Archive record · Brewery
Big Axe Brewery
New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada
- Founded
- 2013
- Archive ID
- TB-984CAYM2
- 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.
From the record
Summary
Official site identifies founder/President/Owner/Master Brewer Pete; surname deliberately not invented. [Canada Pass 109]
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Peter Cole2018
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Government evidence identifies Peter Cole as owner in 2018; current official team identifies founder 'Pete' as President/Owner/Master Brewer. Together these support Peter 'Pete' Cole current-owner continuity without inventing an equity percentage. Source: SRC-CA-1975; SRC-CA-1976
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 537 Otis Drive, Nackawic, NB E6G 1H6
PRODUCTION_SITE
Operated by Big Axe Brewery
Site detail
Government ACOA announcement identifies Big Axe Brewery at 537 Otis Drive and documents production expansion.
Events
- Big Axe begins on one-barrel systemDate unknown
FOUNDING / PRODUCTION_START
Current official team page says Pete started a 1 bbl system in 2013.
- Big Axe expands breweryDate unknown
EXPANSION
ACOA documents expansion, increased capacity and exports.
The People
Behind the beer
ACOA names Peter Cole as owner in 2018; current brewery team identifies founder Pete as President/Owner/Master Brewer. Current full-name continuity remains marked partial.
Big Axe official team page identifies Pete by first name only in scraped text; surname deliberately remains UNKNOWN.
The Beer Library
Beers
Honey Brown
Exact product name from Fredericton Craft Beer Festival 2026 list; style only recorded when explicit in sourced name. (CURRENT / 2026 FESTIVAL LIST) [Canada Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Mango Milkshake IPA
Exact product name from Fredericton Craft Beer Festival 2026 list; style only recorded when explicit in sourced name. (CURRENT / 2026 FESTIVAL LIST) [Canada Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Rye IPA
Exact product name from Fredericton Craft Beer Festival 2026 list; style only recorded when explicit in sourced name. (CURRENT / 2026 FESTIVAL LIST) [Canada Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Peanut Butter Stout
Exact product name from Fredericton Craft Beer Festival 2026 list; style only recorded when explicit in sourced name. (CURRENT / 2026 FESTIVAL LIST) [Canada Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Lime Cerveza
Exact product name from Fredericton Craft Beer Festival 2026 list; style only recorded when explicit in sourced name. (CURRENT / 2026 FESTIVAL LIST) [Canada Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Lizzy Borden Red
Exact product name from Fredericton Craft Beer Festival 2026 list; style only recorded when explicit in sourced name. (CURRENT / 2026 FESTIVAL LIST) [Canada Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Nite Train Pale Ale
Exact product name from Fredericton Craft Beer Festival 2026 list; style only recorded when explicit in sourced name. (CURRENT / 2026 FESTIVAL LIST) [Canada Pass 01]
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