Columbia Brewery Explained

Columbia Brewery
Location:Creston, British Columbia
Canada
Owner:AB InBev
Founded:1898 (as Steele Brewery)

The Columbia Brewery is a brewery that was a part of the Fort Steele Brewery, established in 1898 by Fritz Sick in Creston, British Columbia.[1]

Production

The brewery is known for Kokanee, a light Pilsner-style beer.[2] In the past, Kokanee beers were canned near Vancouver, British Columbia. After undergoing a large expansion of around 44000square feet in 2005, the Columbia Brewery now produces up to one million cans of beer a day.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Fort Steel Brewing Company 1898-1920 . 9 January 2011 . 7 February 2015 .
  2. News: Lorne . Eckersley . Columbia Brewery introduces Alexander Keith's IPA . 16 July 2009 . 21 August 2009 . https://archive.today/20130115102347/http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/article/20090716/CRESTON0101/307169989/columbia-brewery-introduces-alexander-keiths-ipa . 15 January 2013 . dead .