Archive record · Brewery
Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2017
- Archive ID
- TB-PQXAEFYJ
- Last checked
- 2026-10-02
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Operates 'The Monolith', an advanced facility dedicated entirely to spontaneous fermentation and barrel-aged wild ales. Independent brewery — contemporary brewery claim.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Operating 'The Monolith,' a highly advanced, purpose-built facility dedicated entirely to spontaneous fermentation and wild ales.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Greg Zeschuk2021
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Greg explicitly described himself as sole owner in 2021; first-party company still identifies him singularly as owner in 2026. Current corporate register not obtained. Source: https://gregzeschuk.me/
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it is
53.51397, -113.48719
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
Open on a mapEvents
- Blind Enthusiasm mark assigned to Blind Enthusiasm Corp.2023-06-14
Trade event
The Museum
Timeline
- 2018Brewing begins at The Monolith
Brewery says it has brewed at The Monolith taproom since 2018. Source says 2018 for Monolith brewing; record founded says 2017 (may reflect the earlier Market Brewery). See the disputed founding-year claim. Source: "Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company has been brewing beer since 2018 at our taproom, The Monolith"
- 2019First mixed-fermentation releases
First mixed fermentation beers released. Source: "After releasing its first mixed fermentation beers in 2019, Blind Enthusiasm has grown"
- 2024Market Brewery and Biera close
Market Brewery and restaurant Biera closed at end of 2024; focus shifted entirely to the Monolith. Source: "both the Market Brewery and the restaurant Biera closed at the end of 2024"
The People
Behind the beer
Co-founded the video game studio BioWare before building the brewery.
The Beer Library
Beers
Field-to-glass provenance: 4/7 · farm or grower known · every step an evidenced link, nothing inferred
Zesty Zee
Year-RoundHefeweizen
Named for Greg Zeschuk, who co-founded BioWare and built the video games Mass Effect and Dragon Age before building a brewery. It shares a building with Biera, the restaurant attached to it.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Spontaneous Manifesto 2025
CLUB / CURRENT VINTAGE100% Spontaneous Fermentation Beer
Spontaneous Manifesto 2024
CURRENT DISTRIBUTIONSpontaneous Fermentation Beer
Fruitful Pursuits: Quince 2023
CURRENT DISTRIBUTION / VINTAGEFruit Spontaneous Fermentation Beer
Un Petit Peu 2023
CURRENT DISTRIBUTION / VINTAGESpontaneous Fermentation Beer
Convergent Evolution 2024
CURRENT DISTRIBUTION / VINTAGESpontaneous Fermentation Beer
Fruitful Pursuits: Cherry 2023
CURRENT DISTRIBUTION / VINTAGEFruit Spontaneous Fermentation Beer
Homage to the Old Ones 2023
VINTAGE / LIMITEDFour-Year Spontaneous Fermentation Blend
Spontaneous Manifesto 2023
Spontaneous / Gueuze-inspired sour beer
Official brewery award and product material. (CURRENT/HISTORICAL VINTAGE) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Substantially Complete 2023
Sour Beer
Official brewery 2025 medal box. (CURRENT/HISTORICAL VINTAGE) [Canada Pass 102]
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On the record
Awards
- 2025
Silver — Belgian-style sour ale — Spontaneous Manifesto 2023
World Beer Cup
- 2025
Gold — UNKNOWN — Spontaneous Manifesto 2023
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2025
World's Best Kriek — Kriek — Fruitful Pursuits: Cherry 2023
World Beer Awards
- 2025
Gold — Lambic and Gueuze — Fruitful Pursuits: Cherry 2023
Concours International de Lyon
- 2025
Gold — Lambic and Gueuze — Spontaneous Manifesto 2023
Concours International de Lyon
- 2025
Gold — Sour Beer — Substantially Complete 2023
Concours International de Lyon
- 2025
Silver — Mixed Fermentation — 1923
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2025
Silver — Mixed Fermentation — Spontaneous Manifesto
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2025
Bronze — Belgian Sour Beer — Dry Hop Series: Galaxy Saaz
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2024
Silver — Barrel-Aged Beer — Buffalo Meadows 2023
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2024
Gold — Mixed Fermentation Beer — Spontaneous Manifesto (The Monolith)
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2024
Bronze — Mixed Fermentation Beer — Mon Chester (The Monolith)
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2024
Bronze — Mixed Fermentation Beer with Fruit — The Monolith Rosé
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2024
Bronze — Low-Alcohol Beer — Lil-Broski
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2024
Gold — Belgian-Style Sour Ale — Homage to the Old Ones (The Monolith)
World Beer Cup
- 2024
Bronze — Belgian-Style Sour Ale — Spontaneous Manifesto (The Monolith)
World Beer Cup
- 2024
Silver — Wood and Barrel Aged Sour Beer — Biere des Charentes (The Monolith)
World Beer Cup
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
What the archive does not know yet
Open questions
- DisputedfoundedFounding year DISPUTED. This record gives 2017. The brewery's own about page says it "has been brewing beer since 2018 at our taproom, The Monolith"; 2017 may reflect the earlier Market Brewery. Neither year is chosen.
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Sources
- foundedDisputed
Founding year DISPUTED. This record gives 2017. The brewery's own about page says it "has been brewing beer since 2018 at our taproom, The Monolith"; 2017 may reflect the earlier Market Brewery. Neither year is chosen.
BreweryMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-23Brewery-statedClaim last checked 2026-10-02
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company
- Who owns Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company?
- Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Edmonton, Canada.
- Is Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company independent?
- Yes. Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- When was Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company founded?
- Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company was founded in 2017 in Edmonton, Canada.
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