Fernie Brewing Co.

Fernie Brewing is what happens when a family barn is allowed to keep growing for twenty years. Started by the Pask family in 2003 on their own farm, moved into a purpose-built plant on Highway 3 in 2007, and now pouring across four provinces while still family-owned — the rarest combination in Canadian beer, where most breweries this size have long since taken the cheque. It is the western anchor of the Alibi Run for a reason: Fernie was Emilio Picariello's base before Blairmore, the wet side of a provincial line that made a fortune for anyone willing to drive the Pass at night with the lights off.

The founding thesisThe Pask family, long-time Fernie residents, wanted to bring brewing back to a Rocky Mountain coal town — and started in the barn on their own family farm.

1. 2003
   A barn on the Pask family farm

   The Pask family, long-time Fernie residents, start brewing in their family barn with the aim of bringing beer back to the coal-mining town.

2. 2007
   Purpose-built on Highway 3

   Outgrows the barn and moves into its own purpose-built facility just outside the town centre, two minutes east of Fernie on Highway 3.

3. 2020s
   Four provinces, still family-owned

   Distributes across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba while remaining owned and operated by the Pask family.