Archive record · Brewery
Coulee Brew Co.
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2015
- Closed
- 2019
- Archive ID
- TB-T6EZTTN0
- Last checked
- 2026-09-17
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
Closed; listed as no longer in business. Founded by Deborah Pallett and Scott Crighton, who spent roughly three and a half years bringing the brewery from concept to opening. Exact closure year not yet confirmed.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Deborah Pallett and Scott Crighton spent three and a half years bringing brewing back to Lethbridge, a city that once had it and lost it. Coulee is now closed — the second time Lethbridge has had to let go of a brewery.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Deborah Pallett2012
What the sources say
'Coulee Brew Co. began in 2012'; brewery opened to the public 'three and a half years later' (c. 2015/16). Production ceased December 2019; Coulee Craft Brewing Corp. placed in receivership October 2020, Grant Thornton receiver, BMO applicant (insolvencyinsider.ca, 2020-10-12). Source: https://www.southernalberta.com/profile.asp?BpageID=3799
- Founded by Scott Crighton2012
What the sources say
'Coulee Brew Co. began in 2012'; brewery opened to the public 'three and a half years later' (c. 2015/16). Production ceased December 2019; Coulee Craft Brewing Corp. placed in receivership October 2020, Grant Thornton receiver, BMO applicant (insolvencyinsider.ca, 2020-10-12). Source: https://www.southernalberta.com/profile.asp?BpageID=3799
- Owned by Scott CrightonDate unknown
What the sources say
Quote (Lethbridge News Now, 21 January 2016): "Owner, Scott Crighton, explained that he and two other people came up with the concept". Named owner as of that article; when his ownership began is not stated. Deborah Pallett is recorded as a founder elsewhere; no opened source calls her an owner.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The Museum
Timeline
- 2019Production ceases
In December 2019 "brewing production ceased and all of its employees were terminated by former management"; the 16,000 sq ft brewery and brewpub was listed for sale with its inventory and goodwill. Address per a directory listing, unverified: 4085 2 Avenue South.
- 2020Receivership
On 13 October 2020 the Bank of Montreal, owed about $887,900, applied for a receiver; Grant Thornton was appointed. New management had sought a buyer or investor; COVID-19 blocked a sale.
Straight answers
Common questions about Coulee Brew Co.
- Is Coulee Brew Co. still open?
- No. Coulee Brew Co. has closed (2019). Closed; listed as no longer in business. Founded by Deborah Pallett and Scott Crighton, who spent roughly three and a half years bringing the brewery from concept to opening. Exact closure year not yet confirmed.
- When was Coulee Brew Co. founded?
- Coulee Brew Co. was founded in 2015 in Lethbridge, Canada.
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