Ymir Brewery
Ymir, British Columbia, Canada · Est. 1898
Tally's Take
Why this matters
BC Pass 57. SFU dates Ymir Brewery 1898-1908. A locally preserved Ymir history independently recalls a brewery supplying the town's eight saloons around 1900 and remembers its owner only as 'Chris,' of German descent. Full owner identity remains unresolved.
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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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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 Ymir Brewery
- Who owns Ymir Brewery?
- Ymir Brewery is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Ymir, British Columbia, Canada.
- Is Ymir Brewery independent?
- Yes. Ymir Brewery 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 Ymir Brewery still open?
- No. Ymir Brewery has closed. BC Pass 57. SFU dates Ymir Brewery 1898-1908. A locally preserved Ymir history independently recalls a brewery supplying the town's eight saloons around 1900 and remembers its owner only as 'Chris,' of German descent. Full owner identity remains unresolved.
- When was Ymir Brewery founded?
- Ymir Brewery was founded in 1898 in Ymir, British Columbia, Canada.
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