Archive record · Brewery
Cabin Brewing Company
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2018
- Archive ID
- TB-RXWZS6NB
- 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
Brought intense, juicy New England IPAs and heavy fruit sours to the forefront of Calgary's booming 'Barley Belt'. ⚠ Sourcing attempted 7 August 2026: No about, story or history page exists; the founding narrative is spread across an unindexed /journal series. Canonical host is www.cabinbrewing.ca.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
A standout in Calgary's 'Barley Belt.' They bring intense, juicy New England IPAs and heavy fruit sours to the forefront.
The founding thesisThree veterans of Calgary's brewing and homebrewing scenes built a brewery around cabin nostalgia — deckchair weave, green garden hose, and beer engineered for the deck.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Jonas HurtigDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Founder/current head brewer; current three-owner structure strongly supported, exact percentage unknown.
- Owned by Darrin SayersDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Founder/current operations principal; exact percentage unknown.
- Owned by Haydon DewesDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Founder/current marketing principal; owner evidence supported by current public materials; exact percentage unknown.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it is
51.02117, -114.05357
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
Open on a mapThe Museum
Timeline
- 2016Three brewers, one plan
Jonas Hurtig (formerly of Wild Rose), Haydon Dewes and Darrin Sayers form Cabin Brewing — two years before a drop is sold.
- 2018Manufacturing, then doors
Brewing begins on 21 November 2018; the taproom opens on 8 December 2018 in Calgary's Barley Belt.
- 2020sThe Saturation series
Builds a whole family around one idea — Summer, Super, Hyper, Neon, Max and Total Saturation, running from 5% to a 10% triple hazy.
The People
Behind the beer
Came to Cabin from Wild Rose Brewery, bringing production experience from one of Alberta's oldest craft breweries.
One of three Calgary brewing and homebrewing veterans who formed Cabin in 2016.
Co-founded Cabin Brewing, part of the trio that opened in the Barley Belt at the end of 2018.
The Beer Library
Beers
Super Saturation
Year-RoundHazy Pale Ale
The one the brewery is built on.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Retrospectrum Pale Ale
American Pale Ale
Official beer page (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Sunshine Rain IPA
IPA
Official beer page (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Super Saturation NEPA
New England Pale Ale
Official beer page; explicitly uses Red Shed raw wheat and oats. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Zen Garden
RetiredAwarded Beer / exact style per award source
Added in Pass 21 solely to repair award referential integrity; exact ABV/current availability not established in this pass. (HISTORICAL/AWARDED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
Plan a visit
- Dog-friendly patio
- Outdoor seating
- Board games
- Family friendly
- Snacks
- Gluten-free options
- Vegan options
- Outside food delivery allowed
- Wheelchair accessible
- Gender-inclusive bathrooms
- Merch
In the Barley Belt — walkable to several other breweries, which makes it a natural stop on a Calgary trail.
On the record
Awards
- 2025
Gold — Session Hop Forward — Magnetosphere
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2025
Gold — IPA — Super Saturation
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2025
Gold — IPA — Sunshine Rain
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2025
Silver — Pilsner — Luminosity
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2025
Bronze — Wood-Aged Beer — Chapter 6
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2025
Bronze — Juicy Pale Ale, NEIPA & IIPA — Super Saturation
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2024
Bronze — Porter — Pomp & Circumstance
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2024
Silver — IPA — Sunshine Rain
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2023
Silver — UNKNOWN — Sunshine Rain IPA
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2023
Silver — UNKNOWN — Cloud Nectar
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2023
Silver — UNKNOWN — Super Saturation
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2023
Gold — German/Czech Style Pilsner — Luminosity
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2023
Silver — American Style IPA — Sunshine Rain
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2023
Bronze — Herb and Spice Beer — Fuego
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2023
Bronze — Wood and Barrel Aged Strong Beer — Chapter 4
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2022
Gold — Patio Beer — Zen Garden
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2022
Honorable Mention — German-Style Sour Ale — Leitmotif
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2022
Gold — English Bitters — Great Expectations
Canadian Brewing 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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