Archive record · Brewery
Empty Keg Brew House
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2019
- Archive ID
- TB-WF4FJBC2
- 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?
- Kyle Hall and Kelly Hall (since 2019-05-08)Verified
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. Opened 8 May 2019.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Empty Keg Brew House pours in Merritt, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Kyle Hall; Kelly Hall2019
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Founding husband-wife team; exact 2026 equity HELD.
- Founded by Kyle HallMay 2019
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0241 ("FOUNDERS / OPENING OWNERS"). Merritt's first microbrewery, opened 2019-05-08 — the claim's date to the day. Kyle brewed at home for 28 years; the name comes from a friend's line that he'd 'never be able to keep the kegs full.'
- Owned by Kyle HallMay 2019
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0241 ("FOUNDERS / OPENING OWNERS"). Co-owner with wife Kelly.
- Founded by Kelly HallMay 2019
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0243 ("FOUNDERS / OPENING OWNERS"). Co-founder with husband Kyle.
- Owned by Kelly HallMay 2019
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0243 ("FOUNDERS / OPENING OWNERS"). Co-owner.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The People
Behind the beer
Opening co-owner evidence; current Guild Head Brewer.
Husband-wife founding team documented at opening.
The Beer Library
Beers
Scared Of The Dark
Year-RoundIrish Stout
Current first-party home-page highlight. (CURRENT / HIGHLIGHTED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →378 Lager
Year-RoundLager
Current first-party home-page highlight. (CURRENT / HIGHLIGHTED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Gentlemen Prefer Blonde Ale
Year-RoundBlonde Ale
Current first-party home-page highlight. (CURRENT / HIGHLIGHTED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →1/4 Mile Amber Ale
SeasonalAmber Ale
Named in first-party creation catalogue. (ROTATING / CATALOGUED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hell & High Water IPA
SeasonalIPA
Named in first-party creation catalogue. (ROTATING / CATALOGUED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Never Say Never
SeasonalHazy IPA
Named in first-party creation catalogue. (ROTATING / CATALOGUED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Trail Blazer
SeasonalSession IPA
Named in first-party creation catalogue. (ROTATING / CATALOGUED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Stoyoma Tahoma IPA
SeasonalIPA
Named in first-party creation catalogue. (ROTATING / CATALOGUED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →What the Helles
SeasonalHelles Lager
Named in first-party creation catalogue. (ROTATING / CATALOGUED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Fuego Cerveza
SeasonalCerveza / Lager
Named in first-party creation catalogue. (ROTATING / CATALOGUED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Elbows Up
SeasonalCanadian Pale Ale
Named in first-party creation catalogue. (ROTATING / CATALOGUED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Coldwater Lager'd IPA
SeasonalLagered IPA
Named in first-party creation catalogue. (ROTATING / CATALOGUED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Snow Bank Winter Ale
SeasonalWinter Ale
BC Ale Trail seasonal release. (2025 WINTER SEASONAL) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Double Trouble Chocolate Ale
SeasonalChocolate Ale
BC Ale Trail gives 8.2% ABV; first-party catalogue confirms product name. (2025 WINTER SEASONAL / CATALOGUED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited https://www.emptykegbrewhouse.ca/ 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 Empty Keg Brew House
- Who owns Empty Keg Brew House?
- Empty Keg Brew House is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Merritt, Canada.
- Is Empty Keg Brew House independent?
- Yes. Empty Keg Brew House 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 Empty Keg Brew House founded?
- Empty Keg Brew House was founded in 2019 in Merritt, Canada.
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