Archive record · Brewery
Elkhorn Brewing Co.
Greenwood, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 1900
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-N2SDVHJY
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Historical newspaper-derived evidence describes 15-barrel/day output, cellar/ice house, bottling house and ownership transition after Hartinger retired from partnership. Legal entity: Elkhorn Brewery Co. Production evidence: Historical production — SFU BRW-106 and contemporary-derived local history. Historical ownership changes documented. Owner as recorded: Leutfried Portmann; Anton Portmann; Frank Hartinger historically; ownership changed. Status as recorded: CLOSED. PROBABLE DUPLICATE 2026-09-24: the Elkhorn Brewing Co. of 1900 is the Portmann brothers' Elkhorn brewery, burned 24 April 1908 — the sourced record is elkhorn-brewing-greenwood-historical (TB-CXNRPQCT). Not merged here.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Leutfried PortmannOctober 1899
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Legal notice says Portmanns continued business after Hartinger retired. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1331
- Owned by Anton PortmannOctober 1899
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Legal notice says Portmanns continued business after Hartinger retired. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1331
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
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Common questions about Elkhorn Brewing Co.
- Is Elkhorn Brewing Co. still open?
- No. Elkhorn Brewing Co. has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. Historical newspaper-derived evidence describes 15-barrel/day output, cellar/ice house, bottling house and ownership transition after Hartinger retired from partnership. Legal entity: Elkhorn Brewery Co. Production evidence: Historical production — SFU BRW-106 and contemporary-derived local history. Historical ownership changes documented. Owner as recorded: Leutfried Portmann; Anton Portmann; Frank Hartinger historically; ownership changed. Status as recorded: CLOSED. PROBABLE DUPLICATE 2026-09-24: the Elkhorn Brewing Co. of 1900 is the Portmann brothers' Elkhorn brewery, burned 24 April 1908 — the sourced record is elkhorn-brewing-greenwood-historical (TB-CXNRPQCT). Not merged here.
- When was Elkhorn Brewing Co. founded?
- Elkhorn Brewing Co. was founded in 1900 in Greenwood, Canada.
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