Archive record · Brewery
Cumberland Brewing Company
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2014
- Archive ID
- TB-4SE5HP4T
- 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?
- Michael Tymchuk, Caroline Tymchuk and Michelle ForslundVerified
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
Cumberland Brewing Company pours in Cumberland, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Michael Tymchuk2014
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Official brewery story identifies four-person partnership. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0860 First-party history describes the Adam/Forslund and Tymchuk partnership that created the brewery; independent secondary profile explicitly describes the two couples as founders/co-owners.
- Founded by Caroline Tymchuk2014
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Official brewery story identifies four-person partnership. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0860 First-party history describes the Adam/Forslund and Tymchuk partnership that created the brewery; independent secondary profile explicitly describes the two couples as founders/co-owners.
- Founded by Darren Adam2014
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Official brewery story identifies four-person partnership. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0860 First-party history describes the Adam/Forslund and Tymchuk partnership that created the brewery; independent secondary profile explicitly describes the two couples as founders/co-owners.
- Owned by Darren Adam2014
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Official brewery story identifies four-person partnership. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0860 Current 2026 Courtenay Airpark notice explicitly identifies Darren Adam as co-owner of Cumberland Brewing Company; complete co-owner/shareholder set is not established.
- Founded by Michelle Forslund2014
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Official brewery story identifies four-person partnership. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0860 First-party history describes the Adam/Forslund and Tymchuk partnership that created the brewery; independent secondary profile explicitly describes the two couples as founders/co-owners.
- Owned by Michael TymchukDate unknown
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0114 ("Founding partners"). Co-owner.
- Owned by Caroline TymchukDate unknown
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0115 ("Founding partners"). Co-owner.
- Owned by Michelle ForslundDate unknown
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0116 ("Founding partners"). Co-owner.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 2732 Dunsmuir Ave, Cumberland, BCCumberland, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Cumberland Brewing Company
Site detail
Opened late 2014; destination brewery with highly local sales model.
- 2732 Dunsmuir Ave, Cumberland, BC V0R 1S02014Cumberland, British Columbia
Production brewery / taproom
Operated by Cumberland Brewing Company
Site detail
Current original brewery site.
These are different physical places. A brewery moving premises is not the same brewery continuing, and the archive keeps them apart.
Events
- After nine years of saying it would not can beer, Cumberland began canning its five core beers in June 2024, initially brewery-only.2024-06
PACKAGING_CHANGE
First-party operational update
The People
Behind the beer
Current 2026 source identifies Darren as co-owner; first-party brewery history describes his founding role.
First-party history names Michelle alongside Darren in the partnership origin story.
First-party history describes Michael's long brewing career and role in creating Cumberland Brewing; Guild lists Mike Tymchuk as head brewer.
First-party history describes Caroline and Michael as partners in the brewery origin.
The Beer Library
Beers
Forest Fog
Year-RoundUnfiltered American Wheat Ale
Current first-party core beer; one of five core beers canned beginning June 2024. (Current core) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Just A Little Bitter
Year-RoundEnglish Bitter
Current first-party core beer; one of five core beers canned beginning June 2024. (Current core) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Red Tape
Year-RoundPale Ale
Current first-party core beer; one of five core beers canned beginning June 2024. (Current core) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Finally IPA
Year-RoundIndia Pale Ale
Current first-party core beer; one of five core beers canned beginning June 2024. (Current core) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Dancing Linebacker
Year-RoundOatmeal Stout
Current first-party core beer; one of five core beers canned beginning June 2024. (Current core) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited http://cumberlandbrewing.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 Cumberland Brewing Company
- Who owns Cumberland Brewing Company?
- Cumberland Brewing Company is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Cumberland, Canada.
- Is Cumberland Brewing Company independent?
- Yes. Cumberland Brewing Company 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 Cumberland Brewing Company founded?
- Cumberland Brewing Company was founded in 2014 in Cumberland, Canada.
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