Archive record · Brewery
Gladstone Brewing Co.
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2015
- Archive ID
- TB-9CJJ3HT2
- 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. Current official site identifies Alexandra Stephanson and Daniel Sharratt as owners/founders and active brewery operation at 244 4th Street. BC Ale Trail dates opening to 2015 and documents later capacity expansion. Production evidence: PRODUCTION Co-founders/owners. Owner as recorded: Alexandra Stephanson; Daniel Sharratt. Status as recorded: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Gladstone Brewing pours in Courtenay, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Alexandra Stephanson2014
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current 2026 first-party page labels Alexandra and Daniel 'THE OWNERS'.
- Owned by Daniel Sharratt2014
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current 2026 first-party page labels Alexandra and Daniel 'THE OWNERS'.
- Controlled by Alexandra StephansonFebruary 2014 – October 2025
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Federal ISC record: direct, individual control; 25%-50% of shares in federal corporation before discontinuance into BC.
- Controlled by Daniel SharrattFebruary 2014 – October 2025
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Federal ISC record: direct, individual control; 25%-50% of shares in federal corporation before discontinuance into BC.
- Founded by Alexandra Stephanson; Daniel Sharratt2015
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Current official About page identifies both as owners/founders.
- Founded by Alexandra Stephanson2015
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0117 ("Founders/owners"). Co-founded with partner Daniel Sharratt in Courtenay's 1940s Seale and Thomson service station, opened early 2015; named for the Victoria street where the idea was born. Some coverage spells her Stefanson — one person, both forms preserved.
- Founded by Daniel Sharratt2015
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0118 ("Founders/owners"). Co-founder; an economics graduate and homebrewer whose Gladstone Street garage in Victoria gave the brewery its name.
- Controlled by Quinten SharrattOctober 2025
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Federal ISC record: indirect, jointly exercised significant control; more than 75% interest beginning 2025-10-01. This may overlap other reported interests; do not sum percentages mechanically.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 244 4th St, Courtenay, BC V9N 1G62015Courtenay, British Columbia
Production brewery / taproom
Operated by Gladstone Brewing
Site detail
Current brewery in former mechanic shop.
Events
- Federal corporation 879355-7 was discontinued federally and continued into British Columbia under the Business Corporations Act. Brewery remained active.2025-10-31
CORPORATE_CONTINUANCE
Certificate of Discontinuance / importing jurisdiction BC
The People
Behind the beer
Federal ISC record documents indirect/joint >75% significant-control interest beginning 2025-10-01 before federal discontinuance.
Current BC Ale Trail identifies Tak Guenette as head brewer and long-serving member of Gladstone team.
The Beer Library
Beers
Gladstone Belgian Single
Year-RoundBelgian Single
Current BC Ale Trail identifies flagship or recurring seasonal beer; ABV left UNKNOWN where current source does not specify it. (Current flagship / seasonal) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Gladstone Pilsner
Year-RoundPilsner
Current BC Ale Trail identifies flagship or recurring seasonal beer; ABV left UNKNOWN where current source does not specify it. (Current flagship / seasonal) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Gladstone Hazy Pale Ale
Year-RoundHazy Pale Ale
Current BC Ale Trail identifies flagship or recurring seasonal beer; ABV left UNKNOWN where current source does not specify it. (Current flagship / seasonal) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Gladstone Kolsch
Year-RoundKölsch
Current BC Ale Trail identifies flagship or recurring seasonal beer; ABV left UNKNOWN where current source does not specify it. (Current flagship / seasonal) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Gladstone Czech Dark Lager
Year-RoundCzech Dark Lager
Current BC Ale Trail identifies flagship or recurring seasonal beer; ABV left UNKNOWN where current source does not specify it. (Current flagship / seasonal) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Gladstone Porter
Year-RoundPorter
Current BC Ale Trail identifies flagship or recurring seasonal beer; ABV left UNKNOWN where current source does not specify it. (Current flagship / seasonal) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
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On the record
Awards
- 2025
Award — Gladstone Red Ale (American Amber & Brown Beer)
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Award — Gladstone Red Ale (American Amber Beer)
Canada Beer Cup
- 2025
American Amber & Brown Beer — Gladstone Red Ale
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
American Amber Beer — Gladstone Red Ale
Canada Beer Cup
- 2025
American Amber & Brown Beer
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
American Amber Beer
Canada Beer Cup
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 awardsAwarded2025Award — Gladstone Red Ale (American Amber & Brown Beer)
- canada beer cupAwarded2025Award — Gladstone Red Ale (American Amber Beer)
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited http://www.gladstonebrewing.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 Gladstone Brewing Co.
- Who owns Gladstone Brewing Co.?
- Gladstone Brewing Co. is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Courtenay, Canada.
- Is Gladstone Brewing Co. independent?
- Yes. Gladstone Brewing Co. 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 Gladstone Brewing Co. founded?
- Gladstone Brewing Co. was founded in 2015 in Courtenay, Canada.
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