Archive record · Brewery
Freddy's Brewpub
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Archive ID
- TB-ZC25DV1H
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
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
Freddy's Brewpub pours in Kelowna, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Controlled by 616189 BC Ltd. DBA Freddy's Brewpub & McCurdy Bowling Centre2007
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
City of Kelowna records identify 616189 BC Ltd. DBA Freddy's Brewpub & McCurdy Bowling Centre as licensee. Merlin and Kim Bunnage were documented proprietors of McCurdy Bowling Centre; Merlin remains a current McCurdy principal through Bowl Canada. Exact current family shareholding remains PARTIAL. Source: https://apps.kelowna.ca/CityPage/Docs/PDFs/Council/Meetings/Council%20Meetings%202007/2007-09-04/Regular%20Meeting/Minutes%20-%20September%204%20Regular%20Meeting.pdf
- Controlled by McCurdy Bowling Centre / Merlin Bunnage2007
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
City of Kelowna records identify 616189 BC Ltd. DBA Freddy's Brewpub & McCurdy Bowling Centre as licensee. Merlin and Kim Bunnage were documented proprietors of McCurdy Bowling Centre; Merlin remains a current McCurdy principal through Bowl Canada. Exact current family shareholding remains PARTIAL. Source: https://apps.kelowna.ca/CityPage/Docs/PDFs/Council/Meetings/Council%20Meetings%202007/2007-09-04/Regular%20Meeting/Minutes%20-%20September%204%20Regular%20Meeting.pdf
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 124-948 McCurdy Rd, Kelowna, BCKelowna, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Freddy's Brewpub
Site detail
Current first-party site confirms an in-house brewery and more than 12 in-house brews.
Events
- BC Corporate Registry records the two numbered companies amalgamating under the surviving name 616189 B.C. Ltd., the company later identified by the City of Kelowna as Freddy's Brewpub & McCurdy Bowling Centre licensee.2006-11-02
CORPORATE AMALGAMATION
Primary corporate-registry notice.
The People
Behind the beer
2014 KelownaNow identified Merlin and Kim Bunnage as proprietors of McCurdy Bowling Centre; Bowl Canada currently lists Merlin with McCurdy Bowling Centre.
2014 KelownaNow identifies Merlin and Kim Bunnage as proprietors of McCurdy Bowling Centre, the facility housing Freddy's Brewpub.
The Beer Library
Beers
Sandbagger Brown Ale
Brown Ale
2022 Canadian Brewing Awards Brown Ale record; current brewpub remains active. (CURRENT/HISTORICAL AWARD-LINKED) [Canada Pass 102]
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Awards
- 2022
Awarded — Brown Ale — Sandbagger Brown Ale
Canadian Brewing Awards
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited https://www.mccurdybowl.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 Freddy's Brewpub
- Who owns Freddy's Brewpub?
- Freddy's Brewpub is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Kelowna, Canada.
- Is Freddy's Brewpub independent?
- Yes. Freddy's Brewpub 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.
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