Archive record · Brewery
Beau's All Natural Brewing Co.
Vankleek Hill, Ontario, Canada
- Founded
- 2006
- Archive ID
- TB-51Z4AJSP
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
The direct owner is recorded. No company is held above it.
- Beau's All Natural Brewing Co.This brewery
- Steam Whistle BrewingBrewery
From the record
Summary
Acquired by Steam Whistle Brewing on 28 February 2022, approved by 99.99% of shareholders. ⚠ Taxonomy caveat: the owner is itself an independent Canadian craft brewery, not a multinational — so 'Macro-owned' overstates it. The archive currently has no category for a craft-to-craft acquisition. CHECKED 2026-09-24: Steve and Tim Beauchesne opened on Canada Day 2006 with Lug Tread (reported); the Vankleek Hill brewery's operating status after the 2022 merger: UNKNOWN.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Employee-owned and certified organic, two hard commitments held for sixteen years, before merging with Steam Whistle in 2022 — itself an independent Canadian brewery. Reading that as a macro buyout inverts the story: this was two independents joining rather than one being absorbed.
The Museum
Timeline
- 2006Founded
Beau's All Natural Brewing Co. begins brewing in Vankleek Hill, Ontario.
- 2022Merger
An employee-owned organic craft pioneer that merged operations with Steam Whistle Brewing in 2022.
The People
Behind the beer
Founded with his father in 2006; later moved to employee ownership.
Started Beau's with his son in Vankleek Hill.
The Beer Library
Beers
Lug Tread
Year-RoundLagered Ale
Fermented warm like an ale then lagered cold — a Kölsch approach, made certified organic, by an employee-owned brewery in a village of two thousand. Lug Tread carried all of that on its own.
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How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 2006Founded
- 2022Merger
An employee-owned organic craft pioneer that merged operations with Steam Whistle Brewing in 2022.
Today the chain tops out at Steam Whistle Brewing.
Straight answers
Common questions about Beau's All Natural Brewing Co.
- Who owns Beau's All Natural Brewing Co.?
- Beau's All Natural Brewing Co. is owned by Steam Whistle Brewing. Beau's All Natural Brewing Co. is based in Vankleek Hill, Canada.
- Is Beau's All Natural Brewing Co. still independent?
- No. Beau's All Natural Brewing Co. is owned by Steam Whistle Brewing and is no longer independent.
- When was Beau's All Natural Brewing Co. acquired?
- 2022. An employee-owned organic craft pioneer that merged operations with Steam Whistle Brewing in 2022.
- When was Beau's All Natural Brewing Co. founded?
- Beau's All Natural Brewing Co. was founded in 2006 in Vankleek Hill, Canada.
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