Archive record · Brewery
Northern Brewing Co.
Atlin, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 1902
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-EFFVVT25
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Yukon Archives caption corrects an image labelled Atlin Brewing Company to Northern Brewing Co. Ltd. And identifies Konrad Wawrecka as brewmaster. Legal entity: Northern Brewing Co. Ltd. Production evidence: Historical production — SFU BRW-112; Yukon Archives photo identifies brewery plant and rock warehouse. SFU SAME-ROW Successor from atlin brewing; Exact legal/corporate transition held. Owner as recorded: UNKNOWN; Konrad Wawrecka documented as brewmaster, not owner. Status as recorded: CLOSED. PROBABLE DUPLICATE 2026-09-24: Northern Brewing (1902) is the second name on the SFU row — the sourced record is atlin-northern-brewing-historical (TB-KNAHFHXX). Not merged here.
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Named as brewmaster in Yukon Archives caption for 1906 brewery-plant photograph.
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Common questions about Northern Brewing Co.
- Is Northern Brewing Co. still open?
- No. Northern Brewing Co. has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. Yukon Archives caption corrects an image labelled Atlin Brewing Company to Northern Brewing Co. Ltd. And identifies Konrad Wawrecka as brewmaster. Legal entity: Northern Brewing Co. Ltd. Production evidence: Historical production — SFU BRW-112; Yukon Archives photo identifies brewery plant and rock warehouse. SFU SAME-ROW Successor from atlin brewing; Exact legal/corporate transition held. Owner as recorded: UNKNOWN; Konrad Wawrecka documented as brewmaster, not owner. Status as recorded: CLOSED. PROBABLE DUPLICATE 2026-09-24: Northern Brewing (1902) is the second name on the SFU row — the sourced record is atlin-northern-brewing-historical (TB-KNAHFHXX). Not merged here.
- When was Northern Brewing Co. founded?
- Northern Brewing Co. was founded in 1902 in Atlin, Canada.
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