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Bow River Brewing

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

ActiveOwnership unknownMicrobrewery
Founded
2019
Archive ID
TB-JRY21MEJ
Last checked
2026-10-02

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From the record

Summary

Founder: UNKNOWN. Current Calgary brewery/taproom. First-party site states 10+ locally brewed alcoholic and non-alcoholic beers.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Ownership & corporate history

  1. Founded by Ian BinmoreDate unknown

    Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.

    What the sources say

    Quote: Ian Binmore, Co-Founder of Bow River Brewing in Calgary, Alberta

Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.

Where it is

51.00267, -114.05448

Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded

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The Museum

Timeline

  1. 2019
    Bow River Brewing opens in Calgary

    Source: "Bow River Brewing has been pouring great beer in Calgary since 2019."

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The Beer Library

Beers

Bow River Radler

LIMITED / TAPROOM

Lemon Radler

First-party current beer catalogue.

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Bo's Real Lager

Seasonal

Light Pilsner

First-party current/seasonal catalogue.

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Wild Water

Seasonal

Blonde Ale

First-party current/seasonal catalogue.

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Riverfest

ACTIVE

German Amber Lager

First-party all-time favourites.

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Cherry-Raz Wit

Seasonal

Belgian Fruit Wit

First-party current/seasonal catalogue.

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Athabasca Wit

ACTIVE

Belgian Wit

First-party all-time favourites.

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YYC Calgary

ACTIVE

Pale Ale

First-party all-time favourites.

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Lazy River

Seasonal

Hazy New England IPA

First-party seasonal catalogue.

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High Country

ACTIVE

Scottish Amber Ale

First-party all-time favourites.

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Scared Rabbit

ACTIVE

Hoppy Pale Ale

First-party all-time favourites.

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Prairie Night

Seasonal

Smoky Porter

First-party seasonal catalogue.

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River Runner

ACTIVE

Non-Alcoholic Blonde Ale

ABV0.4%

First-party NA product page says 0.4% alcohol.

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Knobby Tire

ACTIVE

Non-Alcoholic Brown Ale

ABV0.5%

First-party page calls it second beer in No-Limits NA series and below 0.5%.

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Gingerbread Lager

LIMITED / TAPROOM

Gingerbread German Lager

First-party limited/exclusive catalogue.

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Travel Guide

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On the record

Awards

  • 2021

    Bronze — Fruit Beer — Cherry Raz Wit

    Alberta Beer Awards

  • 2021

    Bronze — Other Flavoured Beer — Prairie Night Smokey Porter

    Alberta Beer Awards

  • 2021

    Gold — 2 - European Style Amber to Dark Lager — RiverFest

    Canadian Brewing Awards

  • 2020

    Bronze — Other Flavoured Beer — Prairie Night Porter

    Alberta Beer 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

  • UnknownownerOwner not established. Searched 2026-10-01 (the brewery's site and about page, a podcast, a BBB profile). The brewery's site names no owner; its about page and a BBB profile call Ian Binmore co-founder or founder, not owner. Beatrice Binmore appears only as staff.

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Sources

  1. recordProbable

    Brewery record taken from Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26, which cited https://bowriverbrewing.com/ 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 2026-08-19
    Claim last checked 2026-08-19
  2. ownerUnknown

    Owner not established. Searched 2026-10-01 (the brewery's site and about page, a podcast, a BBB profile). The brewery's site names no owner; its about page and a BBB profile call Ian Binmore co-founder or founder, not owner. Beatrice Binmore appears only as staff.

    Bow River Brewing — Official site

    BreweryMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-23Brewery-stated
    Claim last checked 2026-10-01

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