Celestin 'Whiskey' Thomas Middlechurch Brewery
Middlechurch, Manitoba, Canada · Est. 1862
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Why this matters
Manitoba Pass 26 master. Research brewery ID: MB-B0038. Entity type: Historical settler brewery. Pass 9 historical recovery. Manitoba Historical Society documents Celestin Thomas beginning brewing in 1859 and opening a larger brewery on a Middlechurch river lot in 1862, recognized in later sources as the 'first brewery in the West.' This earlier Middlechurch operation is kept separate from the Winnipeg Brewery Thomas established at Colony Creek in 1873.
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Brewery record taken from Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26, which cited https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/74/brewing.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
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Common questions about Celestin 'Whiskey' Thomas Middlechurch Brewery
- Is Celestin 'Whiskey' Thomas Middlechurch Brewery still open?
- No. Celestin 'Whiskey' Thomas Middlechurch Brewery has closed. Manitoba Pass 26 master. Research brewery ID: MB-B0038. Entity type: Historical settler brewery. Pass 9 historical recovery. Manitoba Historical Society documents Celestin Thomas beginning brewing in 1859 and opening a larger brewery on a Middlechurch river lot in 1862, recognized in later sources as the 'first brewery in the West.' This earlier Middlechurch operation is kept separate from the Winnipeg Brewery Thomas established at Colony Creek in 1873.
- When was Celestin 'Whiskey' Thomas Middlechurch Brewery founded?
- Celestin 'Whiskey' Thomas Middlechurch Brewery was founded in 1862 in Middlechurch, Manitoba, Canada.
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