Archive record · Brewery
Barn Hammer Brewing Company
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Founded
- 2016
- Archive ID
- TB-7V03DWQR
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Named in dated ownership records. No parent company is held, and each owner's sources are shown below.
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- Who owns this brewery?
- Tyler Birch (since 2016)Verified
From the record
Summary
Production brewery. Official brewery site current.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Barn Hammer is a foundational pillar of Winnipeg's Wall Street industrial craft corridor. Their commitment to nailing classic malt-forward styles — especially Grandpa's Sweater — makes them an essential, unpretentious local staple.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Tyler Birch2016
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0369 ("FOUNDER / OWNER EVIDENCE"). An ex-fence-builder whose basement homebrewing became Barn Hammer, opened July 2016 — the first Winnipeg brewery under the changed regulations. Founding teammate Brian Westcott is a research lead.
- Owned by Tyler Birch2016
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0369 ("FOUNDER / OWNER EVIDENCE"). Co-owner with wife Sable.
- Owned by Sable Birch2026
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current brewery page identifies Sable as co-owner; May 2026 Winnipeg Free Press independently identifies Sable Birch as co-owner. Exact percentage unresolved. Source: SRC-CA-1878; SRC-CA-1880
- Founded by Tyler; SableDate unknown
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
First-party current team page; full legal names/equity HELD.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 595 Wall Street, Winnipeg, MBWinnipeg, Manitoba
PRODUCTION
Operated by Barn Hammer Brewing Company
Site detail
Official brewery site current.
Where it is
49.88820, -97.17550
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
Open on a mapThe People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Stratus
SeasonalNew Zealand Pilsner
Verified on brewery's current taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Corazón
SeasonalCerveza
Verified on brewery's current taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Matter
SeasonalPale Ale
Verified on brewery's current taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Ruby
SeasonalRaspberry Sour
Verified on brewery's current taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pub Ale
SeasonalClassic British Ale
Verified on brewery's current taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Ten
SeasonalTriple IPA
Verified on brewery's current taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Still Life
SeasonalPeach Pale Ale
Verified on brewery's current taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pivo
SeasonalCzech Pale Lager
Verified on brewery's current taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Crocus
SeasonalWild Ale
Verified on brewery's current taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Lumberjack
Year-RoundDouble IPA
Verified on brewery's current taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →66
Year-RoundNew England IPA
Verified on brewery's current taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Grandpa's Sweater
Year-RoundOatmeal Stout
Verified on brewery's current taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Final Draft
Year-RoundLager
Verified on brewery's current taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Guavatron
Year-RoundFruit Sour
Verified on brewery's current taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Grandpa's Sweater Oatmeal Stout
Year-RoundLe Sneak Belgique Witbier
Year-RoundLousy Beatnik Amber Lager
Year-RoundFinal Draft Lager
Year-RoundLager
Current first-party tap list. (CURRENT / SIGNATURE) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
Plan a visit
- Growler fills
- Takeaway cans
- Merch
- Seasonal pet-friendly patio
- Wheelchair accessible
On the record
Awards
- 2022
BRONZE — Hazy/New England IPA
Prairie Beer Awards
- 2022
Hazy/New England IPA — 66
Prairie Beer Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
1 organisations
Connected suppliers & bodies
- prairie beer awardsAwarded2022BRONZE — Hazy/New England IPA
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26, which cited https://barnhammerbrewing.ca/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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