Archive record · Brewery
BNA Brewing Co. – Kelowna
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2015
- Archive ID
- TB-KY7YK992
- 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.
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- Who owns this brewery?
- Kyle Nixon and Carolyn Nixon (since 2015)Verified
From the record
Summary
Opened in 2015 in former British North American Tobacco Company building. First-party FAQ confirms BNA beer brewed onsite.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Kyle Nixon; Carolyn Nixon2015
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Current official BNA history identifies the couple as founders.
- Founded by Kyle Nixon2015
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0170 ("Founders/owners"). Opened BNA Brewing in Kelowna with wife Carolyn in 2015; the brewery's success seeded the Nixon Hospitality Group. A former Vernon Vipers hockey player.
- Owned by Kyle Nixon2015
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0170 ("Founders/owners"). Co-owner.
- Founded by Carolyn Nixon2015
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0171 ("Founders/owners"). Co-founder with husband Kyle.
- Owned by Carolyn Nixon2015
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0171 ("Founders/owners"). Co-owner.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 1250 Ellis St, Kelowna, BC V1Y 1Z4Kelowna, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by BNA Brewing Co. – Kelowna
Site detail
Opened in 2015 in former British North American Tobacco Company building. First-party FAQ confirms BNA beer brewed onsite.
The People
Behind the beer
Current first-party group history identifies Kyle and Carolyn as BNA founders; 2025 reporting calls them BNA owners.
Current first-party group history identifies Kyle and Carolyn as BNA founders; 2025 reporting calls them BNA owners.
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Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57, which cited https://www.bnabrewing.com/kelowna for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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