Archive record · Brewery
Brassneck Brewery
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2013
- Archive ID
- TB-XKJ4B4KR
- 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.
From the record
Summary
The godfather of the modern BC tasting room model, focusing on experimental, small-batch, tap-only releases.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
The godfather of the modern BC tasting room. Their experimental, small-batch releases make every visit unique.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Conrad Gmoser2013
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Brassneck explicitly identifies Conrad Gmoser as Head Brewer & partner. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0563
- Owned by Nigel Springthorpe2013
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current first-party identifies Conrad Gmoser as partner; Nigel Springthorpe is documented as co-owner/proprietor in industry/business reporting. Exact shares/legal company unknown.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The People
Behind the beer
Influential Vancouver craft taproom and micro-production facility.
Co-owner and business partner in Brassneck founding; current proprietor evidence carried as partial.
Current first-party identifies Conrad as Head Brewer & partner.
The Beer Library
Beers
Passive Aggressive
Year-RoundDry-Hopped Pale Ale
Brassneck's flagship, and a pale ale at seven percent — a strength most breweries would call an IPA and charge more for. The Main Street taproom sells most of it over its own bar.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Raspberry Changeling
Tart Fruit Beer
Current brewery tap/can list says beer uses Fraser Valley raspberries. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2024
Silver — Umlaut (Weissbier)
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Weissbier — Umlaut
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Specialty Wild Ale — Rose Changeling
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Weissbier
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Specialty Wild Ale
BC Beer Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
1 organisations
Connected suppliers & bodies
- bc beer awardsAwarded2024Silver — Umlaut (Weissbier)
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