Archive record · Brewery
Manitoba Brewery Company
Silver Heights, Manitoba, Canada
Also known as Manitoba Brewery Co.
- Founded
- 1871
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-0RSWNQNN
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Historical production brewery. Early Manitoba legislative history records an Act to incorporate the Manitoba Brewery Company in 1871. Alexander Begg's contemporary-era Ten Years in Winnipeg states that by 1872 the company had spent heavily on buildings and had commenced brewing at Silver Heights, but struggled because of the distance from Winnipeg. Exact closing year and shareholder identities remain UNKNOWN. CHECKED 2026-09-24: the Manitoba Historical Society's Silver Heights pages (McKay's, then Donald Smith's residence) make no mention of a brewery, and nothing connects John Christian Schultz to it; Begg's account remains the only source. Shareholders and end: UNKNOWN.
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Brewery record taken from Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26, which cited https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/books/tenyearsinwinnipeg.pdf for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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Common questions about Manitoba Brewery Company
- Is Manitoba Brewery Company still open?
- No. Manitoba Brewery Company has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. Historical production brewery. Early Manitoba legislative history records an Act to incorporate the Manitoba Brewery Company in 1871. Alexander Begg's contemporary-era Ten Years in Winnipeg states that by 1872 the company had spent heavily on buildings and had commenced brewing at Silver Heights, but struggled because of the distance from Winnipeg. Exact closing year and shareholder identities remain UNKNOWN. CHECKED 2026-09-24: the Manitoba Historical Society's Silver Heights pages (McKay's, then Donald Smith's residence) make no mention of a brewery, and nothing connects John Christian Schultz to it; Begg's account remains the only source. Shareholders and end: UNKNOWN.
- When was Manitoba Brewery Company founded?
- Manitoba Brewery Company was founded in 1871 in Silver Heights, Canada.
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