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Vernon Spring / Vernon Brewery lineage

Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

Also known as Vernon Spring Brewery, Vernon Brewery

Closed · 1921Ownership unknownMicrobrewery
Founded
1891
Closed
1921
Archive ID
TB-JG0PHP01
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From the record

Summary

SFU records Vernon Spring Brewery 1891-97, a gap, then Vernon Brewery 1906-17 and through Prohibition to 1921 on the same continuity row.

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

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The Museum

Timeline

  1. 1891
    Vernon Spring Brewery, 'now long gone'

    The Greater Vernon Museum: "our city's first brewery, the Vernon Spring Brewery, is now long gone" — the SFU row has Vernon Spring Brewery 1891-97, a gap, then Vernon Brewery 1906-17 and through prohibition (from 1 October 1917) to 1921. Founder, site and why it did not reopen after repeal: UNKNOWN; the museum is the ask.

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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

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 Vernon Spring / Vernon Brewery lineage

Is Vernon Spring / Vernon Brewery lineage still open?
No. Vernon Spring / Vernon Brewery lineage has closed (1921). SFU records Vernon Spring Brewery 1891-97, a gap, then Vernon Brewery 1906-17 and through Prohibition to 1921 on the same continuity row.
When was Vernon Spring / Vernon Brewery lineage founded?
Vernon Spring / Vernon Brewery lineage was founded in 1891 in Vernon, Canada.
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