Archive record · Brewery
Bulkley Valley Brewery
Smithers, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2018
- Archive ID
- TB-0MYVMJ51
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Current first-party site confirms active Smithers brewery and 2026 events. Current guild member; exact legal equity not separately mapped.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Dave Harris2018
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current Smithers Chamber material identifies Dave Harris as Owner of Bulkley Valley Brewing. A 2026 closure has been announced, but current brewery pages remain live and the final operating day is unresolved.
- Owned by David HarrisDate unknown
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Chamber and regional profile identify current owner; exact equity HELD.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Events
- Bulkley Valley Brewery announced it would close after eight years; final service date was not established in this pass and current first-party pages remained live.2026-08
Closure
Current industry reporting.
The People
Behind the beer
Current owner identified by Chamber/regional business profile.
Current Guild listing.
Current Smithers Chamber material identifies Dave Harris as Owner of Bulkley Valley Brewing.
The Beer Library
Beers
St Moustache Belgian Pale Ale
Current / flagshipBelgian Pale Ale
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57, which cited https://www.bulkleyvalleybrewery.com/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57 (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.
Straight answers
Common questions about Bulkley Valley Brewery
- Who owns Bulkley Valley Brewery?
- Bulkley Valley Brewery is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Smithers, Canada.
- Is Bulkley Valley Brewery independent?
- Yes. Bulkley Valley 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 Bulkley Valley Brewery founded?
- Bulkley Valley Brewery was founded in 2018 in Smithers, Canada.
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