Archive record · Brewery
British Brewery / John Woodley & Co.
Kildonan / Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Founded
- 1883
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-NYQB217J
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Status: CLOSED. Ownership as recorded: Historical named brewery/operator; exact ownership structure and relationship to later Brandon brewer remain HELD. Address: Kildonan and Winnipeg, Manitoba (1883 advertisement; exact plant street address unresolved). The Commercial advertised John Woodley & Co., ALE AND PORTER BREWERS, BRITISH BREWERY, Kildonan and Winnipeg, with English Burton Pale Ale, London Porter and Dublin Stout. The brewery is accepted as a historical producer, but the exact plant address and whether this John Woodley is the same J. F. Woodley later active in Brandon remain unresolved. [Canada Pass 110]
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
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Timeline
- 1883'Brewers of high class' — The Commercial, 27 March 1883
Manitoba History no. 74 reproduces the advertisement: "'Brewers of high class.' An advertisement in The Commercial, an early Winnipeg trade newspaper, for local brewer John Woodley" — The Commercial (Winnipeg), No. 26, 27 March 1883 (the primary). Plant address and whether this is the J. F. Woodley later at Brandon: UNKNOWN.
The Beer Library
Beers
English Burton Pale Ale
RetiredBurton Pale Ale
1883 brewery advertisement explicitly lists English Burton Pale Ale. (HISTORICAL) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →London Porter
RetiredPorter
1883 brewery advertisement explicitly lists London Porter. (HISTORICAL) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Dublin Stout
RetiredStout
1883 brewery advertisement explicitly lists Dublin Stout. (HISTORICAL) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Straight answers
Common questions about British Brewery / John Woodley & Co.
- Is British Brewery / John Woodley & Co. still open?
- No. British Brewery / John Woodley & Co. has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped.
- When was British Brewery / John Woodley & Co. founded?
- British Brewery / John Woodley & Co. was founded in 1883 in Kildonan / Winnipeg, Canada.
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