Archive record · Brewery
Herald Street Brew Works
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2020
- Archive ID
- TB-Z80HCG67
- 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
Herald Street Brew Works pours in Victoria, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Lee Spence; Mike Spence2020
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
City application states operating partners jointly owned 72% of Herald Street shares.
- Owned by Lee Spence2020
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
City application states operating partners jointly owned 72% of Herald Street shares. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0959
- Owned by Mike Spence2020
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
City application states operating partners jointly owned 72% of Herald Street shares. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0959
- Owned by Jorden FossDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current first-party story describes Jorden/James and Lee/Mike as the two founding business households and says the partner group now includes Ryan Bangma.
- Owned by James GarbuttDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current first-party story describes Jorden/James and Lee/Mike as the two founding business households and says the partner group now includes Ryan Bangma.
- Owned by Ryan BangmaDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current first-party story describes Jorden/James and Lee/Mike as the two founding business households and says the partner group now includes Ryan Bangma.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 506 Herald Street, Victoria, BC V8W 3N8Victoria, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Herald Street Brew Works
Site detail
Official site confirms active brewery/tasting room in Victoria's Old Town.
The People
Behind the beer
First-party story identifies Lee & Mike Spence as one of the two founding business households and current partner group.
First-party story identifies Lee & Mike Spence as one of the two founding business households and current partner group.
First-party story says the Herald Street partner group now includes Ryan Bangma.
The Beer Library
Beers
Best Budz
Current / draughtPale Ale with Grapefruit Kush Cannabis Terpene
Archfiend
Historical/current archive / award documentedAmerican Porter / Stout
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Coast Side Kölsch Style Ale
Kölsch-style Ale
Official current beer page; locally malted barley and wheat. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Vanga Italian Pilsner
Italian Pilsner
Official current beer page. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Trail Magic Spruce Tip Pale Ale
Spruce Tip Pale Ale
Official current beer page. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2025
Silver — Archfiend (American Porter and Stout)
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
American Porter and Stout — Archfiend
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
American Porter and Stout
BC Beer Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
1 organisations
Connected suppliers & bodies
- bc beer awardsAwarded2025Silver — Archfiend (American Porter and Stout)
Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited https://www.heraldstreet.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 Herald Street Brew Works
- Who owns Herald Street Brew Works?
- Herald Street Brew Works is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Victoria, Canada.
- Is Herald Street Brew Works independent?
- Yes. Herald Street Brew Works 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 Herald Street Brew Works founded?
- Herald Street Brew Works was founded in 2020 in Victoria, Canada.
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