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Ice Spring / Rossland Spring Brewery

Rossland, British Columbia, Canada

Also known as Ice Spring Brewery, Rossland Spring Brewery

Closed · 1903Ownership unknownMicrobrewery
Founded
1895
Closed
1903
Archive ID
TB-T8FR50VP
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From the record

Summary

SFU continuity row traces Ice Spring 1895-1900 and Rossland Spring 1895-1903.

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

Tally’s Take

Two names on one SFU continuity row: Ice Spring from 1895 to 1900 and Rossland Spring from 1895 to 1903, overlapping in a way the source does not resolve and the archive does not tidy up on its behalf. Eight years at the outside. Rossland was supporting four breweries simultaneously in the late 1890s, which is what a gold-mining town at full tilt looks like from the inside.

02

The Museum

Timeline

  1. 1895
    Ice Spring / Rossland Spring

    One continuity row; the two date ranges overlap and are left unresolved.

  2. 1895
    John 'Spud' Murphy, Washington Street and Le Roi Avenue

    "Rossland's first brewery, located at the corner of Washington Street and Le Roi Avenue, was opened in May 1895, by John 'Spud' Murphy" (Rossland Museum, which ends it in 1902; the SFU row 1903).

  3. 1903
    Line ends

    Eight years at the outside.

03

The People

Behind the beer

John “Spud” Murphy
Founder / brewer

08

Show your working

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: 1895, 1903.

    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 Ice Spring / Rossland Spring Brewery

Is Ice Spring / Rossland Spring Brewery still open?
No. Ice Spring / Rossland Spring Brewery has closed (1903). SFU continuity row traces Ice Spring 1895-1900 and Rossland Spring 1895-1903.
When was Ice Spring / Rossland Spring Brewery founded?
Ice Spring / Rossland Spring Brewery was founded in 1895 in Rossland, Canada.
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