Jones and Cahn Brewery
Barkerville, British Columbia, Canada · Est. 1865
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Three years, and SFU's dating is the whole record. It ran concurrently with both of Barkerville's other brewing lineages, which means the town was supporting three breweries at the same time in the mid-1860s. Nothing else about it survives here — no brewer beyond the two surnames, no beers, no reason recorded for the ending.
The Museum
Timeline
- 1865Opens
Concurrent with both other Barkerville lineages.
- 1868Closed
Three years; nothing further is recorded.
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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: 1865, 1868.
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 Jones and Cahn Brewery
- Is Jones and Cahn Brewery still open?
- No. Jones and Cahn Brewery has closed. BC Pass 57. SFU dates Jones and Cahn Brewery 1865-1868 in Barkerville.
- When was Jones and Cahn Brewery founded?
- Jones and Cahn Brewery was founded in 1865 in Barkerville, British Columbia, Canada.
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