Archive record · Brewery
Balzac Craft Brewing Company
Airdrie, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2017
- Archive ID
- TB-YWWGPCQW
- Last checked
- 2026-10-02
Who owns this brewery?
Named in dated ownership records. No parent company is held, and each owner's sources are shown below.
From the record
Summary
Official brewery says it was born in 2017, operates in Airdrie and publishes an active beer catalogue with ABVs and local ingredient stories. Production evidence: PRODUCTION Owner as recorded: Founders unnamed in current source. Status as recorded: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Stewart Ward2019
What the sources say
Quote (Airdrie Life): When owner/operator Stewart Ward opened the Balzac Craft Brewing Company in 2019, his vision was to replicate a traditional British pub. Source: https://airdrielife.com/greatlife/best-brews-quench-your-thirst-on-airdries-ale-trail/
- Owned by Stewart WardDate unknown
What the sources say
Quote (Airdrie Life): "When owner/operator Stewart Ward opened the Balzac Craft Brewing Company in 2019".
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 306-401 Coopers Blvd SW2017-Airdrie, Alberta
BREWERY / TAPROOM
Operated by Balzac Craft Brewing Company
Site detail
Current first-party brewery address.
Where it is
51.25684, -114.02417
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
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Timeline
- 2017Founded
Travel Alberta: founded 2017. Consistent with record founded 2017. Opening year conflicts across sources: Airdrie City View (May 27 2021) says co-opened 2018; Airdrie Life (Summer 2023) says opened 2019. See the disputed founding-year claim. Source: "Founded in 2017, this independent brewery grew from a desire to create a new legacy beyond the status quo."
- 2018Co-opened in Airdrie (City View)
Airdrie City View Q&A (May 27 2021): Stew Ward co-opened Balzac Craft Brewing in Airdrie in 2018. Contradicts Airdrie Life's 2019; both differ from founded 2017. See the disputed founding-year claim. Source: "Stew Ward co-opened the Balzac Craft Brewing Company in Airdrie in 2018, after working in the oil and gas sector for many years."
- 2019Opened (Airdrie Life)
Airdrie Life (Summer 2023) says owner/operator Stewart Ward opened it in 2019, modelled on a British pub. Contradicts City View's 2018. See the disputed founding-year claim. Source: "When owner/operator Stewart Ward opened the Balzac Craft Brewing Company in 2019"
The Beer Library
Beers
Sea Buckthorn IPA
Year-RoundIPA
First-party beer; original recipe used sea buckthorn berries grown in Balzac. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 44]
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Year-RoundOatmeal Stout
Current first-party beer. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 44]
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Lager
Official beer catalogue. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →The Dog's Bollocks British Brown Ale
British Brown Ale
Official beer catalogue; Red Shed malt relationship stated. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
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- DisputedfoundedFounding / opening year DISPUTED, three sources. This record gives 2017, as does Travel Alberta ("Founded in 2017", https://www.travelalberta.com/listings/balzac-craft-brewing-company-25770). Airdrie City View (27 May 2021) says Stew Ward "co-opened the Balzac Craft Brewing Company in Airdrie in 2018"; Airdrie Life (Summer 2023, https://airdrielife.com/greatlife/best-brews-quench-your-thirst-on-airdries-ale-trail/) says he "opened the Balzac Craft Brewing Company in 2019". None is chosen.
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Sources
- foundedDisputed
Founding / opening year DISPUTED, three sources. This record gives 2017, as does Travel Alberta ("Founded in 2017", https://www.travelalberta.com/listings/balzac-craft-brewing-company-25770). Airdrie City View (27 May 2021) says Stew Ward "co-opened the Balzac Craft Brewing Company in Airdrie in 2018"; Airdrie Life (Summer 2023, https://airdrielife.com/greatlife/best-brews-quench-your-thirst-on-airdries-ale-trail/) says he "opened the Balzac Craft Brewing Company in 2019". None is chosen.
Balzac Craft Brewing Company: history · airdriecityview.com
NewsMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-10-02Claim last checked 2026-10-02
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