Annex Ale Project
Calgary, Alberta, Canada · Est. 2015
Tally's Take
Why this matters
A brilliantly progressive hybrid brewery and soda maker. They consistently push the envelope on modern styles in Alberta.
The founding thesisAndrew Bullied and Erica O'Gorman built a brewery in Calgary's Manchester district around the relationship between Alberta barley, mountain-fed water and hops — and a soda line for everyone else at the table.
The Museum
Timeline
- 2015Manchester
Andrew Bullied and Erica O'Gorman open Annex Ale Project in Calgary's Manchester district, close enough to Alberta barley and mountain water to make both part of the pitch.
- 2020sFour year-round, and everything else
Settles into four year-round beers plus a rolling programme of experimental and seasonal releases — and three house sodas made with whole ingredients.
The People
Behind the beer
Co-founded Annex Ale Project in 2015 in Calgary's Manchester neighbourhood.
Co-founded Annex Ale Project in 2015, building it into one of the Barley Belt's most stylistically restless breweries.
The Beer Library
Beers
Root Beer
Year-RoundRoot Beer (non-alcoholic)
Made in-house — the reason kids get dragged along willingly.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Lorem Ipsum
ACTIVEAmber Ale
Alberta Pass 26 — beer added to an existing brewery.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Waste Land
ACTIVEWest Coast IPA
Alberta Pass 26 — beer added to an existing brewery.
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Plan a visit
- Pet-friendly patio
- Burger kitchen
- Gluten-free options
- Vegan options
- Family friendly
- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair accessible
- Gender-inclusive bathrooms
Closed Mondays. Barley Belt — a few doors from The Establishment.
On the record
Awards
- 2024
Gold — North American Style Amber/Dark Lager
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2023
Silver — American-Style Black Ale
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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Connected suppliers & bodies
- canadian brewing awards and conferenceAwarded2024Gold — North American Style Amber/Dark Lager
- canadian brewing awards and conferenceAwarded2023Silver — American-Style Black Ale
Show your working
Sources
- foundedConfirmed
Annex Ale Project began brewing in Calgary in 2015.
Annex Ale Project — Awards · Annex Ale Project
BreweryHigh reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-07Reviewed 2026-08-07 - awardsConfirmed
Gold at the Canadian Brewing Awards 2024 (North American Style Amber/Dark Lager) and Silver in 2023 (American-Style Black Ale).
Annex Ale Project — Awards · Annex Ale Project
BreweryHigh reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-07Reviewed 2026-08-07
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.
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