Archive record · Brewery
Checkerhead Brewing
Shirley, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2025
- Archive ID
- TB-W6NY66NY
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
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- Who owns this brewery?
- David Aiken (since 2025-04-01)Verified
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.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Checkerhead Brewing pours in Shirley, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by David AikenApril 2025
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0038 ("FOUNDER / OWNER / HEAD BREWER"). Established 2025-04-01 in Shirley, BC by Aiken, a comedy juggler of 40 years; named Rookie of the Year at the 2025 BC Beer Awards. Intended to run seasonally, April Fool's Day to Halloween.
- Owned by David AikenApril 2025
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0038 ("FOUNDER / OWNER / HEAD BREWER"). Founder-owner.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 10602 Sherburne Dr., Shirley, BC V9Z 1G8Shirley, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Checkerhead Brewing
Site detail
Current 2026 brewery calendar confirms active operation; named 2025 BC Beer Awards Rookie Brewery of the Year.
The People
Behind the beer
Current owner/brewer; commercial brewery opened 2025 after long homebrew/performer career.
The Beer Library
Beers
Checkerweizen
First-party documentedGerman-Style Hefeweizen
Steaming Butterfly California Common
Documented / tribute brewCalifornia Common
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Minnie Maniac Coconut Blonde
Documented / tribute brewCoconut Blonde Ale
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hop Juggler Smash
Year-RoundSMaSH Blonde Ale
Current 2026 brewery activity; local malt/hops/honey yeast story preserved. (CURRENT 2026) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Lemon • Basil • Bees
Year-RoundBelgian Witbier
2026 brewery catalogue/activity. (CURRENT 2026) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Chain Reaction Hazy IPA
Year-RoundHazy IPA
2026 brewery catalogue/activity. (CURRENT 2026) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2025
Winner (Rookie Brewery of the Year)
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Rookie Brewery of the Year
BC Beer Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
1 organisations
Connected suppliers & bodies
- bc beer awardsAwarded2025Winner (Rookie Brewery of the Year)
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited https://checkerheadbrewing.com/ 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 Checkerhead Brewing
- Who owns Checkerhead Brewing?
- Checkerhead Brewing is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Shirley, Canada.
- Is Checkerhead Brewing independent?
- Yes. Checkerhead Brewing 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 Checkerhead Brewing founded?
- Checkerhead Brewing was founded in 2025 in Shirley, Canada.
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