Archive record · Brewery
Firehall Brewery
Oliver, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2011
- Archive ID
- TB-NMA36R93
- 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?
- Sid RuhlandVerified
- Is this brewery independent?
- YesVerified
- Who ultimately owns this brewery?
- No parent; the brewery is independently ownedVerified
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
Firehall Brewery pours in Oliver, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Jim Ruhland; Sid Ruhland2011
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Official history identifies father and son as originators of the Old Firehall microbrewery idea.
- Founded by Jim Ruhland2011
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Official history identifies father and son as originators of the Old Firehall microbrewery idea. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1107
- Founded by Sid Ruhland2011
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Official history identifies father and son as originators of the Old Firehall microbrewery idea. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1107
- Owned by Ruhland family; Hutton family2016
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Guild says current brewery is owned/operated by the Hutton and Ruhland families; Huttons joined as active partners in 2016.
- Owned by Ruhland family2016
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Guild says current brewery is owned/operated by the Hutton and Ruhland families; Huttons joined as active partners in 2016. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1106; SRC-CA-1107
- Owned by Hutton family2016
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Guild says current brewery is owned/operated by the Hutton and Ruhland families; Huttons joined as active partners in 2016. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1106; SRC-CA-1107
- Controlled by Sid Ruhland; Marie-Eve RuhlandDate unknown
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Official current history says the operating team includes Sid and Marie-Eve Ruhland plus neighbouring bistro management.
- Owned by Sid RuhlandDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
First-party says brewery is today family owned + operated and team includes Sid & Marie-Eve; 2022 Chamber says Jim is no longer owner and Sid runs brewery with wife Marie-Eve.
- Owned by Marie-Eve RuhlandDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
First-party says brewery is today family owned + operated and team includes Sid & Marie-Eve; 2022 Chamber says Jim is no longer owner and Sid runs brewery with wife Marie-Eve.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Events
- Firehall added Danielle and Dermott Hutton as active business partners in August 2016; first-party history says their active period lasted about three years.2016-08
First-party ownership/partnership chronology.
The People
Behind the beer
Founded brewery with father Jim; by 2022 Jim no longer owner and Sid runs brewery with wife Marie-Eve.
Current first-party describes family-owned operation including Sid and Marie-Eve; 2022 Chamber says Sid runs brewery with wife Marie-Eve.
Co-founded Firehall with Sid; 2022 article explicitly says Jim is no longer an owner.
First-party says Danielle and Dermott Hutton joined as active business partners in August 2016 and were active for three years.
First-party says Danielle and Dermott Hutton joined as active business partners in August 2016 and were active for three years.
The Beer Library
Beers
Wind & Fire Harvest Porter
SeasonalFresh-hopped Multigrain Porter
2025 seasonal brewed with fresh South Okanagan Hop Farms hops and a multi-supplier malt bill. (2025 SEASONAL VERIFIED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Mutual Aid Imperial Stout
RetiredImperial Stout
2023 Fest of Ale Best of Show and Specialty Ale category winner. (HISTORICAL / AWARDED 2023) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2025
Award — Kick Axe Lager (International Pale Lager)
Canada Beer Cup
- 2025
Silver — International Pale Lager — Kick Axe Lager
Canada Beer Cup
- 2025
International Pale Lager
Canada Beer Cup
- 2024
Award — Holy Smoke Stout (Smoke & Wood Aged Beer)
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Okanagan Focused — Caution: Sour Series – Bumbleberry Honey
Okanagan Fest of Ale
- 2024
2nd Place — Smoke & Wood-Aged Beer — Holy Smoke Stout
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Okanagan Focused
Okanagan Fest of Ale
- 2024
Smoke & Wood Aged Beer
BC Beer Awards
- 2023
Award — Stoked Ember Ale (Red/Brown Ale)
BC Beer Awards
- 2023
Red/Brown Ale — Stoked Ember Ale
BC Beer Awards
- 2023
Judges Choice — Best in Show — Best in Show — Mutual Aid Imperial Stout
Okanagan Fest of Ale
- 2023
Best in Class — Specialty Ale — Mutual Aid Imperial Stout
Okanagan Fest of Ale
- 2023
Best in Class — Red and Brown Ale — Stoked Ember Ale
Okanagan Fest of Ale
- 2023
Red/Brown Ale
BC Beer Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
2 organisations
Connected suppliers & bodies
- bc beer awardsAwarded2023Award — Stoked Ember Ale (Red/Brown Ale)
- bc beer awardsAwarded2024Award — Holy Smoke Stout (Smoke & Wood Aged Beer)
- canada beer cupAwarded2025Award — Kick Axe Lager (International Pale Lager)
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited https://www.firehallbrewery.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 Firehall Brewery
- Who owns Firehall Brewery?
- Firehall Brewery is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Oliver, Canada.
- Is Firehall Brewery independent?
- Yes. Firehall Brewery 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 Firehall Brewery founded?
- Firehall Brewery was founded in 2011 in Oliver, Canada.
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