Archive record · Brewery
Merritt Brewery
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 1908
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-V253DAJB
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
First named phase of BRW-130. Physical brewery used spring/creek water; exact legal mechanics of 1913 change to Nicola Valley Brewery are HELD. Legal entity: Merritt Brewery. Production evidence: Historical production — SFU BRW-130 and museum-authored local history. Historical founder/operator Owner as recorded: Louis Forschner. Status as recorded: Closed / name-succession. PROBABLE DUPLICATE 2026-09-24: the Merritt brewery of 1908 is Louis Forschner's Nicola Valley Brewery — one operation from 1908 to 1928 — the sourced record is nicola-valley-brewery (TB-TK7WE8PB). Not merged here.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Louis Forschner1908
What the sources say
Museum-authored history identifies Forschner as founder/brewmaster.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The People
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Common questions about Merritt Brewery
- Is Merritt Brewery still open?
- No. Merritt Brewery has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. First named phase of BRW-130. Physical brewery used spring/creek water; exact legal mechanics of 1913 change to Nicola Valley Brewery are HELD. Legal entity: Merritt Brewery. Production evidence: Historical production — SFU BRW-130 and museum-authored local history. Historical founder/operator Owner as recorded: Louis Forschner. Status as recorded: Closed / name-succession. PROBABLE DUPLICATE 2026-09-24: the Merritt brewery of 1908 is Louis Forschner's Nicola Valley Brewery — one operation from 1908 to 1928 — the sourced record is nicola-valley-brewery (TB-TK7WE8PB). Not merged here.
- When was Merritt Brewery founded?
- Merritt Brewery was founded in 1908 in Merritt, Canada.
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