Archive record · Brewery
BLAKE Brewhouse & Distillery
Canmore, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2016
- Archive ID
- TB-RJX8HFHJ
- 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 site says BLAKE built its own brewery on site and serves rotating house beer; Travel Alberta says the former car garage opened as a restaurant in 2016 and evolved into brewery/distillery/ice creamery. AGLC warehouse evidence lists Blake. Production evidence: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Blake FlannDate unknown
What the sources say
Quote (Rocky Mountain Outlook): Flann was the founder and namesake of the Blake in Canmore, but has no connection to it anymore. Founder, not current owner. Source: https://www.rmoutlook.com/magazine/food/blake-flann-is-back-and-better-than-ever-4223837
- Owned by Blake FlannDate unknown
What the sources say
Quote (The Globe and Mail, 21 July 2017): "Built into a former automotive garage, owner Blake Flann proudly proclaims this establishment as his flagship." Named owner as of that article; when his ownership began is not stated. The Rocky Mountain Outlook (15 March 2018) calls Norm Flann the owner in its report of the distillery appeal; that is kept in the history and not recorded as an ownership event.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it is
51.08978, -115.34869
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
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Timeline
- 2016Restaurant opens in former garage
Blake occupies a former automotive garage on Bow Valley Trail and faced development-approval challenges in 2016 (restaurant opening). Record founded 2016. Source: "Blake is located inside a former automotive garage and faced similar challenges in 2016 for development approvals as a result."
- 2018-02Distillery/brewhouse expansion approved on appeal
Town planning initially denied the permit for alcohol manufacturing; owner Norm Flann (part owner of RAW Distillery) won his appeal in February (article dated Mar 15 2018). Source: "owner Norm Flann successfully appealed the decision to Canmore's Subdivision and Development Appeal Board in February."
The Beer Library
Beers
Field-to-glass provenance: 4/7 · farm or grower known · every step an evidenced link, nothing inferred
Berate Me Later Blonde
Blonde Ale
Official current brewhouse page. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →810 Lashes Aussie Pale Ale
Australian-style Pale Ale
Official current brewhouse page. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Witty Saison
Belgian Wit/Saison hybrid
Official current brewhouse page. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Trans Canada IPA
IPA
Official current brewhouse page. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Double Decker Red Ale
Red Ale
Official current brewhouse page. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Canmore Coal Nitro Stout
Dry/Nitro Stout
Official current brewhouse page. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
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What the archive does not know yet
Open questions
- UnknownownerOwner not established. Searched 2026-10-01 (the brewhouse's site, Eat North). Eat North describes Blake Flann's 'multiple food- and beverage-related business endeavours under BLAKE Canmore' without calling him the brewhouse's owner. The site's copyright line names B&N Foods Inc.; a copyright holder is not evidence of ownership.
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Sources
- ownerUnknown
Owner not established. Searched 2026-10-01 (the brewhouse's site, Eat North). Eat North describes Blake Flann's 'multiple food- and beverage-related business endeavours under BLAKE Canmore' without calling him the brewhouse's owner. The site's copyright line names B&N Foods Inc.; a copyright holder is not evidence of ownership.
BLAKE Brewhouse & Distillery — Brewhouse
BreweryMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-23Brewery-statedClaim last checked 2026-10-01
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