Archive record · Brewery
Brewsmith Brewing Company
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2024
- Archive ID
- TB-EP5QA2TR
- Last checked
- 2026-10-02
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
Travel Alberta and current Tourism Calgary events verify active Bowness brewery/taproom; AGLC lists Brewsmith Brewing Company Inc.; current beer activity includes a substantial Bownesian Rhapsody sour program. Legal entity: The Brewsmith Brewing Company Inc. Production evidence: PRODUCTION Legal company/current AGLC entity verified; equity unresolved. Status as recorded: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Bob Mitchell2024
What the sources say
'Co-founded by Bob and Miranda Mitchell and Jim and Jocelyn Sansom'; 6311 Bowness Rd. N.W.; head brewer Colin Baldner (Avenue Calgary, Chris Landry, 2024-12-18). Source: https://www.avenuecalgary.com/restaurants-food/dining-out/brewsmith-brewing-co-bowness/
- Founded by Miranda Mitchell2024
What the sources say
'Co-founded by Bob and Miranda Mitchell and Jim and Jocelyn Sansom'; 6311 Bowness Rd. N.W.; head brewer Colin Baldner (Avenue Calgary, Chris Landry, 2024-12-18). Source: https://www.avenuecalgary.com/restaurants-food/dining-out/brewsmith-brewing-co-bowness/
- Founded by Jim Sansom2024
What the sources say
'Co-founded by Bob and Miranda Mitchell and Jim and Jocelyn Sansom'; 6311 Bowness Rd. N.W.; head brewer Colin Baldner (Avenue Calgary, Chris Landry, 2024-12-18). Source: https://www.avenuecalgary.com/restaurants-food/dining-out/brewsmith-brewing-co-bowness/
- Founded by Jocelyn Sansom2024
What the sources say
'Co-founded by Bob and Miranda Mitchell and Jim and Jocelyn Sansom'; 6311 Bowness Rd. N.W.; head brewer Colin Baldner (Avenue Calgary, Chris Landry, 2024-12-18). Source: https://www.avenuecalgary.com/restaurants-food/dining-out/brewsmith-brewing-co-bowness/
- Owned by Bobby MitchellDate unknown
What the sources say
Quote (Savour Calgary): "Owned by Bobby and Miranda Mitchell, along with Jim and Jocelyn Sansom".
- Owned by Miranda MitchellDate unknown
What the sources say
Quote (Savour Calgary): "Owned by Bobby and Miranda Mitchell, along with Jim and Jocelyn Sansom".
- Owned by Jim SansomDate unknown
What the sources say
Quote (Savour Calgary): "Owned by Bobby and Miranda Mitchell, along with Jim and Jocelyn Sansom".
- Owned by Jocelyn SansomDate unknown
What the sources say
Quote (Savour Calgary): "Owned by Bobby and Miranda Mitchell, along with Jim and Jocelyn Sansom".
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The Museum
Timeline
- 2024-11-23Opens in Bowness
Opened as northwest Calgary's first microbrewery (Daily Hive, Nov 19 2024). Consistent with record founded 2024. Source: "Brewsmith will open its doors in Bowness on November 23 as northwest Calgary's first microbrewery."
- 2024-11-30Grand opening party
Grand opening party a week after doors opened. Source: "it will host a huge grand opening party on November 30"
The Beer Library
Beers
1951 Pale Ale
Hazy Pale Ale
Current specialist brewery record; core beer named for Bowness's 1951 incorporation as a town. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Bownesian Rhapsody — Pear, Ginger & Japanese Sansho Pepper
Fruited Sour
Current specialist brewery record; Bownesian Rhapsody sour series. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
Plan a visit
On the record
Awards
- 2025
Gold — Sour Beer — Bownesian Rhapsody
Alberta Beer 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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