Archive record · Brewery
Beach Fire Brewing
Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2016
- Archive ID
- TB-2SRNQKK5
- 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
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
Beach Fire Brewing pours in Campbell River, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Darrin Finnerty2015
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current North Island business profile calls Darrin Finnerty the owner of Beach Fire Brewing; another current local source calls him Owner & GM.
- Founded by Darrin Finnerty2015
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
BC Ale Trail opening history identifies the three founding partners who created Beach Fire; current ownership of Laura/Matthew is not independently proven.
- Founded by Laura Gosnell2015
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
BC Ale Trail opening history identifies the three founding partners who created Beach Fire; current ownership of Laura/Matthew is not independently proven.
- Founded by Matthew Fox2015
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
BC Ale Trail opening history identifies the three founding partners who created Beach Fire; current ownership of Laura/Matthew is not independently proven.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 594 11 Ave, Campbell River, BC V9W 4G42016Campbell River, British Columbia
Production brewery / restaurant / tasting room
Operated by Beach Fire Brewing
Site detail
Opened in the former CRTV building; current first-party site remains active at this address.
Events
- Beach Fire opened in November 2016, extending Vancouver Island's modern craft-brewery corridor to Campbell River.2016-11
Opening
Current BC Ale Trail opening chronology
- Beach Fire first served Baikie Island Spruce Ale in 2018 through a Greenways Land Trust collaboration using hand-picked spruce tips; beer has returned seasonally with partial proceeds supporting restoration work.2018
Municipal economic-development feature
The People
Behind the beer
Current profile identifies Darrin as owner; earlier sources establish founder/brewer role.
Historical reporting identifies Laura as Beach Fire co-owner and kitchen lead; founding role also independently documented.
2017-18 provincial small-business report quotes Matthew Fox as Owner/Operator of Beach Fire Brewing Company Ltd.; founding role documented by BC Ale Trail.
The Beer Library
Beers
High Tide Pale Ale
Year-RoundWest Coast Pale Ale
Current first-party beer page; guest NA and gluten-free beers excluded from Beach Fire attribution. (Year Round) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Beach Blonde Ale
Year-RoundNorth American Blonde Ale
Current first-party beer page; guest NA and gluten-free beers excluded from Beach Fire attribution. (Year Round) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Ember Red Ale
Year-RoundScottish Ale
Current first-party beer page; guest NA and gluten-free beers excluded from Beach Fire attribution. (Year Round) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →WheelBender Stout
Year-RoundDry Irish Stout
Current first-party beer page; guest NA and gluten-free beers excluded from Beach Fire attribution. (Year Round) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Super Trendy Hazy IPA
Year-RoundHazy IPA
Current first-party beer page; guest NA and gluten-free beers excluded from Beach Fire attribution. (Current / recurring) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Peaches & Cream Sour Ale
Year-RoundKettle Sour with Peach / Vanilla / Lactose
Current first-party beer page; guest NA and gluten-free beers excluded from Beach Fire attribution. (Current seasonal) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Baikie Island Spruce Ale
Year-RoundSpruce-tip Pale Ale
Current first-party beer page; guest NA and gluten-free beers excluded from Beach Fire attribution. (Seasonal) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Dill Pickle Gose
Year-RoundGose / Specialty Sour
Current first-party beer page; guest NA and gluten-free beers excluded from Beach Fire attribution. (Current seasonal) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Mexican Salted Lime Lager
Year-RoundMexican-style Lager / Corn Lager
Current first-party beer page; guest NA and gluten-free beers excluded from Beach Fire attribution. (Current seasonal) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2025
Award — White IPA (Specialty IPA)
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Specialty IPA — White IPA
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Irish and Scottish Ale — Ember Red Ale
Canada Beer Cup
- 2025
Specialty IPA — White IPA
Canada Beer Cup
- 2025
2nd Place — American Pale Ale — High Tide Pale Ale
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Specialty IPA
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
American Pale Ale
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Irish and Scottish Ale
Canada Beer Cup
- 2025
Specialty IPA
Canada Beer Cup
- 2023
English Style Brown Ale / Scottish Style 60/- to 80/- Ale — Ember Red Ale
Canada Beer Cup
- 2023
English Style Brown Ale / Scottish Style 60/- to 80/- Ale
Canada Beer Cup
- 2022
UK & Irish Stout — WheelBender Stout
BC Beer Awards
- 2022
UK & Irish Stout
BC Beer Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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Connected suppliers & bodies
- bc beer awardsAwarded2025Award — White IPA (Specialty IPA)
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited https://beachfirebrewing.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 Beach Fire Brewing
- Who owns Beach Fire Brewing?
- Beach Fire Brewing is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Campbell River, Canada.
- Is Beach Fire Brewing independent?
- Yes. Beach Fire Brewing 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 Beach Fire Brewing founded?
- Beach Fire Brewing was founded in 2016 in Campbell River, Canada.
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