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Jones' Brewery
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Also known as Jones' Brewery, Upper Water Street
- Founded
- 1889
- Archive ID
- TB-Z4STZ7R8
- Last checked
- 2026-09-24
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Summary
[Canada Pass 24] CHECKED 2026-09-24: the record's city was the province name; the 1889-90 directory places it at 522-526 Upper Water Street, Halifax. Do not conflate with Simeon Jones's Red Ball brewery of Saint John (bought by the Olands in 1918-19).
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Where it brewed
- 522, 524 & 526 Upper Water Street, Halifax, NS
PRODUCTION / BOTTLING
Operated by Jones' Brewery
Events
- Jones' Brewery is documented as brewers and bottlers at 522, 524 & 526 Upper Water Street, Halifax.1889
DIRECTORY EVIDENCE
The Museum
Timeline
- 1889522-526 Upper Water Street, Halifax
An advertisement in Frederick's Prince Edward Island Directory for 1889-90 (PRIMARY): "JONES' BREWERY. BREWERS AND BOTTLERS, 522 524 & 526 UPPER WATER STREET, HALIFAX, N.S." A different firm from Simeon Jones, brewer, of Saint John, New Brunswick, who advertises "ALE & PORTER" in the same volume. Not named among the breweries amalgamated in 1895; proprietor, start and end: UNKNOWN.
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