Archive record · Brewery
Craft Beer Commonwealth
Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2020
- Archive ID
- TB-N47A55QS
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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
Founder: UNKNOWN. Collaborative brewery/taproom inside Gasoline Alley Farmers' Market. Regional Ale Trail explicitly describes it as a collaborative brewery with rotating guest brewers; Travel Alberta describes a collaborative taproom. Entity retained with relationship caveat rather than treated as a normal single-producer brewery.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Blindman BrewingDecember 2020
What the sources say
'A joint venture between Lacombe's Blindman Brewing, Red Deer County's Red Hart Brewing, and Penhold's Red Shed Malting'; opening late December 2020 at Gasoline Alley Farmers' Market, Red Deer County; general manager Ben Smithson (Todayville, 2020). Shares not stated. Source: https://www.todayville.com/here-to-mars/craft-beer-commonwealth-a-unique-new-central-alberta-brewery-to-open-at-gasoline-alley-farmers-market/
- Owned by Red Hart BrewingDecember 2020
What the sources say
'A joint venture between Lacombe's Blindman Brewing, Red Deer County's Red Hart Brewing, and Penhold's Red Shed Malting'; opening late December 2020 at Gasoline Alley Farmers' Market, Red Deer County; general manager Ben Smithson (Todayville, 2020). Shares not stated. Source: https://www.todayville.com/here-to-mars/craft-beer-commonwealth-a-unique-new-central-alberta-brewery-to-open-at-gasoline-alley-farmers-market/
- Owned by Red Shed MaltingDecember 2020
What the sources say
'A joint venture between Lacombe's Blindman Brewing, Red Deer County's Red Hart Brewing, and Penhold's Red Shed Malting'; opening late December 2020 at Gasoline Alley Farmers' Market, Red Deer County; general manager Ben Smithson (Todayville, 2020). Shares not stated. Source: https://www.todayville.com/here-to-mars/craft-beer-commonwealth-a-unique-new-central-alberta-brewery-to-open-at-gasoline-alley-farmers-market/
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The Museum
Timeline
- 2020-12Announced as a joint venture
Todayville (December 2020) introduces Craft Beer Commonwealth as a new Central Alberta brewery to open at the Gasoline Alley Farmers' Market. Source: "A joint venture between Lacombe's Blindman Brewing, Red Deer County's Red Hart Brewing, and Penhold's Red Shed Malting"
- 2020-12-05Debut Landlock Ale; grand opening planned
Joint venture of Blindman Brewing, Red Hart Brewing and Red Shed Malting; debut collaborative Landlock Ale; grand opening planned 'later this month' at the new Gasoline Alley farmers' market (rdnewsnow, Dec 5 2020). Source: "Central Alberta's newest brewery showing what it means to work together Dec 5, 2020"
- 2021-02Taproom open at Gasoline Alley Farmers' Market
Ridge Rock blog (Feb 22 2021): open 'since earlier this month' at 558 Laura Ave, Red Deer County. Month/year from post date. Record founded 2020 (fits the Dec 2020 launch). Source: "Feb 22, 2021 Craft Beer Commonwealth Now Open in Red Deer County, Alberta"
The Beer Library
Beers
Landlock Ale
American Pale Ale
Current specialist brewery page attributes onsite production and gives ABV; inaugural batch Nov. 19, 2020. (CURRENT/HISTORICAL LINEAGE) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Belgian Blonde
Belgian Blonde
Current specialist brewery page gives ABV and inaugural batch July 1, 2021. (CURRENT/HISTORICAL LINEAGE) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Peter Picked A Porter
Porter
Current specialist brewery page gives ABV and 2023 inaugural batch. (CURRENT/HISTORICAL LINEAGE) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →What the archive does not know yet
Open questions
- UnknownpeopleFounder not established. Searched 2026-09-30 (brewery site, Alberta press, tourism and beer directories). A joint venture of Blindman Brewing, Red Hart Brewing and Red Shed Malting (Todayville); no individual is named as its founder.
- UnknownmediaWebsite not established. On 2026-10-01 craftbeercommonwealth.com redirected to an unrelated business (birdycoffeeco.ca). The Red Deer Ale Trail and Travel Alberta still list Craft Beer Commonwealth at Gasoline Alley Farmers' Market; no status change follows from the redirect.
- UnknownstatusOpen as a venue; on-site brewing not established. Checked 2026-10-02: craftbeercommonwealth.com redirects (301) to birdycoffeeco.ca, which names the business "BIRDY COFFEE CO & CRAFT BEER COMMONWEALTH" at Gasoline Alley Farmers' Market, 558 Laura Ave, and says "Here at Birdy Coffee and Craft Beer Commonwealth, we are passionate about locally-made, craft beverages." It sells pints "from one of the many established breweries that Central Alberta has to offer" and does not mention the nanobrewery. Untappd shows no closure notice. Status is not changed.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26, which cited https://reddeeraletrail.ca/the-breweries/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19 - peopleUnknown
Founder not established. Searched 2026-09-30 (brewery site, Alberta press, tourism and beer directories). A joint venture of Blindman Brewing, Red Hart Brewing and Red Shed Malting (Todayville); no individual is named as its founder.
Tally's Beer Universe founder search, Alberta, 30 September 2026 · Tally's Beer Universe · 2026-09-30
Research logMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-09-30Claim last checked 2026-09-30 - mediaUnknown
Website not established. On 2026-10-01 craftbeercommonwealth.com redirected to an unrelated business (birdycoffeeco.ca). The Red Deer Ale Trail and Travel Alberta still list Craft Beer Commonwealth at Gasoline Alley Farmers' Market; no status change follows from the redirect.
Red Deer Ale Trail - The Breweries
SecondaryMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-15Claim last checked 2026-10-01 - statusUnknown
Open as a venue; on-site brewing not established. Checked 2026-10-02: craftbeercommonwealth.com redirects (301) to birdycoffeeco.ca, which names the business "BIRDY COFFEE CO & CRAFT BEER COMMONWEALTH" at Gasoline Alley Farmers' Market, 558 Laura Ave, and says "Here at Birdy Coffee and Craft Beer Commonwealth, we are passionate about locally-made, craft beverages." It sells pints "from one of the many established breweries that Central Alberta has to offer" and does not mention the nanobrewery. Untappd shows no closure notice. Status is not changed.
Birdy Coffee Co. & Craft Beer Commonwealth
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-23Claim last checked 2026-10-02
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