Nanaimo Brewery — Mahrer / Nanaimo Brewing Co.
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada · Est. 1879
Tally's Take
Why this matters
The second act on the Nanaimo Brewery name. SFU's continuity row dates Mahrer's Nanaimo Brewery from 1879 to 1890 and the Nanaimo Brewing Co. from 1890 to 1896 — one business under two names, picking up in the same year the earlier Nanaimo Brewery line ended. Seventeen years. The archive keeps it separate from that earlier lineage because the source treats them as separate rows, not because the name changed.
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Timeline
- 1879Mahrer's Nanaimo Brewery
Begins the year the earlier Nanaimo Brewery line ends.
- 1890Nanaimo Brewing Co.
Same business, new name.
- 1896Closed
Seventeen years across both names.
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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: 1879, 1890, 1896.
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 Nanaimo Brewery — Mahrer / Nanaimo Brewing Co.
- Is Nanaimo Brewery — Mahrer / Nanaimo Brewing Co. still open?
- No. Nanaimo Brewery — Mahrer / Nanaimo Brewing Co. has closed. BC Pass 57. SFU continuity row dates Mahrer's Nanaimo Brewery 1879-90 and Nanaimo Brewing Co. 1890-96.
- When was Nanaimo Brewery — Mahrer / Nanaimo Brewing Co. founded?
- Nanaimo Brewery — Mahrer / Nanaimo Brewing Co. was founded in 1879 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
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