Columbia Brewery

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Columbia Brewery
Founded1898 (as Steele Brewery)
Headquarters Creston, British Columbia
Canada
Owner AB InBev

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]

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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 44,000 square feet (4,100 m2) in 2005, the Columbia Brewery now produces up to one million cans of beer a day.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Fort Steel Brewing Company 1898-1920". January 9, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  2. Eckersley, Lorne (July 16, 2009). "Columbia Brewery introduces Alexander Keith's IPA". Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2009.