Torchlight Brewing Co.
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada · Est. 2014
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Opened as a nano-brewery in June 2014 and grew into a microbrewery and lounge by May 2017 — the standard modern path, walked in three years. The owners announced a permanent closure in February 2026 and the final day was 28 February. It comes five weeks after Lighthouse shut in Victoria, which means British Columbia lost two established craft breweries inside the first two months of 2026.
The Museum
Timeline
- 2014Opens as a nano-brewery
June 2014.
- 2017Expands
Becomes a microbrewery and lounge, May 2017.
- 2026Permanently closed
Announced February 2026; final day 28 February.
The Beer Library
Beers
Hazer Beam Hazy Pale Ale
Awarded 2024Session Hazy / NEIPA
BC Pass 57.
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Awards
- 2024
Award — Specialty IPA
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Award — Session Hazy/NEIPA
Canada Beer Cup
- 2024
Award — X Tenth Anniversary Ale (Specialty IPA)
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Award — Hazer Beam Hazy Pale Ale (Session Hazy/NEIPA)
Canada Beer Cup
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57, which cited https://www.castanet.net/news/Nelson/600515/Torchlight-Brewing-calling-it-quits-after-12-years-in-Nelson 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 reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19 - historyProbable
Continuity dates as recorded in BC Pass 57: 2014, 2017, 2026.
Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 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 Torchlight Brewing Co.
- Is Torchlight Brewing Co. still open?
- No. Torchlight Brewing Co. has closed. BC Pass 57. Opened as a nano-brewery in June 2014 and expanded into a microbrewery/lounge in May 2017. Owners announced a permanent closure in February 2026; final day was February 28, 2026.
- When was Torchlight Brewing Co. founded?
- Torchlight Brewing Co. was founded in 2014 in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.
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