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BC Beer History Archive

Learn about the history of beer and brewing in British Columbia – from the first breweries in Victoria in the late 1850s to today's flourishing craft beer scene. SFU Archives started acquiring records in this area in 2021, and our holdings now include the records of breweries and industry-related associations and organizations, as well as the personal archives of brewery entrepreneurs, beer historians, writers and collectors. Dave Smith, editor of , suggested we call it the BC Beer History Archive and so the name was born. Check here for regular updates and information about new acquisitions.

Have materials to donate? See the Donate page for more information about donating your records to SFU Archives.

What's new?

April 2025 - Issues of CAMRA Canada's newsletter What's Brewing (1983-1992) digitzed and uploaded (Dave Smith fonds, ). New administrative histories (, ) and biographical sketches prepared ().

November 2024 - Documents and photographs relating to Charles Doering – founder of the Vancouver Brewery (1888) – donated by Doering's great-great-grandson, Jerrold Dennis Mutter; not yet processed (F-353).

May 2024 – ca. 125 files digitized and uploaded to the Greg Evans fonds (), descriptions updated.

February 2024 â€“ Findig aid to the Dave Smith fonds () published.

Last updated: April 17, 2025