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Picht Brewery lineage

New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Also known as Picht Brewer, Picht and Hoyt, Brewers and Maltsters, Picht Brewery and Distillery

Closed · 1867Ownership unknownMicrobrewery
Founded
1860
Closed
1867
Archive ID
TB-VBCMQ9ZE
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From the record

Summary

SFU continuity row traces New Westminster brewing from Picht Brewer (1860-64) through Picht & Hoyt (1864-65) to Picht Brewery and Distillery (1865-67).

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Tally’s Take

Where mainland British Columbia's brewing starts. SFU's continuity row traces Picht Brewer from 1860 through Picht & Hoyt in 1864–65 to the Picht Brewery and Distillery, ending in 1867 — one business, three names, seven years. New Westminster was the colonial capital then, and this is the first brewery recorded there. The city went on brewing for another 138 years after this lineage ended.

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The Museum

Timeline

  1. 1860
    Picht Brewer

    The first brewery recorded at New Westminster.

  2. 1864
    Picht & Hoyt

    Second name on the continuity row.

  3. 1867
    Picht Brewery and Distillery ends

    Seven years across three names.

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Sources

  1. 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

    CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19
    Claim last checked 2026-08-19
  2. historyProbable

    Continuity dates as recorded in BC Pass 57: 1860, 1864, 1867.

    Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026

    CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19
    Claim last checked 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.

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Straight answers

Common questions about Picht Brewery lineage

Is Picht Brewery lineage still open?
No. Picht Brewery lineage has closed (1867). SFU continuity row traces New Westminster brewing from Picht Brewer (1860-64) through Picht & Hoyt (1864-65) to Picht Brewery and Distillery (1865-67).
When was Picht Brewery lineage founded?
Picht Brewery lineage was founded in 1860 in New Westminster, Canada.
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