Archive record · Brewery
Crannóg Ales
Sorrento, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2000
- Closed
- 2025
- Archive ID
- TB-T9X03S01
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Canada's first organic farm-based brewery according to BC Ale Trail. Physical Sorrento brewery/tasting room closed August 2025 after sale to BNA; Crannóg recipes/brand production continue at BNA facilities.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Where it brewed
- 706 Elson Rd, Sorrento, BC V0E 2W1Sorrento, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Crannóg Ales
Site detail
Canada's first organic farm-based brewery according to BC Ale Trail. Physical Sorrento brewery/tasting room closed August 2025 after sale to BNA; Crannóg recipes/brand production continue at BNA facilities.
Where it is
50.88089, -119.50641
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
Open on a mapEvents
- Crannóg Ales was sold to BNA Brewing/Nixon owners Kyle and Carolyn Nixon in 2025; physical Sorrento brewery later closed while Crannóg recipes/brand production continued at BNA facilities.2025-05-08
Closure
Contemporary reporting documents ownership handoff and brand/recipe continuity.
The People
Behind the beer
Co-founded Crannóg with Rebecca Kneen in 2000; historical Sorrento brewer/co-owner.
Co-founder, hop farmer and co-brewer; authored Small Scale Organic Hops Production Manual.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57, which cited https://bcaletrail.ca/a-visit-to-crannog-ales/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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Straight answers
Common questions about Crannóg Ales
- Is Crannóg Ales still open?
- No. Crannóg Ales has closed (2025). Canada's first organic farm-based brewery according to BC Ale Trail. Physical Sorrento brewery/tasting room closed August 2025 after sale to BNA; Crannóg recipes/brand production continue at BNA facilities.
- When was Crannóg Ales founded?
- Crannóg Ales was founded in 2000 in Sorrento, Canada.
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