed Premier in 1925 and later folded into western brewery consolidation. Historical owners/shareholders partially; exact cap table and final production end HELD. Owner as recorded: Alexander Ferguson; Henry F. Maley; Edward M. Maley; later Winnipeg syndicate incl. Andrew Kelly, John Stoddart, George Montagu Black and others. Status as recorded: Closed / successor consolidation. PROBABLE DUPLICATE 2026-09-24: brandon-brewing-company-1902 (TB-FJSVS2BZ) is the same company, with premier-brewing-company (TB-SNF2WT15) as its 1925 stage. Not merged here.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Edward M. Maley1902
What the sources say
Helped organize company.
- Founded by Alexander Ferguson1902
What the sources say
Helped organize company.
- Founded by Henry F. Maley1902
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0044 ("CO-FOUNDER / SHAREHOLDER"). Established c.1902 with co-founders Alexander Ferguson and Edward M. Maley (research leads — no held claims exist for them); the brewery building went up in 1907. Henry Maley was president until prohibition ended brewing in 1917.
- Reorganised as Premier Brewing Company1923
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0044 ("CO-FOUNDER / SHAREHOLDER"). Bought in 1923 by a Winnipeg syndicate — an unnamed collective, honest UNKNOWN — and became the Premier Brewing Company, the successor identity this archive record already carries in its slug.
- Acquired by George Montagu Black1924 – 1928
What the sources say
Black acquired/reorganized Brandon Brewing and later folded the asset into western brewery consolidation.
- Controlled by Premier Brewing Company1925
What the sources say
Brandon Brewing was renamed Premier Brewing Company in 1925.
- Owned by Western Breweries1928
What the sources say
Premier became part of a western brewery holding-company network.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The Museum
Timeline
- 1902Ferguson and the Maleys
"The Brandon Brewery Co. Ltd. was established by Alexander Ferguson, Henry F. Maley, and Edward M. Maley around 1902"; "The business sold lager, ales, porter, and aerated waters" (Daly House Museum's authority record).
- 1907'The Brandon Brewery was built in 1907'
The museum record's building date; the archive's accounts have brewing from 1903, a fire at Christmas 1905 and a larger Assiniboine Avenue brewery after it — 1907 may be that rebuilding. Both kept.
- 1923Premier Brewing Company — 1923, or 1925
"In 1923, the business was bought by a Winnipeg syndicate and became the Premier Brewing Company" (museum record, dates of existence c. 1902-1923); the Brandon Sun and Manitoba legislative records give 1925. Both kept; continued on premier-brewing-company (TB-SNF2WT15).
The People
Behind the beer
Travel Guide
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Straight answers
Common questions about Brandon Brewing Company (1902) / Premier Brewing Company
- Is Brandon Brewing Company (1902) / Premier Brewing Company still open?
- No. Brandon Brewing Company (1902) / Premier Brewing Company has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. State-of-the-art 50-barrel brewery; rebuilt after Christmas 1905 fire; survived Prohibition through export loopholes; became Premier and entered Western Breweries consolidation. Legal entity: Brandon Brewing and Bottling Company / Brandon Brewing Company; renamed Premier Brewing Company in 1925. Production evidence: Historical production — organized 1902, brewing began early 1903; 1905 fire destroyed first plant; larger Assiniboine Avenue brewery followed; renamed Premier in 1925 and later folded into western brewery consolidation. Historical owners/shareholders partially; exact cap table and final production end HELD. Owner as recorded: Alexander Ferguson; Henry F. Maley; Edward M. Maley; later Winnipeg syndicate incl. Andrew Kelly, John Stoddart, George Montagu Black and others. Status as recorded: Closed / successor consolidation. PROBABLE DUPLICATE 2026-09-24: brandon-brewing-company-1902 (TB-FJSVS2BZ) is the same company, with premier-brewing-company (TB-SNF2WT15) as its 1925 stage. Not merged here.
- When was Brandon Brewing Company (1902) / Premier Brewing Company founded?
- Brandon Brewing Company (1902) / Premier Brewing Company was founded in 1902 in Brandon, Canada.
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