Archive record · Brewery
Rossland Spring Brewery
Rossland, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 1895
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-3SJDCDD8
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Museum calls this Rossland's first brewery; SFU BRW-81 also records an Ice Spring Brewery name on same row, so exact naming/corporate relationship is HELD. Legal entity: Rossland Spring Brewery / John Murphy brewery. Production evidence: Historical production — museum and SFU evidence. Historical founder/owner Owner as recorded: John “Spud” Murphy. Status as recorded: CLOSED. PROBABLE DUPLICATE 2026-09-24: John 'Spud' Murphy's Rossland Spring Brewery of May 1895 — the sourced record is rossland-spring-brewery-historical (TB-T8FR50VP). Not merged here.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Lager
RetiredLager
Museum explicitly documents lager production. (HISTORICAL) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Ale
RetiredAle
Museum explicitly documents ale production. (HISTORICAL) [Canada Pass 102]
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RetiredPorter
Museum explicitly documents porter production. (HISTORICAL) [Canada Pass 102]
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Straight answers
Common questions about Rossland Spring Brewery
- Is Rossland Spring Brewery still open?
- No. Rossland Spring Brewery has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. Museum calls this Rossland's first brewery; SFU BRW-81 also records an Ice Spring Brewery name on same row, so exact naming/corporate relationship is HELD. Legal entity: Rossland Spring Brewery / John Murphy brewery. Production evidence: Historical production — museum and SFU evidence. Historical founder/owner Owner as recorded: John “Spud” Murphy. Status as recorded: CLOSED. PROBABLE DUPLICATE 2026-09-24: John 'Spud' Murphy's Rossland Spring Brewery of May 1895 — the sourced record is rossland-spring-brewery-historical (TB-T8FR50VP). Not merged here.
- When was Rossland Spring Brewery founded?
- Rossland Spring Brewery was founded in 1895 in Rossland, Canada.
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