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Histories and studies

Phillips, Noëlle. 2020. Craft Beer Culture and Modern Medievalism: Brewing Dissent. Leeds: Arc Humanities Press. []

Bellamy, Matthew J. 2019. Brewed in the North: A History of Labatt's. Montreal: McGill - Queen's University Press. []

James, Rick. 2018. Don’t Never Tell Nobody Nothin’ No How: The Real Story of West Coast Rum Running. Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing. []

Appleton, Frank. 2016. Brewing Revolution: Pioneering the Craft Beer Movement. Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing. []

Mofford, Glen A. 2016. Aqua Vitae: A History of the Saloons and Hotel Bars of Victoria, 1851-1917. Touchwood Editions. [ | ]

Francis, Daniel. 2014. Closing Time: Prohibition, Rum-Runners, and Border Wars. Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre. []

Moore, Stephen T. 2014. Bootleggers and Borders: The Paradox of Prohibition on a Canada-U.S. Borderland. University of Nebraska Press. []

Oke, Nancy and Robert Griffin, eds. 2011. Feeding the Family: 100 Years of Food and Drink in Victoria. Victoria: Royal British Columbia Museum.

Wilson, Bill. 2011. Beer Barons of BC: Featuring the Secrets of the Stanley Park Brewery. Lantzville, BC: Tamahi Publications.

Coutts, Ian. 2010. Brew North: How Canadians Made Beer and Beer Made Canada. Vancouver: Grey Stone Books. [ | ]

Hamilton, Douglas L. 2004. Sobering Dilemma: A History of Prohibition in British Columbia. Vancouver: Ronsdale Press. []

Hagelund, William. 2003. House of Suds: A History of Brewing in Western Canada. Surrey BC: Hancock House Publishers.

Campbell, Robert A. 2001. Sit Down and Drink your Beer: Regulating Vancouver's Beer Parlours, 1925-1954. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. []

Sneath, Allen Winn. 2001. Brewed in Canada: The Untold Story of Canada's 300-Year-Old Brewing Industry. Toronto: Dundurn Press. [ | ]

Wenzel, Jan-Udo. 1993. Ginter. Prince George: The Caitlin Press.

Campbell, Robert A. 1991. Demon Rum or Easy Money: Government Control of Liquor in British Columbia from Prohibition to Privatization. Ottawa: Carleton University Press. []

Donaldson, Gerald and Gerald Lampert. 1975. The Great Canadian Beer Book. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. []

Watson, George. 1974. Pioneer Breweries of British Columbia: A Look at BC Breweries from a Collector's Point of View. Westward Collector Publishing.

Brewers Association of Canada. 1965. Brewing in Canada. Ottawa: Brewers Association of Canada.

Western Brewer. 1903. One Hundred Years of Brewing: A Supplement to The Western Brewer. Chicago: H.S. Rich and Company.

Canada, Royal Commission on the Liquor Taffic in Canada. 1895. "Report of the Royal Commission on the Liquor Taffic in Canada." Ottawa: S.E. Dawson. []

Theses

Anderson, Benjamin. 2022. "Craft Capitalism: Labour and the Narratives of Artisanal Production." PhD diss., ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, Burnaby, BC. []

Evans, Greg. 1991. "The Vancouver Island Brewing Industry: 1858–1917," MA diss., University of Victoria, Victoria, BC. []

Guidebooks

Wiebe, Joe. 2015. Craft Beer Revolution: The Insider's Guide to BC Breweries. Second Edition. Madeira Park: Douglas and McIntyre. []

Wiebe, Joe. 2013. Craft Beer Revolution: The Insider's Guide to BC Breweries. First Edition. Madeira Park: Douglas and McIntyre. [ | ]

Stott, Jon C. 2011. Beer Quest West: The Craft Breweries of Alberta and British Columbia. Touchwood Editions. []

Buijs, Leo. 2010. Beers of British Columbia: A Guide to Micro/Macro Breweries, Brewpubs and their Beers. Seaview Investments. []

Lee, John. 2010. Drinking Vancouver: 100+ Great Bars in the City and Beyond. Touchwood Editions. []

Jones, Gabriel and Zac Manson. 2006. Passport to Beer: A Beer Lovers Guide to Western Canada's Best Beer and Where to Drink It. 2006/2007 Edition. Passport to Beer. []

Zucker, Ina, Hudson Dodd and Matthew Latterell. 2000. The Brewpub Explorer of the Pacific Northwest. Jasi. []

Beaumont, Stephen. 1994. Great Canadian Beer Guide: The Best Beers, the Best Breweries, the Best Brewpubs. Macmillan Canada. []

Erickson, Jack. 1991. Brewery Adventures in the Wild West. RedBrick Press. []

Moyes, Robert. 1991. Island Pubbing II: A Guide to the Pubs on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Orca Book Publishers. []

Bowering, Ian. 1990. In Search of the Perfect Brew: A Guide to Canada's Brewpubs and Microbreweries. General Store Publishing House. []

Kennedy, Ian and Gordon R. Elliott. 1986. The Pick of the Neighbourhood Pubs: A Guided Tour in British Columbia. Heritage House Publishing Company. [ | ]

Tyrrrell, Bob and Boyd Corrigan. 1984. Island Pubbing: A Guide to the Pubs on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Orca Book Publishers. []

Other (non-¶¡ÏãÔ°AV) archival sources

This listing highlights surviving records of BC's past breweries and brewers. But photographs of historical breweries can be found across many sources not listed here. The makes many of its photographs available and searchable online. brings together descriptions of holdings from across the province, but it does not include digital copies. The site provides online access to digitized photos and other materials from many community repositories.

British Columbia Archives

• [controlled number of Pacific coast breweries]. 1934-1943. 1 cm textual records. Fonds PR-1166.
• . 1892-1981. 5.8 m textual records, 47 plans. Fonds PR-0613.
•  [Barkerville brewer]. 1874-1880. 2 cm textual records. Fonds PR-1375. 
• [Empire Brewing Company]. 1925-1927. 5 cm textual records. Fonds PR-0121.
• . 1909-1950. 1.25 m textual records. Fonds PR-0219. 
• . 1865-1881. 11 cm textual records. Fonds PR-0282.

City of Vancouver Archives

• . 1976. 3 pages. Fonds AM406. 
•  [numerous subject files on Vancouver brewing history]. [ca. 1860]-1974. 114 m textual records, ca. 20300 photographs. Fonds AM54. 

Fort Steele Heritage Town Archives

• . 1898-1901. 2 cm textual records. Fonds MS 35.

Nanaimo Community Archives

• . 1892-1900. 4 cm textual records. Nanaimo Community Archives.

Revelstoke Museum and Archives

•  [Enterprise Brewery]. 1886-1944. 12 cm textual records, ca. 200 photographs.