Archive record · Brewery
Born Brewing Co.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2018
- Archive ID
- TB-HGW80E92
- 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/taproom at 414 36 Ave SE with active first-party beer shop.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Wade BrownApril 2018
What the sources say
'Founder and head brewer Wade Brown opened Born Colorado Brewing with co-owner and partner Erin McQuitty' in April 2018 (Avenue Calgary, Colin Gallant, 2020-07-20). Opened as Born Colorado Brewing; later Born Brewing Co. Source: https://www.avenuecalgary.com/restaurants-food/drinking-bars/born-colorado-brewing/
- Owned by Wade BrownApril 2018
What the sources say
Co-owners as stated in July 2020; current equity not re-verified. Source: https://www.avenuecalgary.com/restaurants-food/drinking-bars/born-colorado-brewing/
- Owned by Erin McQuittyApril 2018
What the sources say
Co-owners as stated in July 2020; current equity not re-verified. Source: https://www.avenuecalgary.com/restaurants-food/drinking-bars/born-colorado-brewing/
- Founded by Erin McQuittyDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Quote: Erin McQuitty, Co-Founder
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it is
51.02175, -114.05450
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
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Timeline
- 2018-04Born Colorado Brewing opens
Opened in the Barley Belt by founder Wade Brown and co-owner Erin McQuitty. Source: "Founder and head brewer Wade Brown opened Born Colorado Brewing in the Barley Belt in April, 2018, with co-owner and partner Erin McQuitty."
- 2020Wins gold at Alberta Beer Awards
Arm Candy Milk Stout won gold in the stout category. Source: "Born Colorado's aforementioned Arm Candy Milk Stout snagged the gold medal in the stout category of the 2020 Alberta Beer Awards."
The Beer Library
Beers
Low Tide
ACTIVESchwarzbier Dark Lager
Current first-party shop listing.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Get Lucky Lime
ACTIVEPremium Lager with Lime
Current first-party shop listing.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Wilderness
ACTIVEWest Coast IPA
Current first-party shop listing.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Head Wind
ACTIVEHazy IPA
Current first-party site/shop; site gives 6.3% ABV.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hi Cutie!
ACTIVERaspberry + Mint Wheat Ale
Current first-party shop listing.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Early Dawn
ACTIVEEarl Grey Pale Ale
Current first-party shop listing.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Beach Break
ACTIVEPineapple Blonde
Current first-party shop listing.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
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On the record
Awards
- 2025
Silver — Wood-Aged — Uncompahgre Peak
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2024
Gold — Imperial Strength Beer — La Plata
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2024
Bronze — Spiced Beer — Burnt Timber
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2023
Gold — Light Bodied Lager — Easy Rider
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2023
Silver — Light Bodied Lager — Get Lucky Lager
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2023
Bronze — New England Haze — Bow Falls NEIPA
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2023
Bronze — Rum-Aged Porter — Blanca Peak
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2023
Gold — North American Style Premium Lager — Get Lucky Lager
Canadian Brewing 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://bornbrewing.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
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.
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