Archive record · Brewery
Dog Island Brewing
Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2016
- Archive ID
- TB-KATY01JQ
- Last checked
- 2026-10-02
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Ingested from the Alberta compendium (August 2026). Founding year and independence as published there; not independently
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Named for the island in Lesser Slave Lake. Northern Alberta brewing, five hours from Calgary and entirely its own thing.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Ben Fiddler2013
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Official brewery team page names Ben Fiddler as brewer/owner; Travel Alberta identifies him as co-founder. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0125; SRC-CA-0133
- Owned by Chad Paulson2013
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Official brewery team page names Chad Paulson as brewer/owner; Travel Alberta identifies him as co-founder. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0125; SRC-CA-0133
- Founded by Ben Fiddler2016
What the sources say
Quote (Indigenous Tourism Alberta): Fiddler and Paulson set out to change that when they opened the doors to Dog Island Brewing in 2016. Source: https://indigenoustourismalberta.ca/travel-stories/how-two-indigenous-men-are-reclaiming-craft-beer/
- Founded by Chad Paulson2016
What the sources say
Quote (Indigenous Tourism Alberta): Fiddler and Paulson set out to change that when they opened the doors to Dog Island Brewing in 2016. Source: https://indigenoustourismalberta.ca/travel-stories/how-two-indigenous-men-are-reclaiming-craft-beer/
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 250 Caribou Trail SW2016-Slave Lake, Alberta
BREWERY / TAPROOM
Operated by Dog Island Brewing
Site detail
First-party says still brewing where it began.
Where it is
55.28120, -114.76820
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
Open on a mapEvents
- Dog Island opens Slave Lake brewery2016-10-28
Opening
The Museum
Timeline
- 2016From a storage room — opened late 2016
"Dog Island Brewing in Slave Lake started in a storage room and has grown since its opening in late 2016" — founded by Ben Fiddler and Chad Paulson, Métis oil-patch tradesmen and home brewers, with the taproom opening on 28 October 2016 (reported). 250 Caribou Trail SW; "over 18 taps"; "Saints & Sinners IPA, the beer DIB is the most proud of" (6.8%); summer 2026 hours posted.
The People
Behind the beer
Current first-party team page identifies Ben Fiddler as Regional Brewer/Owner.
Current first-party team page identifies Chad Paulson as Brewer/Owner.
The Beer Library
Beers
Scurvy Dog IPA
Year-RoundSaints & Sinners IPA
Year-RoundAmerican IPA
Current first-party flagship beer. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 44]
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Year-RoundPineapple Pilsner
Current first-party beer catalogue. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 44]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Saints & Sinners
American IPA
Official brewery homepage identifies beer and ABV. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
Plan a visit
- Taproom
- Events
- Patio
On the record
Awards
- 2018
Bronze — Session Hoppy Beer — 9 Mile Session Pale Ale
Alberta Beer Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
Straight answers
Common questions about Dog Island Brewing
- Who owns Dog Island Brewing?
- Dog Island Brewing is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Slave Lake, Canada.
- Is Dog Island Brewing independent?
- Yes. Dog Island 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 Dog Island Brewing founded?
- Dog Island Brewing was founded in 2016 in Slave Lake, Canada.
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