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Backroads Brewing Co. – Osoyoos

Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada

ActiveOwnership unknownMicrobrewery
Founded
2023
Archive ID
TB-YA5A5K20
Last checked
Not yet checked

Who owns this brewery?

Brent Malysh; Tracey Brown, Mike Kelly, Brent Malysh and 2 more

Named in dated ownership records. No parent company is held, and each owner's sources are shown below.

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From the record

Summary

Second Backroads brewery; first-party site says brewing in South Okanagan since 2023. BC Craft Brewers Guild gives July 2023 establishment and confirms Osoyoos production.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Ownership & corporate history

  1. Owned by Brent Malysh; Tracey Brown2022

    Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.

    What the sources say

    2022 owner feature and 2023 acquisition reporting identify Malysh and Brown with Mike Kelly; exact 2026 equity is not inferred.

  2. Owned by Brent Malysh2022

    Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.

    What the sources say

    2022 owner feature and 2023 acquisition reporting identify Malysh and Brown with Mike Kelly; exact 2026 equity is not inferred. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1123; SRC-CA-1129

  3. Owned by Tracey Brown2022

    Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.

    What the sources say

    2022 owner feature and 2023 acquisition reporting identify Malysh and Brown with Mike Kelly; exact 2026 equity is not inferred. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1123; SRC-CA-1129

  4. Controlled by Backroads Brewing Company2023

    Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.

    What the sources say

    Current first-party site identifies Osoyoos as Backroads' second brewery and Mike as current co-owner/Brewmaster; the documented Backroads ownership team includes Brent Malysh, Tracey Brown and Mike Kelly.

  5. Controlled by Brent Malysh2023

    Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.

    What the sources say

    Current first-party site identifies Osoyoos as Backroads' second brewery and Mike as current co-owner/Brewmaster; the documented Backroads ownership team includes Brent Malysh, Tracey Brown and Mike Kelly.

  6. Controlled by Tracey Brown2023

    Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.

    What the sources say

    Current first-party site identifies Osoyoos as Backroads' second brewery and Mike as current co-owner/Brewmaster; the documented Backroads ownership team includes Brent Malysh, Tracey Brown and Mike Kelly.

  7. Controlled by Mike Kelly2023

    Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.

    What the sources say

    Current first-party site identifies Osoyoos as Backroads' second brewery and Mike as current co-owner/Brewmaster; the documented Backroads ownership team includes Brent Malysh, Tracey Brown and Mike Kelly.

  8. Owned by Mike KellyDate unknown

    Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.

    What the sources say

    Current first-party Backroads site identifies Mike as co-owner and Brewmaster; Guild lists him as Osoyoos Head Brewer. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1125; SRC-CA-1128

Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.

Where it brewed

  1. 226 – 15 Park Pl, Osoyoos, BC V0H 1V0
    Osoyoos, British Columbia

    PRODUCTION

    Operated by Backroads Brewing Co. – Osoyoos

    Site detail

    Second Backroads brewery; first-party site says brewing in South Okanagan since 2023. BC Craft Brewers Guild gives July 2023 establishment and confirms Osoyoos production.

04

The Beer Library

Beers

Hippie Katcher Kölsch

Current

Kölsch

ABV4.8%
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El Dorado Golden Ale

Current

Golden Ale

ABV5.3%
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First Descent NWIPA

Current

Northwest IPA

ABV6.3%
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Schwarzbier Black Lager

Current

Schwarzbier

ABV5.5%
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Fire Ban Smoked Dunkelweizen

Current

Smoked Dunkelweizen

ABV5.0%
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Hippie Katcher Kolsch

Year-Round

Kölsch

ABV4.8%

Current official Osoyoos-specific tap listing. (CURRENT — OSOYOOS TAP) [Canada Pass 102]

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Pretty Fruity Hazy IPA

Year-Round

Hazy IPA

ABV6.3%

Current official Osoyoos-specific tap listing. (CURRENT — OSOYOOS TAP) [Canada Pass 102]

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Honey Do! Honey Ale

Year-Round

Honey Ale

ABV5.6%

Official page displays 'Honey Ae'; normalized to Honey Ale from product name/context while preserving source. (CURRENT — OSOYOOS TAP) [Canada Pass 102]

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Navigator Irish Red Ale

Year-Round

Irish Red Ale

ABV4.8%

Current official Osoyoos-specific tap listing. (CURRENT — OSOYOOS TAP) [Canada Pass 102]

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Beachfront Blackberry Sour

Year-Round

Blackberry Sour

ABV4.9%

Current official Osoyoos-specific tap listing. (CURRENT — OSOYOOS TAP) [Canada Pass 102]

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Show your working

Sources

  1. recordProbable

    Brewery record taken from Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57, which cited https://backroadsbrewing.com/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.

    Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026

    CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19
    Claim 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.

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