Imperial Brewery (Nelson)
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada · Est. 1901
Tally's Take
Why this matters
One year. SFU's timeline dates the Imperial Brewery in Nelson to 1901–1902 and that is the whole of it. It needs keeping distinct from the Imperial Brewing Co. of Kamloops — a different business in a different BC city — and from the Imperial Brewery in Montréal, which this archive also holds. Three Imperials, no connection between any of them, and a name generic enough to guarantee somebody eventually merges two of them by mistake.
The Museum
Timeline
- 1901Opens
Distinct from Imperial Brewing Co., Kamloops, and Imperial Brewery, Montréal.
- 1902Closed
One year.
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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: 1901, 1902.
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 Imperial Brewery (Nelson)
- Is Imperial Brewery (Nelson) still open?
- No. Imperial Brewery (Nelson) has closed. BC Pass 57. SFU timeline dates Imperial Brewery in Nelson 1901-1902; distinct from Imperial Brewing Co. in Kamloops.
- When was Imperial Brewery (Nelson) founded?
- Imperial Brewery (Nelson) was founded in 1901 in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.
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