Archive record · Brewery
Charles Boggs Brewery
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Founded
- 1817
- Closed
- 1820
- Archive ID
- TB-5YWD42ZV
- Last checked
- 2026-09-24
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From the record
Summary
[Canada Pass 24]
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Acquired by Alexander KeithDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
DCB explicitly states Keith bought Boggs' brewery in 1820; exact asset/legal mechanics are not further specified.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Events
- Alexander Keith bought Charles Boggs' Halifax brewery after serving as sole brewer and business manager.1820
The Museum
Timeline
- 1817Alexander Keith, brewer and manager
When Keith came to Halifax about 1817 "he became sole brewer and business manager for Charles Boggs" (Dictionary of Canadian Biography). 1817 is Keith's arrival, not a founding date — when Boggs began, and where: UNKNOWN.
- 1820Keith buys out Boggs
"he bought out Boggs' brewery in 1820" — the origin of Alexander Keith's. "In 1822 Keith moved his brewery and premises to larger facilities on Lower Water Street and in 1836 he again expanded, building a new brewery on Hollis Street." What became of Charles Boggs: UNKNOWN.
The People
Behind the beer
DCB identifies Boggs as owner of the Halifax brewery where Alexander Keith became sole brewer and business manager; Keith bought the brewery in 1820.
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