Archive record · Brewery
Canuck Empire Brewing Co
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2013
- Closed
- 2026
- Archive ID
- TB-PMNWEG5H
- 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
Listed in the BC Ale Trail brewery directory (checked August 2026). Independence is as-listed by that directory and has not been independently Founding year not yet on the record. Began contract brewing in 2013, opened its Abbotsford brewery in 2022, and closed in July 2026. ⚠ The only official presence found is a social media profile, which can be renamed or deleted by its owner and leaves no archive behind.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Canuck Empire Brewing Co pours in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Brandon Wiggins2013 – July 2026
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Abbotsford News identifies Brandon Wiggins as owner during the brewery's development; the brand began contract brewing in 2013 and opened its own Abbotsford taproom in 2022. Canuck Empire closed July 31, 2026; exact ownership immediately at closure was not independently refreshed. Source: https://www.abbynews.com/news/craft-brewery-near-abbotsford-centre-gets-ok-from-council
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 33797 King Rd Unit C, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7P2Abbotsford, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Canuck Empire Brewing
Site detail
Current first-party site; Fraser Valley Ale Trail says opened in 2022.
The Beer Library
Beers
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited https://www.instagram.com/canuckempirebrewing/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
BC Ale Trail — brewery directory · BC Ale Trail
ReferenceMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08Claim 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 Canuck Empire Brewing Co
- Who owns Canuck Empire Brewing Co?
- Canuck Empire Brewing Co is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Abbotsford, Canada.
- Is Canuck Empire Brewing Co independent?
- Yes. Canuck Empire Brewing Co 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.
- Is Canuck Empire Brewing Co still open?
- No. Canuck Empire Brewing Co has closed (2026). Listed in the BC Ale Trail brewery directory (checked August 2026). Independence is as-listed by that directory and has not been independently Founding year not yet on the record. Began contract brewing in 2013, opened its Abbotsford brewery in 2022, and closed in July 2026. ⚠ The only official presence found is a social media profile, which can be renamed or deleted by its owner and leaves no archive behind.
- When was Canuck Empire Brewing Co founded?
- Canuck Empire Brewing Co was founded in 2013 in Abbotsford, Canada.
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