Cranbrook Brewing Co.
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada · Est. 1912
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Forty-four years, through Prohibition and into the industrial era — SFU's continuity shows it surviving what closed most of the province's brewing companies. It is the third Cranbrook brewery in this archive and the only one that lasted, and beyond the dates almost nothing about it is recorded. A long life thinly documented is a more honest entry than a short life dressed up.
The Museum
Timeline
- 1912Opens
Cranbrook's third recorded brewery.
- 1956Closed
Forty-four years, having survived Prohibition.
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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: 1912, 1956.
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 Cranbrook Brewing Co.
- Is Cranbrook Brewing Co. still open?
- No. Cranbrook Brewing Co. has closed. BC Pass 57. SFU dates Cranbrook Brewing Co. 1912-1956 and shows survival through Prohibition into the industrial era.
- When was Cranbrook Brewing Co. founded?
- Cranbrook Brewing Co. was founded in 1912 in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada.
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