Archive record · Brewery
Big Beaver Brewing
Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2019
- Archive ID
- TB-RZDASEFM
- Last checked
- 2026-10-02
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
Current official booking/taproom page verifies active Okotoks brewery; Ale Trail says all founders are prairie-rooted and beer is made on site; AGLC historical/current records identify Big Beaver Brewing Ltd. Legal entity: Big Beaver Brewing Ltd. Production evidence: PRODUCTION Prairie-founded; exact ownership unresolved. Status as recorded: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Controlled by Big Beaver Brewing Ltd.2019
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
AGLC licensee evidence identifies Big Beaver Brewing Ltd. at Okotoks brewery address.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it is
50.70502, -113.97787
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
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Timeline
- 2026-02-24Listed for sale
Brewery listed for sale after two of three owners moved back to Saskatchewan (owner Layne Baty); remains open. Article says the brewery 'opened four years ago' (no year given) - implies about 2022 vs record founded 2019; flag for checking. See the disputed founding-year claim. Source: "Robert Korotyszyn Feb 24, 2026 1:30 PM"
The Beer Library
Beers
Lusty's Lime Gose
SeasonalGose
Official current beer page. (CURRENT/ROTATING) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Imperial S'Mores Stout
Imperial Stout
Official current beer page. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Bust-A-Nut Brown Ale
Brown Ale
Official current beer page says it is the brewery's most popular beer. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
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What the archive does not know yet
Open questions
- UnknownpeopleFounder not established. Searched 2026-09-30 (brewery site, Alberta press, tourism and beer directories). The Western Wheel (February 2026) names Layne Baty, Michael Hiltz and Andrew Tjeltveit as owners and says the brewery opened about four years earlier; it does not say who founded it.
- DisputedfoundedFounding year DISPUTED. This record gives 2019. The Western Wheel (24 February 2026) says the brewery "opened four years ago", which implies about 2022 (no year is stated). Neither year is chosen.
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Sources
- peopleUnknown
Founder not established. Searched 2026-09-30 (brewery site, Alberta press, tourism and beer directories). The Western Wheel (February 2026) names Layne Baty, Michael Hiltz and Andrew Tjeltveit as owners and says the brewery opened about four years earlier; it does not say who founded it.
Tally's Beer Universe founder search, Alberta, 30 September 2026 · Tally's Beer Universe · 2026-09-30
Research logMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-09-30Claim last checked 2026-09-30 - foundedDisputed
Founding year DISPUTED. This record gives 2019. The Western Wheel (24 February 2026) says the brewery "opened four years ago", which implies about 2022 (no year is stated). Neither year is chosen.
Big Beaver Brewing: history · westernwheel.ca
NewsMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-10-02Claim last checked 2026-10-02
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