Revelstoke Brewery (Oliver Allen, 1891–1900)
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada · Est. 1891
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Oliver Allen opened in May 1891, and by 1894 the Revelstoke Museum records the brewery being described as the largest of its kind in the Kootenays — making ales, porter and lager, all three, in a railway town in the mountains. It ran to 1900. Allen was not finished with the name: he brought the Revelstoke Brewery back in 1903 with a partner, and that second attempt is held here as its own record rather than as a continuation of this one.
The Museum
Timeline
- 1891Oliver Allen opens
May 1891.
- 1894Largest of its kind in the Kootenays
Producing ales, porter and lager, per the Revelstoke Museum.
- 1900Closed
Allen revived the name separately in 1903.
The Beer Library
Beers
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57, which cited https://www.revelstokemuseum.ca/new-blog/2016/9/12/oliver-hector-allen 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: 1891, 1894, 1900.
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 Revelstoke Brewery (Oliver Allen, 1891–1900)
- Is Revelstoke Brewery (Oliver Allen, 1891–1900) still open?
- No. Revelstoke Brewery (Oliver Allen, 1891–1900) has closed. BC Pass 57. Revelstoke Museum says Oliver Allen opened the brewery in May 1891; by 1894 it was described as the largest brewery of its kind in the Kootenays and produced ales, porter and lager.
- When was Revelstoke Brewery (Oliver Allen, 1891–1900) founded?
- Revelstoke Brewery (Oliver Allen, 1891–1900) was founded in 1891 in Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada.
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