Archive record · Brewery
Beard's Brewing Company
Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2017
- Archive ID
- TB-3H0J23XA
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
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- Who owns this brewery?
- Stephen Beard and Amy Beard (since 2017)Verified
From the record
Summary
Northeast BC's first craft brewery. Original Rossland-sourced brewhouse installed in former MMA gym. Sale announced March 2026 and completed/announced April 2026 without disclosed buyer identity. Legal entity: Beard's Brewing Company. Production evidence: Current production — active first-party site and May 2026 current beer menu after ownership sale. Current owner unknown / held; Former founders Owner as recorded: Founded by Stephen & Amy Beard; sold April 2026; new owner identity not disclosed in sourced evidence. Status as recorded: ACTIVE — Ownership changed 2026. 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
- Founded by Stephen Beard; Amy Beard2017 – 2026
What the sources say
Founders sold business in April 2026.
- Founded by Stephen Beard2017
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0264 ("FOUNDERS / FORMER OWNERS"). A full-time firefighter whose Christmas-gift homebrew kit from wife Amy became northeastern BC's first craft brewery within a year — opened November 2017 in Fort St. John, on used equipment he learned to run in Rossland.
- Owned by Stephen Beard2017 – April 2026
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0264 ("FOUNDERS / FORMER OWNERS"). Co-owner until the Beards announced the brewery's sale on 2026-04-12 and stepped back. The buyers were not disclosed even to local press — the companion held claim (HOC-0037, 'Undisclosed new owner') now carries a citable date and stays held for the names.
- Founded by Amy Beard2017
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0266 ("FOUNDERS / FORMER OWNERS"). Co-founder — the Christmas homebrew kit was her idea.
- Owned by Amy Beard2017 – April 2026
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0266 ("FOUNDERS / FORMER OWNERS"). Co-owner until the 2026-04 sale.
- Owned by UNKNOWN new owner(s)April 2026
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
April 2026 reporting confirms Stephen and Amy Beard sold Beard's Brewing and stepped back, but the new owner identity was not publicly disclosed.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 10408 Alaska Road North, Fort St. John, BC V1J 1B2Fort St. John, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Beard's Brewing Company
Site detail
Opened November 2017 as northeastern BC's first craft brewery. Local 2026 reporting confirms ownership changed in April 2026 while brewery continued operating.
Events
- Stephen and Amy Beard sold Beard's Brewing and stepped back; new owner identity was not disclosed in public reporting.2026-04
Closure
Contemporary local reporting quoting brewery announcement.
The People
Behind the beer
Founder and firefighter; sold brewery in 2026.
Co-founded brewery with Stephen; sold in 2026.
The Beer Library
Beers
Peace Island Pilsner
Year-RoundPilsner
Current venue menu. (CURRENT / MAY 2026 TAP MENU) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Beard's Lager
Year-RoundAmerican Lager
Current venue menu. (CURRENT / MAY 2026 TAP MENU) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Red Beard 1.0
Year-RoundRed Ale
Current venue menu. (CURRENT / MAY 2026 TAP MENU) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Lazy Day IPA
Year-RoundIPA
Current venue menu. (CURRENT / MAY 2026 TAP MENU) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hazy Tropical IPA
Year-RoundFruited IPA
Current venue menu. (CURRENT / MAY 2026 TAP MENU) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Honey Brown Ale
Year-RoundBrown Ale
Current venue menu. (CURRENT / MAY 2026 TAP MENU) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Peach Fuzz
Year-RoundFruit Wheat Beer
Current venue menu. (CURRENT / MAY 2026 TAP MENU) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Black Beard Chocolate Stout
Year-RoundChocolate Stout
Current menu; earlier BC Ale Trail interview documents scaled-up Black Beard recipe. (CURRENT / MAY 2026 TAP MENU) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Beard Light
Year-RoundAmerican Light Lager
Current venue menu. (CURRENT / ON DECK MAY 2026) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Fireside IPA
Year-RoundIPA
Current venue menu. (CURRENT / ON DECK MAY 2026) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited https://www.beardsbrewing.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 Beard's Brewing Company
- Who owns Beard's Brewing Company?
- Beard's Brewing Company is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Fort St. John, Canada.
- Is Beard's Brewing Company independent?
- Yes. Beard's 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 Beard's Brewing Company founded?
- Beard's Brewing Company was founded in 2017 in Fort St. John, Canada.
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