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Revelstoke Brewery — Oliver Allen north-bank site
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 1891
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-25XPN04Z
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Named in dated ownership records. No parent company is held, and each owner's sources are shown below.
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- Who owns this brewery?
- Oliver Hector Allen (since 1891-05)Verified
From the record
Summary
Distinct physical brewery from Allen's later 1903 operation. Museum reports ales/porter and a lager brewery with 150-ton ice house by 1894. Legal entity: Revelstoke Brewery. Production evidence: Historical production — museum documents May 1891 opening and 1900 closure; SFU BRW-73 corroborates 1891–1900. Historical owner/founder Owner as recorded: Oliver Allen. Status as recorded: CLOSED. PROBABLE DUPLICATE 2026-09-24: Allen's Revelstoke Brewery of May 1891 on the north bank — the sourced record is revelstoke-brewery-1891-historical (TB-ACZ9KQ5W). Not merged here.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Oliver Hector AllenMay 1891
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0029 ("FOUNDER / OWNER"). Built on the north bank of the Columbia River, opened May 1891, specializing in ales and porter; the Kootenay Mail (1894-12-01) called it the largest brewery of its kind in the Kootenays. Allen had earlier run Calgary's Bow Valley Brewery (1888-89) and the short-lived A & R Brewery with Thomas Righton (1890). He closed this brewery in 1900.
- Owned by Oliver Hector AllenMay 1891
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0029 ("FOUNDER / OWNER"). Owner-operator from opening until he closed it in 1900; he later worked for Revelstoke's Enterprise Brewery (1901-02).
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
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Common questions about Revelstoke Brewery — Oliver Allen north-bank site
- Is Revelstoke Brewery — Oliver Allen north-bank site still open?
- No. Revelstoke Brewery — Oliver Allen north-bank site has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. Distinct physical brewery from Allen's later 1903 operation. Museum reports ales/porter and a lager brewery with 150-ton ice house by 1894. Legal entity: Revelstoke Brewery. Production evidence: Historical production — museum documents May 1891 opening and 1900 closure; SFU BRW-73 corroborates 1891–1900. Historical owner/founder Owner as recorded: Oliver Allen. Status as recorded: CLOSED. PROBABLE DUPLICATE 2026-09-24: Allen's Revelstoke Brewery of May 1891 on the north bank — the sourced record is revelstoke-brewery-1891-historical (TB-ACZ9KQ5W). Not merged here.
- When was Revelstoke Brewery — Oliver Allen north-bank site founded?
- Revelstoke Brewery — Oliver Allen north-bank site was founded in 1891 in Revelstoke, Canada.
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