Archive record · Brewery
CrossRoads Brewing & Distillery — Downtown Brewery
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2017
- Closed
- 2025
- Archive ID
- TB-J0YGBV3M
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Named in dated ownership records. No parent company is held, and each owner's sources are shown below.
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- Who owns this brewery?
- Daryl Leiski and Cindy Zurowski (since 2017)Verified
From the record
Summary
Downtown production brewery was destroyed by fire Sept. 5, 2025. Current first-party site explicitly labels Downtown CLOSED and directs customers to College Heights, while saying it is working to bring fresh brews back. Do not infer current onsite production at College Heights.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Daryl Leiski; Cindy Zurowski2017
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
2025 municipal letter explicitly identifies both as owners/co-founders.
- Founded by Daryl Leiski2017
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0254 ("OWNERS / CO-FOUNDERS"). Co-founded Prince George's first craft brewery, opened 2017, credited with reviving historic George Street; co-founder Bjorn Butow (the town's first craft-festival organizer) is a research lead. The 2025 arson fire that destroyed the downtown brewery is a lifecycle lead, not an ownership event.
- Owned by Daryl Leiski2017
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0254 ("OWNERS / CO-FOUNDERS"). Co-owner.
- Founded by Cindy Zurowski2017
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0256 ("OWNERS / CO-FOUNDERS"). Co-founder and co-owner.
- Owned by Cindy Zurowski2017
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0256 ("OWNERS / CO-FOUNDERS"). Co-owner.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 508 George St, Prince George, BC V2L 1R7Prince George, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by CrossRoads Brewing & Distillery — Downtown Brewery
Site detail
Downtown production brewery was destroyed by fire Sept. 5, 2025. Current first-party site explicitly labels Downtown CLOSED and directs customers to College Heights, while saying it is working to bring fresh brews back. Do not infer current onsite production at College Heights.
The Beer Library
Beers
Clearcut Lager
German-style Pilsner/Lager
Current brand catalogue; downtown physical producer site destroyed 2025. (HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN PRODUCTION / BRAND CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Old Westie Amber Lager
Vienna-style Amber Lager
Current brand catalogue; current production location held. (HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN PRODUCTION / BRAND CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Cloud 9 Witbier
Belgian-style Witbier
Current brand catalogue. (HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN PRODUCTION / BRAND CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Fast Lane IPA
IPA
Current brand catalogue. (HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN PRODUCTION / BRAND CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pidherny Pale Ale
Northwest Pale Ale
Current brand catalogue. (HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN PRODUCTION / BRAND CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →George St. Brown Ale
English Brown Ale
Current brand catalogue. (HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN PRODUCTION / BRAND CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57, which cited https://www.crossroadscraft.com/downtown 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 2026-08-19Claim 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.
Straight answers
Common questions about CrossRoads Brewing & Distillery — Downtown Brewery
- Is CrossRoads Brewing & Distillery — Downtown Brewery still open?
- No. CrossRoads Brewing & Distillery — Downtown Brewery has closed (2025). Downtown production brewery was destroyed by fire Sept. 5, 2025. Current first-party site explicitly labels Downtown CLOSED and directs customers to College Heights, while saying it is working to bring fresh brews back. Do not infer current onsite production at College Heights.
- When was CrossRoads Brewing & Distillery — Downtown Brewery founded?
- CrossRoads Brewing & Distillery — Downtown Brewery was founded in 2017 in Prince George, Canada.
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