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James Kerrigan and Co.

Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Closed · 1916Ownership unknownMicrobrewery
Founded
1899
Closed
1916
Archive ID
TB-5EEVYNC7
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From the record

Summary

SFU dates James Kerrigan and Co. 1899-1916 in Cranbrook.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Tally’s Take

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.

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The Museum

Timeline

  1. 1899
    Opens

    Cranbrook's first recorded brewery.

  2. 1916
    Closed

    The year before BC prohibition.

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Show your working

Sources

  1. 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 reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19
    Claim last checked 2026-08-19
  2. historyProbable

    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 reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19
    Claim last checked 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.

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Straight answers

Common questions about James Kerrigan and Co.

Is James Kerrigan and Co. still open?
No. James Kerrigan and Co. has closed (1916). 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, Canada.
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