Archive record · Brewery
Backroads Brewing Company
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2017
- Archive ID
- TB-MFZKH0XV
- 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?
- Brent Malysh, Tracey Brown and Mike Kelly (since 2017)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
Backroads Brewing Company pours in Nelson, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Brent Malysh; Tracey Brown; Mike Kelly2017
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Current first-party still identifies Mike as co-owner/Brewmaster; full 2026 equity HELD.
- Founded by Brent Malysh2017
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0221 ("FOUNDING / OWNERSHIP TEAM"). Founder and CEO, bringing marketing and hospitality experience; opened 2017-02-27 in Nelson.
- Owned by Brent Malysh2017
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0221 ("FOUNDING / OWNERSHIP TEAM"). One of three co-owners.
- Founded by Tracey Brown2017
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0223 ("FOUNDING / OWNERSHIP TEAM"). Co-founder, bringing the financial background.
- Owned by Tracey Brown2017
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0223 ("FOUNDING / OWNERSHIP TEAM"). Co-owner.
- Founded by Mike Kelly2017
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0225 ("FOUNDING / OWNERSHIP TEAM"). Co-founder and brewmaster with 30+ years of brewing behind him.
- Owned by Mike Kelly2017
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0225 ("FOUNDING / OWNERSHIP TEAM"). Co-owner.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 460 Baker St, Nelson, BC V1L 4H7Nelson, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Backroads Brewing Company
Site detail
Current BC Ale Trail brewery; brewing in Nelson since March 2017.
The People
Behind the beer
Founding ownership team.
Founding ownership team.
Current first-party names Mike as co-owner/Brewmaster; former Nelson Brewing brewmaster.
The Beer Library
Beers
First Descent Northwest IPA
Current / Nelson tap listNorthwest IPA
Cerveza De Limon Mexican Lime Lager
Current / Nelson tap listMexican Lime Lager
Old Tom Cobley English Pub Ale
Current / Nelson tap listEnglish Pub Ale
Schwarzbar Black Lager
Current / Nelson tap listBlack Lager
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited https://backroadsbrewing.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 Backroads Brewing Company
- Who owns Backroads Brewing Company?
- Backroads Brewing Company is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Nelson, Canada.
- Is Backroads Brewing Company independent?
- Yes. Backroads 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 Backroads Brewing Company founded?
- Backroads Brewing Company was founded in 2017 in Nelson, Canada.
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