Castle Brewery (Nelson)
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada · Est. 1897
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Eight years in Nelson, 1897 to 1905, and SFU's dating is the entire record — no brewer, no beers, no cause. What it does establish is that Castle ran alongside the Riesterer line for the whole of its existence, so this small mining city was supporting at least two breweries at once for most of a decade.
The Museum
Timeline
- 1897Opens
Alongside the Riesterer/Nelson Brewing lineage.
- 1905Closed
Eight years.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57, which cited https://www.sfu.ca/archives/archives-program/research/bc-beer-history-archive/bc-beer-history-archive-resources/timeline-pre-prohibition.html for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
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Continuity dates as recorded in BC Pass 57: 1897, 1905.
Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57 (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 Castle Brewery (Nelson)
- Is Castle Brewery (Nelson) still open?
- No. Castle Brewery (Nelson) has closed. BC Pass 57. SFU dates Castle Brewery 1897-1905 in Nelson.
- When was Castle Brewery (Nelson) founded?
- Castle Brewery (Nelson) was founded in 1897 in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.
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