Vancouver Breweries Limited
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Est. 1902
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Why this matters
BC Pass 57. Museum of Vancouver dates the 1902 formation by merger of Red Cross Brewery and Doering & Marstrand; Vancouver Breweries built a major Kitsilano plant in 1909 and was acquired by Carling O'Keefe in 1957.
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Brewery record taken from Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57, which cited https://openmovportal.ca/argus/final/ViewRecord.aspx?record=792d036b-ff4a-48d6-a299-e1e19d206763&template=Object 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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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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Common questions about Vancouver Breweries Limited
- Who owns Vancouver Breweries Limited?
- Vancouver Breweries Limited is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Is Vancouver Breweries Limited independent?
- Yes. Vancouver Breweries Limited is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- Is Vancouver Breweries Limited still open?
- No. Vancouver Breweries Limited has closed. BC Pass 57. Museum of Vancouver dates the 1902 formation by merger of Red Cross Brewery and Doering & Marstrand; Vancouver Breweries built a major Kitsilano plant in 1909 and was acquired by Carling O'Keefe in 1957.
- When was Vancouver Breweries Limited founded?
- Vancouver Breweries Limited was founded in 1902 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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