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Who owns this brewery?
From the archive
Brent Malysh, Tracey Brown and Mike Kelly (since 2017)
VERIFIEDYESEvidence BChecked 2026-09-08
- Since
- 2017
- Direct owner
- Brent Malysh, Tracey Brown and Mike Kelly
How Tally knows
The archive holds 3 dated, evidenced ownership events for Backroads Brewing Company: Backroads Brewing Company is owned by Brent Malysh (2017); Backroads Brewing Company is owned by Tracey Brown (2017); Backroads Brewing Company is owned by Mike Kelly (2017). Each event cites its source, listed below; the current owner is read from the most recent event, and Tally does not restate it as the ultimate parent — that is a separate question.
Evidence
3 sources
- Kootenay Business — All in the loop at Backroads Brewing Company (accessed 2026-08-23) Proves: 2022 feature identifies Brent Malysh, Tracey Brown and Mike Kelly as Backroads owners/founding members.
- Backroads Brewing is Opening for Business in Nelson BC — Beer Me British Columbia (accessed 2026-09-08) Proves: Backroads opened 2017-02-27.
- Nelson's new Backroads Brewing Co. — Kootenay Business (accessed 2026-09-08) Proves: Award-winning brewer Mike Kelly co-founded Backroads Brewing.
The chain
- 2017Brent Malyshowned_by — Resolves held claim HOC-0221 ("FOUNDING / OWNERSHIP TEAM"). One of three co-owners.
- 2017Tracey Brownowned_by — Resolves held claim HOC-0223 ("FOUNDING / OWNERSHIP TEAM"). Co-owner.
- 2017Mike Kellyowned_by — Resolves held claim HOC-0225 ("FOUNDING / OWNERSHIP TEAM"). Co-owner.
Connections
- Backroads Brewing Companyowned byBrent Malysh
- Backroads Brewing Companyowned byTracey Brown
- Backroads Brewing Companyowned byMike Kelly
What we still don’t know
No open research gaps recorded for this answer.