Archive record · Brewery
Vancouver Brewery (Victoria)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 1883
- Closed
- 1894
- Archive ID
- TB-YQPBGJWC
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
SFU dates Vancouver Brewery 1883-1894. Victoria Historical Society records Thomas and Robert Carter's brewery in the 500 block of Herald Street winning medals for ale and porter at international exhibitions. DISAMBIGUATION: this is the Victoria brewery of 1883-1894 on Vancouver Island, named for the island. It is NOT Vancouver Brewery of Vancouver, established 1888 by Charles Doering at Scotia Street and 7th Avenue.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Named for the island, not the city — Vancouver was not incorporated until 1886, three years after Thomas and Robert Carter opened this on the 500 block of Herald Street. The Victoria Historical Society records it taking medals for ale and porter at international exhibitions, which for a colonial brewery meant shipping beer far enough to be judged against Europe's. Eleven years, and one of the few Victoria breweries of its era with named brewers attached to it.
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Timeline
- 1883The Carters open on Herald Street
Thomas and Robert Carter, 500 block of Herald Street.
- 1886A city takes the name
Vancouver is incorporated on the mainland; the brewery was named for the island.
- 1894Closed
Eleven years, after medals for ale and porter at international exhibitions.
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Sources
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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
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Lineage dates from SFU's BC Beer History Archive as recorded in BC Pass 57: 1883, 1886, 1894.
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 Vancouver Brewery (Victoria)
- Is Vancouver Brewery (Victoria) still open?
- No. Vancouver Brewery (Victoria) has closed (1894). SFU dates Vancouver Brewery 1883-1894. Victoria Historical Society records Thomas and Robert Carter's brewery in the 500 block of Herald Street winning medals for ale and porter at international exhibitions. DISAMBIGUATION: this is the Victoria brewery of 1883-1894 on Vancouver Island, named for the island. It is NOT Vancouver Brewery of Vancouver, established 1888 by Charles Doering at Scotia Street and 7th Avenue.
- When was Vancouver Brewery (Victoria) founded?
- Vancouver Brewery (Victoria) was founded in 1883 in Victoria, Canada.
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