Columbia Brewery (Rossland)
Rossland, British Columbia, Canada · Est. 1895
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Five years, ending in a merger rather than a failure: SFU dates Columbia in Rossland from 1895 to 1900, and the Rossland Museum records Lion Brewing merging with it in that year. A brewery that disappears into a larger one still needs its own record — without it, the larger one's growth looks like it came from nowhere, and the town's brewery count silently drops by one with nothing to explain it.
The Museum
Timeline
- 1895Opens
Rossland.
- 1900Merged into Lion Brewing
Per the Rossland Museum.
Follow the money
How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 1895Founded
- 1900Merged into Lion Brewing
Per the Rossland Museum.
No current parent in the archive's records — the moves above are history, not present ownership.
Show your working
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
CommercialMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19 - historyProbable
Continuity dates as recorded in BC Pass 57: 1895, 1900.
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 Columbia Brewery (Rossland)
- Is Columbia Brewery (Rossland) still open?
- No. Columbia Brewery (Rossland) has closed. BC Pass 57. SFU dates Columbia Brewery in Rossland 1895-1900.
- When was Columbia Brewery (Rossland) founded?
- Columbia Brewery (Rossland) was founded in 1895 in Rossland, British Columbia, Canada.
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