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Revelstoke Brewery (Oliver Allen, 1891–1900)
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 1891
- Closed
- 1900
- Archive ID
- TB-ACZ9KQ5W
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
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.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
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.
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Timeline
- 1890Before it: A & R Brewery, two months long
Oliver Hector Allen came from Calgary's Bow Valley Brewery in 1889; "he partnered with Thomas Righton to open A & R Brewery in August 1890. The business was dissolved by October the same year", and Allen built the Revelstoke Brewery on the north bank of the Columbia, "specializing in fine class ales and porter" (Revelstoke Museum).
- 1891Oliver Allen opens
May 1891.
- 1893A lager plant added
The Kootenay Star, 30 December 1893: "a lager beer brewing plant has recently been added to the Revelstoke Brewery" — the same review that records J. E. Long re-opening the separate Kootenay Brewery. (PRIMARY)
- 1894Largest of its kind in the Kootenays
Producing ales, porter and lager, per the Revelstoke Museum.
- 1900Closed
Allen revived the name separately in 1903.
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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
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19 - historyProbable
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 reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim 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.
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 (1900). 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, Canada.
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