Archive record · Brewery
Abandoned Rail Brewing Co
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2022
- Archive ID
- TB-GCTP3V8J
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
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- Who owns this brewery?
- Nicole Breier and Scott Breier (since 2022)Verified
From the record
Summary
Listed in the BC Ale Trail brewery directory (checked August 2026). Independence is as-listed by that directory and has not been independently Founding year not yet on the record.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Abandoned Rail Brewing Co pours in Penticton, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Nicole Breier; Scott Breier2022
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Current official brewery identifies family-owned founder pair.
- Founded by Nicole Breier2022
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0153 ("Founders/owners"). Founded March 2022 with husband Scott on the Naramata Bench beside the Kettle Valley Rail Trail — one of BC's few farm breweries, growing five acres of barley on site. German Brewmaster Peter Schulz is a research lead.
- Owned by Nicole Breier2022
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0153 ("Founders/owners"). Co-owner of the family brewery.
- Founded by Scott Breier2022
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0154 ("Founders/owners"). Co-founder with wife Nicole.
- Owned by Scott Breier2022
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0154 ("Founders/owners"). Co-owner.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 1220 Davenport Ave, Penticton, BC V2A 8V1Penticton, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Abandoned Rail Brewing Co.
Site detail
Current family-run estate brewery using estate-grown barley; BC Ale Trail confirms current operation and NA availability.
The People
Behind the beer
Current first-party brewery story says Abandoned Rail is family owned and operated by Nicole and Scott Breier.
Current first-party story identifies Scott as co-owner; CIPO separately lists Scott Breier as registered trademark owner.
The Beer Library
Beers
Gluten Schmuten Gluten Free Fruited Sour
Current / 2026Gluten-Free Fruited Sour
Tunnel Vision
English IPA
Official product page. (CURRENT/RECENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Gluten Schmuten Citrus Pale Ale
Gluten-Free Pale Ale
Official product page; sorghum-based, batch tested below 20 ppm gluten. (CURRENT/RECENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2025
Porter — Bellhop Porter
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2025
Porter
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2024
Best Beer in BC — Märzen Bavarian Lager
The Growler Craft Beer & Cider Awards
- 2024
Porter — Bellhop Porter
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2024
Best Beer in BC
The Growler Craft Beer & Cider Awards
- 2024
Porter
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2023
Amber Lager — Märzen Bavarian Lager
BC Beer Awards
- 2023
Porter — Bellhop Porter
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2023
Amber Lager
BC Beer Awards
- 2023
Porter
Canadian Brewing Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited https://abandonedrail.com/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
BC Ale Trail — brewery directory · BC Ale Trail
ReferenceMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08Claim last checked 2026-08-19
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Abandoned Rail Brewing Co
- Who owns Abandoned Rail Brewing Co?
- Abandoned Rail Brewing Co is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Penticton, Canada.
- Is Abandoned Rail Brewing Co independent?
- Yes. Abandoned Rail Brewing Co is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- When was Abandoned Rail Brewing Co founded?
- Abandoned Rail Brewing Co was founded in 2022 in Penticton, Canada.
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