Archive record · Brewery
Victoria Brewery — Swan Lake
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 1858
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-Q6G633P3
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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From the record
Summary
UVic historical research identifies Victoria Brewery as Victoria's first brewery, opened by William Steinberger at Swan Lake in 1858 and using grain from Craigflower Farm in its first brews. Legal entity: Victoria Brewery. Production evidence: Historical production Founder. Owner as recorded: William Steinberger. Status as recorded: CLOSED.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by William Steinberger1858
What the sources say
UVic historical research identifies Steinberger as founder of Victoria Brewery.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The Museum
Timeline
- 1858A log cabin on Swan Lake — the tale, and the doubt
The tale: "German-born William Steinberger started brewing beer in a log cabin on the east shore of Swan Lake in 1858". Historian Greg Evans: "The earliest documented instance for a brewery here is (Steinberger's) Victoria Brewery in 1859, which was downtown"; of Swan Lake in 1858 "there's nothing to suggest anything there other than a glorified trail", and the lake was reported polluted. This record stands for the tradition; the documented brewery is the downtown Victoria Brewery, held separately.
The People
Behind the beer
Travel Guide
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Straight answers
Common questions about Victoria Brewery — Swan Lake
- Is Victoria Brewery — Swan Lake still open?
- No. Victoria Brewery — Swan Lake has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. UVic historical research identifies Victoria Brewery as Victoria's first brewery, opened by William Steinberger at Swan Lake in 1858 and using grain from Craigflower Farm in its first brews. Legal entity: Victoria Brewery. Production evidence: Historical production Founder. Owner as recorded: William Steinberger. Status as recorded: CLOSED.
- When was Victoria Brewery — Swan Lake founded?
- Victoria Brewery — Swan Lake was founded in 1858 in Victoria, Canada.
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