Archive record · Brewery
Bottlescrew Bill's Brewery
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2022
- Archive ID
- TB-3GAPPCYX
- Last checked
- 2026-09-28
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Founder: UNKNOWN. Long-running beer bar added an in-house brewery in April 2022. First-party site says brewery construction is complete and currently pours its own beers. Ownership: independent — "Bottlescrew Bill's Pub is a second-generation family business that's reached and retained iconic status." (https://www.avenuecalgary.com/restaurants-food/dining-out/decades-of-bottlescrew-bills-pub-history-calgary/, checked 2026-09-28).
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Stuart Allan1985
What the sources say
Founded the pub in 1985 (Buzzards, 1980); their children Geoff Allan and Jennifer Stewart run it as general manager and operations manager (Avenue Calgary, Nathan Kunz, 2021-03-01). The in-house brewery is the 2022 entity this record describes; ownership of the brewery not separately stated. Source: https://www.avenuecalgary.com/restaurants-food/dining-out/decades-of-bottlescrew-bills-pub-history-calgary/
- Founded by Colleen Allan1985
What the sources say
Founded the pub in 1985 (Buzzards, 1980); their children Geoff Allan and Jennifer Stewart run it as general manager and operations manager (Avenue Calgary, Nathan Kunz, 2021-03-01). The in-house brewery is the 2022 entity this record describes; ownership of the brewery not separately stated. Source: https://www.avenuecalgary.com/restaurants-food/dining-out/decades-of-bottlescrew-bills-pub-history-calgary/
- Owned by Geoff AllanDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current 2026 reporting identifies Geoff Allan as co-owner of Bottlescrew Bill's Pub; City of Calgary identified him as owner in 2023. This does not resolve the legal corporation or full family cap table. Source: https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/years-delay-calgary-council-confirms-231431244.html
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it is
51.04364, -114.06513
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
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Timeline
- 1980Buzzards Wine Bar and Restaurant opens
Stuart and Colleen open Buzzards Wine Bar and Restaurant, the business Bottlescrew Bill's grew out of. This record's founding year is 2022 (see the disputed founding-year claim). Source: "Buzzards Wine Bar and Restaurant opens. Stuart, who is from the U.K., wanted a place similar to the wine bars he and Colleen had experienced in London."
- 1985Bottlescrew Bill's Old Ale House opens
Opened next door to the original Buzzards location. Source: "Stuart and Colleen lease the former Calgary Press Club next door and open Bottlescrew Bill's Old Ale and Port House."
- 198780-Beers Passport program debuts
Source: "The now iconic Around-The-World-In-80-Beers-Passport program debuts. Dubbed a way to 'travel the world without leaving the bar.'"
- 1996Buzzards rebrands to Cowboy Cuisine
Source: "Buzzards rebrands to Buzzards Cowboy Cuisine, complete with a western-inspired menu."
- 2015Buzzards signage removed, brand absorbed
Buzzards name retired as it merged into the Bottlescrew Bill's Pub brand. Source: "Buzzards signage is taken down as the brand is absorbed into Bottlescrew Bill's Pub."
The People
Behind the beer
City of Calgary identified Allan as owner in 2023; current September 2026 reporting identifies him as co-owner. Exact legal company and family equity structure remain UNKNOWN.
The Beer Library
Beers
Margarita Gose
ACTIVEGose
Current first-party brewery page.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →The Other Hazy IPA
ACTIVEHazy IPA
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Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pucker Up Cherry Sour
SeasonalKettle Sour
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ACTIVERye Kolsch
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ACTIVEMexican Lager
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Drank this? Add it to your passport →West Coast Pilsner
ACTIVEWest Coast Pilsner
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Drank this? Add it to your passport →English Pale Ale
ACTIVEEnglish Pale Ale
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Drank this? Add it to your passport →Bill's Light Lager
ACTIVELight Lager
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Drank this? Add it to your passport →Super Paradise IPA
ACTIVEIPA
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Drank this? Add it to your passport →Strawberry Sour
ACTIVEKettle Sour
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ACTIVEPale Ale
Current first-party page says beer showcases Canada's Sasquatch hop.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Imperial Stout
ACTIVEImperial Stout
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On the record
Awards
- 2025
Bronze — Imperial Strength Beer (awarded as BSB Brewing) — Belgian Tripel
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2024
Silver — 32 - North American Style Amber/Red Ale (awarded as BSB Brewing) — BSB Red Ale
Canadian Brewing Awards
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 2022. Avenue Calgary's history of the pub starts the business in 1980, when Stuart and Colleen opened Buzzards Wine Bar and Restaurant, with Bottlescrew Bill's Old Ale House opening next door in 1985. Which date marks the brewery's founding is not established; neither is chosen.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26, which cited https://www.bottlescrewbill.com/bsb-brewing 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 - foundedDisputed
Founding year DISPUTED. This record gives 2022. Avenue Calgary's history of the pub starts the business in 1980, when Stuart and Colleen opened Buzzards Wine Bar and Restaurant, with Bottlescrew Bill's Old Ale House opening next door in 1985. Which date marks the brewery's founding is not established; neither is chosen.
Bottlescrew Bill's Brewery: page cited for its founded · avenuecalgary.com
NewsMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-10-01Claim last checked 2026-10-01
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 Bottlescrew Bill's Brewery
- Who owns Bottlescrew Bill's Brewery?
- Bottlescrew Bill's Brewery is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Calgary, Canada.
- Is Bottlescrew Bill's Brewery independent?
- Yes. Bottlescrew Bill's Brewery 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 Bottlescrew Bill's Brewery founded?
- Bottlescrew Bill's Brewery was founded in 2022 in Calgary, Canada.
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