Archive record · Brewery
Barn Owl Brewing Company
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2019
- Archive ID
- TB-G5408NDM
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Current official site says three friends formed the brewery in fall 2018 and opened July 6, 2019 in the restored historic Surtees dairy barn. Uses BREWHA brewing system and remains active in 2026. Production evidence: PRODUCTION Owner as recorded: Three founding friends; Gary Brucker identified in current/historical features; exact full founding trio unresolved. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. 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.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Gary Brucker2019
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
2024 BC Ale Trail interview states Barn Owl moved from three founders to two owners, Gary and Tim; current Guild founder record resolves Tim as Tim Kramer. Source: https://bcaletrail.ca/hops-among-friends-with-gary-brucker-of-barn-owl-brewing/
- Owned by Tim Kramer2019
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
2024 BC Ale Trail interview states Barn Owl moved from three founders to two owners, Gary and Tim; current Guild founder record resolves Tim as Tim Kramer. Source: https://bcaletrail.ca/hops-among-friends-with-gary-brucker-of-barn-owl-brewing/
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 102-4629 Lakeshore Rd, Kelowna, BCKelowna, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Barn Owl Brewing
Site detail
Opened in 2019 in a restored heritage barn; founded by three friends and uses a space-efficient BREWHA system.
The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Lakeshore Lager
German-style Lager
Official current core beer. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Raspberry Wheat Ale
Fruit Wheat Ale
Official current core beer; Okanagan orchard theme. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
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Berliner Weisse
Official current core beer. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Breaking Bread Amber Ale
Amber Ale
Official current beer; uses leftover bread and donates $1/pint to Central Okanagan Foodbank. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited https://barnowlbrewing.ca/ 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 Barn Owl Brewing Company
- Who owns Barn Owl Brewing Company?
- Barn Owl Brewing Company is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Kelowna, Canada.
- Is Barn Owl Brewing Company independent?
- Yes. Barn Owl 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 Barn Owl Brewing Company founded?
- Barn Owl Brewing Company was founded in 2019 in Kelowna, Canada.
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