View Another Province AB BC MB NB NF NS NT ON PE PQ SK YT	Welcome to the Canadian Beer Index's list of Microbreweries in British Columbia. To view other types of listings in this Canadian Brew Tour Database, use the links below. To let us know about a brewery, brewpub or bar that we have missed, please click here. British Columbia Brewpubs(19) British Columbia Microbreweries(30) British Columbia Regional/Specialty Breweries(4) British Columbia National Breweries(3) British Columbia Pubs/Taverns(6) British Columbia Clubs & Associations(6)
Quick Brewery Search Enter either a brewery name, city, province, or area code. or use our: Advanced Brewery Search Quick Events Search Enter text to search or Canadian events database. or use our: Advanced Event Search Quick Real Beer Library Search Enter text to search the entire Real Beer Page Library. or use our: Advanced Library Search	Microbreweries Backwoods Brewing Co. 26004 Fraser Highway Aldergrove, British Columbia Phone: (604) 856-1055 Brewer: Derrick Smith Library Search - Update - Opened: Aug, 1998 Bear Brewing Co. 965 McGill Place Kamloops, British Columbia Phone: (250) 851-2543 Fax: (250) 851-9953 Hours: 9:00 - 5:00 Brewer: David Beardsell Bear brewing moved into new plant. Now using 341 ml. bottle. Library Search - Update - Tours Available - Opened: April 1994 Bear Brewing Company, Ltd 965 McGill Place Kamloops, British Columbia Phone: (250) 851-2543 Fax: (250) 851-9953 Library Search - Update - Opened: 1994 Beaver Beer Brewing Co. 703 - 1399 Fountain Way Vancouver, British Columbia Phone: (604) 732-1399 Brewer: Clifford Thompson Library Search - Update - Opened: 1998 Bowen Island Brewing Co. (Closed) 3300 Bridgeway street Vancouver, British Columbia Bowen Island Brewing Co. beers are being brewed under license at Whistler Brewing. Library Search - Update - Opened: July 1994 Coquihalla Brewery (Closed) 1679 Cliveden Ave. Delta, British Columbia Library Search - Update - Opened: end of March 1997 Crannog Ales Ltd. S6 C38 RR#1 Sorrento, British Columbia Phone: (250) 675-6847 Fax: (250) 675-6849 System: direct fired Brewer: Brian McIsaac/Rebecca Kneen Certified organic brewery brewing Beyond the Pale Ale; Red Branch Irish Ale; Hell's Kitchen (Irish potato ale) Back Hand of God Stout, Old Mill Flax Ale, plus seasonal ales like Bansidhe winter fruit, Pooka Cherry Ale, and whatever else we can make from our farm. We also grow our own hops. Library Search - Update - Tours Available: Tours by appointment - Opened: Jan 2000 Fat Cat Brewing Ltd. 940 Old Victoria Road Nanaimo , British Columbia Phone: (604) 716-2739 Library Search - Update Fernie Brewing Co. 1214 Dicken Road Fernie, British Columbia Phone: (250) 423-7797 Fax: (250) 423-7733 Brewer: Don Moore Started in 2002, the Fernie Brewing Company revived Fernie’s longtime history of producing great beer with the launch of their first product, Fernie Pale Ale, later renamed Griz Pale Ale, in honour of Fernie’s legendary mountain man, The Griz. The microbrewery soon followed up with a second product just in time for summer, their lighter brew, Legendary Lager. And this fall, they generated a good deal of excitement with their third product, First Trax Brown Ale, a distinctive nutty brown ale full of flavour. To date, it’s their best selling product. Available in cans and draft. Library Search - Update - Opened: 2002 Granville Island Brewing 1441 Cartwright Street Vancouver, British Columbia Phone: (604) 687-2739 Fax: (604) 685-0504 Hours: 9:30 - 7pm - 7 days a week (open until 8pm on Fri. & Sat.) Brewer: Mark Simpson Library Search - Update - Tours Available: Weekdays, 12noon, 2pm & 4pm. Weekends - 12, 1, 2, 3, 4pm - Opened: June 1984 Gulf Island Brewing Ltd. 270 Furness Road Salt Spring Island, British Columbia Phone: (250) 653-2383 Fax: (250) 537-1389 System: Northern Brew Systems Capacity: 7 bbl Brewer: Murray Hunter Library Search - Update - Opened: May 1997 Horseshoe Bay Brewery (Closed) 1481 Dominion Street North Vancouver, British Columbia Plant closed in mid 1999. Equipment was sold to Crannog Ales of Sorrento, BC Library Search - Update - Opened: 1982 H‰gar's Brewing Company 235 West 1st Street North Vancouver, British Columbia Phone: (604) 984-7669 Fax: (604) 984-3087 Library Search - Update Kimberley Brewing Company (closed) Kimberley, British Columbia Library Search - Update - Opened: Spring 1997 Legends Brewing Co. (Closed) 1151 Pinetree Way Coquitlam, British Columbia New brewery in location of the Coquitlam Brewing Co. Inc. Closed 2001 but equipment still in place Library Search - Update - Closed: 2001 Lighthouse Brewing Company #2-836 Devonshire Rd. Victoria, British Columbia Phone: (250) 383-6500 Fax: (250) 383-0005 Brewer: Paul Hoyne Library Search - Update - Opened: March 1998 Mt. Begbie Brewing Company Box 2995, 201C Victoria Rd. East Revelstoke, British Columbia Phone: (250) 837-2756 Fax: (250) 837-3082 Hours: Mon. - Fri., 9am - 5pm Brewer: Bart Larson Library Search - Update - Tours Available - Opened: May 1996 Nelson Brewing Company 512 Latimer Street Nelson, British Columbia Phone: (250) 352-3582 Brewer: Jeff Parker The Nelson Brewing Company brews five bold and distinct ale styles using a traditional English brewhouse and fermenting hall. This is a bit of an oddity as most current micro-brewers in Canada are using the more modern, Germanic methods of brewing. The procedures and ingredients (malted barleys, whole-leaf hops and yeast) used in the Brewery are selected with respect to both the traditional English brewing philosophies which laid the groundwork for modern ale brewing and to the new no holds barred attitudes of the North American craft-brewing legions which continue to break new ground in the development of the industry. Of the five ales brewed, four are modelled after classic English styles while the odd ale out is a true North American. Library Search - Update - Tours Available: Call for appointment - Opened: 1990 Old Yale Brewing Co., Ltd. at Vedder Crossing (near old CFB Chilliwack) Chilliwack, British Columbia Brewer: Larry Caza Brewing Cultus Lake Pilsner and Tamihi India Pale Ale. Library Search - Update - Opened: March 2000 R&B Brewing Co. 54 East 4th Avenue Vancouver, British Columbia Phone: (604) 874-2537 Fax: (604) 874-2517 Library Search - Update - Opened: Sept 1997 Russell Brewing Unit 202, 13018 80th Avenue Surrey, British Columbia Phone: (604) 599-1190 Fax: (604) 599-1048 Hours: 9-5 Mon - Fri Brewer: Mark Russell Library Search - Update - Tours Available - Opened: June 1995 Shaftebury Brewing Company (Closed) 7989 82nd Street Delta, British Columbia Operations moved to Okanagan Springs Brewery in Vernon, BC. Library Search - Update Storm Brewing Ltd. 310 Commercial Drive Vancouver, British Columbia Phone: (604) 255-9119 Hours: 9am - 6pm, 7 days a week Brewer: James Walton STORM BREWING continues R & D efforts as North America's first Zero Emissions Eco-Brewery, which includes successfully growing exotic mushrooms on brewery spent grain and vermicomposting. This initiative was started in 1998 by Michael McBride, STORM BREWING President and Chief Ale Officer. Brewers of hand crafted, traditional British style and specialty ales: Kyle Mild- a traditional British Mild Ale brewed with dark malts & lightly hopped. Killick Pale - a Pale Ale brewed with barley and wheat malts & generously hopped. Hemp Ale- an Ale brewed with hemp seeds that impart a mellow, nutty finish and herbal aromas. Library Search - Update - Tours Available - Opened: January 1995 Tall Ship Ale Co. (Closed) 39002-E. Discovery Way Squamish, British Columbia Library Search - Update - Closed: 11/98 Tin Whistle Brewing Co., Ltd. 954 W. Eckhardt Avenue Penticton, British Columbia Phone: (250) 770-1122 Fax: (250) 770-1122 Hours: 11am - 5pm (Sunday closed in winter) Brewer: Richard Grierson/Lynda Lock Library Search - Update - Tours Available - Opened: Aug 10, 1995 Tree Brewing Co. 1083 Richter Street Kelowna, British Columbia Phone: (250) 717-1091 Hours: Open for tastings 12-5pm Brewer: Brew Master, Stefan Buhl Library Search - Update - Tours Available: May to Oct. - Opened: June 1995 Vancouver Island Brewing Co. 2330 Government Street Victoria, British Columbia Phone: (250) 361-0007 Fax: (250) 360-0336 Hours: Retail Store Hours: Mon. - Sat. 10am - 6pm; closed Sun. Brewer: Wolfgang Hoess Library Search - Update - Tours Available: Friday & Saturday 3pm - Opened: January 1985 Whistler Brewing Co. 1209 Alpha Lake Road Whistler, British Columbia Phone: (604) 932-6185 Fax: (604) 932-7293 Library Search - Update - Opened: November 1989 Wild Horse Brewing Co. (Closed) Suite 204 - 399 Main Street Penticton, British Columbia Library Search - Update - Opened: 11/97 Windermere Valley Brewing Ltd. (Closed) Invermere, British Columbia Brewery is located in the Invermere Industrial Park. Library Search - Update - Opened: 09/98 If you know of any, brewpubs, breweries, or good beer bars that are not listed here, please use the UPDATE page to let us know. ANOTHER PROVINCE? Select here to view another province: British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Newfoundland Northwest Territories Yukon Territories

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