Archive record · Brewery
33 Acres Brewing Company
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2013
- Archive ID
- TB-15DTQZ90
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Named in dated ownership records. No parent company is held, and each owner's sources are shown below.
From the record
Summary
Brought minimalist, design-forward aesthetics to the Vancouver scene alongside flawlessly executed crisp, clean ales. Mount Pleasant brewery with adjacent 33 Brewing Experiment at 25 W 8th Ave; current menu preserves both core and experimental programs. Legal entity: 33 Acres Brewing Co. Production evidence: Current production — current Vancouver brewery and adjacent 33 Brewing Experiment licensed spaces plus current beer menu. Current guild member — ≥51% BC-Ownership criterion evidence; owner verified, exact equity HELD. Owner as recorded: Josh Michnik — owner. Status as recorded: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Minimalist, design-forward aesthetics meet flawlessly executed ales. A beautifully crisp and clean Vancouver experience.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Family ownership group2013
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current first-party homepage identifies a family-owned and operated brewery; Joshua Michnik is separately documented as founder. Family member/share detail remains unknown.
- Owned by Josh MichnikDate unknown
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Guild identifies owner; exact equity HELD.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 15 W 8th Ave., Vancouver, BCVancouver, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by 33 Acres Brewing Company
Site detail
Founder Joshua Michnik's 2018 first-party retrospective says five years had passed since opening in summer 2013.
The People
Behind the beer
Minimalist Vancouver craft brewery in Mount Pleasant.
First-party journal written by Joshua Michnik identifies him as founder.
The Beer Library
Beers
33 Acres of Ocean
Year-RoundWest Coast Pale Ale
Every core beer is named 33 Acres of something — Ocean, Sunshine, Darkness, Life. The all-white Main Street taproom treats the brewery as a design object, and the naming system is part of it.
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On the record
Awards
- 2024
Belgian Strong Ale — 33 Acres Of Euphoria
BC Beer Awards
- 2016
Belgian Tripel — 33 Acres of Euphoria
World Beer Cup
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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