A & R / Righton's / Kootenay Brewery
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada · Est. 1890
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Three names across thirty-one years. SFU traces A & R in 1890 into Righton's from 1890 to 1893, and then the Kootenay Brewery from 1893 to 1918, with the line carried through Prohibition to 1921. That gap between 1918 and 1921 is the same shape this archive recorded at Nanaimo on the coast: the brewing stops when British Columbia's prohibition bites, the company survives on paper, and the line finally closes as prohibition lifts.
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Timeline
- 1890A & R, then Righton's
The first two names on one continuity row.
- 1893Kootenay Brewery
The name it kept for twenty-five years.
- 1918Brewing stops
British Columbia prohibition.
- 1921Line ends
The company outlasts the brewing by three years.
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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: 1890, 1893, 1918, 1921.
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 A & R / Righton's / Kootenay Brewery
- Is A & R / Righton's / Kootenay Brewery still open?
- No. A & R / Righton's / Kootenay Brewery has closed. BC Pass 57. SFU continuity row traces A & R 1890 → Righton's 1890-93 → Kootenay Brewery 1893-1918 and through Prohibition to 1921.
- When was A & R / Righton's / Kootenay Brewery founded?
- A & R / Righton's / Kootenay Brewery was founded in 1890 in Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada.
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