James Kerrigan and Co.
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada · Est. 1899
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Seventeen years, ending the year before British Columbia's prohibition arrived. SFU's dating — 1899 to 1916 — is the entire record: no beers, no brewer beyond the company name, no cause. The archive would rather show that than dress it up. Cranbrook's first recorded brewery.
The Museum
Timeline
- 1899Opens
Cranbrook's first recorded brewery.
- 1916Closed
The year before BC 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: 1899, 1916.
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 James Kerrigan and Co.
- Is James Kerrigan and Co. still open?
- No. James Kerrigan and Co. has closed. BC Pass 57. SFU dates James Kerrigan and Co. 1899-1916 in Cranbrook.
- When was James Kerrigan and Co. founded?
- James Kerrigan and Co. was founded in 1899 in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada.
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