Archive record · Brewery
Bitter Sisters Brewing Co.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2020
- Archive ID
- TB-15QCTEH4
- Last checked
- 2026-09-17
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
Founder: UNKNOWN. Current Calgary brewery/restaurant at 510 Heritage Dr SW; active first-party site and AGLC listing.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Jill Johnson2020
What the sources say
Sisters; 'recently opened Bitter Sisters Brewing in Calgary' and opened 'only a couple of months before the pandemic' (podcast page dated 2021-05-17). Previously co-owners of Atlantic Trap and Gill for over 20 years. Source: https://letsmeetforabeer.com/episode-24-jill-tracy-johnson-co-founders-bitter-sisters-brewing-co/
- Founded by Tracy Johnson2020
What the sources say
Sisters; 'recently opened Bitter Sisters Brewing in Calgary' and opened 'only a couple of months before the pandemic' (podcast page dated 2021-05-17). Previously co-owners of Atlantic Trap and Gill for over 20 years. Source: https://letsmeetforabeer.com/episode-24-jill-tracy-johnson-co-founders-bitter-sisters-brewing-co/
- Owned by Jill JohnsonDate unknown
What the sources say
Quote (Collabs magazine): "Jill Johnson, Owner of Bitter Sisters Brewing Company". Tracy Johnson is recorded as a co-founder; no opened source calls her an owner.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 510 Heritage Dr SW2020-Calgary, Alberta
BREWERY / TAPROOM / RESTAURANT
Operated by Bitter Sisters Brewing Company
Site detail
Current brewery and taproom.
Where it is
50.98023, -114.07570
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
Open on a mapThe Museum
Timeline
- 2020-02Opens at 510 Heritage Drive SW
Founded by sisters Tracy and Jill Johnson after closing their restaurant Atlantic Trap and Gill; Daily Hive (Feb 20 2020) reports it just opened. Consistent with record founded 2020. Source: "Hanna McLean | Feb 20 2020 , 7:21 pm"
The Beer Library
Beers
Sud Lite Ale
ACTIVELite Ale
Current first-party drink menu; brewed in-house.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Blueberry Blonde Bombshell
ACTIVEBlonde Ale
Current first-party drink menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Clifford the Big
ACTIVERed Ale
Current first-party drink menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Tarty Cousin Sue
ACTIVECrazzberry Wheat Ale
Current first-party menu; also current Donation Libation.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Uncle Philsner
ACTIVEPilsner
Current first-party drink menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Second Chance IPA
ACTIVEIPA
Current first-party drink menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Resting Peach Face
CANS / CURRENTBlonde Ale
Current first-party beer-to-go list.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Juicy Lucy
CANS / CURRENTSour
Current first-party beer-to-go list.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Busy Body
Year-RoundBlonde Lager
Current 2026 Lager 101 event identifies Busy Body as a Bitter Sisters blonde lager. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 44]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Solo Lobo
Year-RoundMexican Lager
Current 2026 Lager 101 event identifies Solo Lobo as a Bitter Sisters Mexican lager. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 44]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
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On the record
Awards
- 2025
Bronze — Sour Beer — Juicy Lucy
Alberta 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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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26, which cited https://bittersisters.co/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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