Nicola Valley Brewery
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada · Est. 1913
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Why this matters
Local museum history documents ownership changes, 1922 government-liquor-store sales, 1928 trust acquisition/closure and destruction of abandoned brewery by fire April 1, 1942. Legal entity: Nicola Valley Brewery. Production evidence: HISTORICAL PRODUCTION VERIFIED — SFU through Prohibition era; museum history documents post-Prohibition reopening/ownership through 1928.. Ownership as recorded: PACIFIC BREWERS AMALGAMATED ACQUIRED 1928 AND CLOSED OPERATION. Owner as recorded: Louis Forschner; later Noah Boyden family; Ernest Richter; W. H. Biner; Pacific Brewers Amalgamated. Status as recorded: CLOSED / ACQUIRED / DEMOLISHED BY FIRE.
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Common questions about Nicola Valley Brewery
- Is Nicola Valley Brewery still open?
- No. Nicola Valley Brewery has closed. Local museum history documents ownership changes, 1922 government-liquor-store sales, 1928 trust acquisition/closure and destruction of abandoned brewery by fire April 1, 1942. Legal entity: Nicola Valley Brewery. Production evidence: HISTORICAL PRODUCTION VERIFIED — SFU through Prohibition era; museum history documents post-Prohibition reopening/ownership through 1928.. Ownership as recorded: PACIFIC BREWERS AMALGAMATED ACQUIRED 1928 AND CLOSED OPERATION. Owner as recorded: Louis Forschner; later Noah Boyden family; Ernest Richter; W. H. Biner; Pacific Brewers Amalgamated. Status as recorded: CLOSED / ACQUIRED / DEMOLISHED BY FIRE.
- When was Nicola Valley Brewery founded?
- Nicola Valley Brewery was founded in 1913 in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada.
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