Archive record · Brewery
Alberni Brewing Company
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2021
- Archive ID
- TB-KD3XGNJD
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Current official site verifies active craft brewing at Adelaide Street. BC Craft Brewers Guild says established 2020/opened 2021 and identifies Jason Welsh as head brewer and Yvan St. Onge as an owner/kitchen manager. Production evidence: PRODUCTION Local ownership partially identified. Owner as recorded: Yvan St. Onge owner/kitchen-manager lead; Jason Welsh head brewer; full ownership unresolved. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. 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.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Yvan St. Onge2020
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
BC Craft Brewers Guild explicitly identifies Yvan St. Onge as one of the owners and kitchen manager.
- Founded by Heather Welsh2020
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current BC Ale Trail profile identifies Heather and Jason Welsh as founders in partnership with Yvan St. Onge.
- Founded by Jason Welsh2020
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current BC Ale Trail profile identifies Heather and Jason Welsh as founders in partnership with Yvan St. Onge.
- Founded by Yvan St. Onge2020
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current BC Ale Trail profile identifies Heather and Jason Welsh as founders in partnership with Yvan St. Onge.
- Owned by Heather Welsh2021
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
2021 BC Ale Trail feature identifies Heather Welsh as co-owner and founder; current ownership continuity is not independently restated in the retrieved 2026 sources. Source: https://bcaletrail.ca/cascadian-beer-podcast-alberni-brewing/
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 4630 Adelaide Street, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 6N42021Port Alberni, British Columbia
Production brewery / kitchen / taproom
Operated by Alberni Brewing Co.
Site detail
Current Guild and municipal licence evidence agree on the brewery address.
The People
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited https://www.albernibrewingcompany.ca/ 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 Alberni Brewing Company
- Who owns Alberni Brewing Company?
- Alberni Brewing Company is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Port Alberni, Canada.
- Is Alberni Brewing Company independent?
- Yes. Alberni Brewing Company 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 Alberni Brewing Company founded?
- Alberni Brewing Company was founded in 2021 in Port Alberni, Canada.
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