Archive record · Brewery
Kelowna Beer Institute
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2014
- Archive ID
- TB-7CV8HTW8
- 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. Opened 2014 as the Tree Brewing Beer Institute; independently owned since 2016 and renamed in 2020.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Kelowna Beer Institute pours in Kelowna, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Dave GokiertDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
First-party explicitly identifies Dave as brewmaster and co-owner. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1572
- Controlled by Dave GokiertDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current first-party KBI identifies Dave Gokiert as co-owner; Tourism Kelowna identifies Chris Stirling as Co-Owner, and 2026 Global News again quotes owner Chris Stirling. BCLDB separately verifies Kelowna Beer Institute Inc. Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/11943754/touchdown-kelowna-brings-sold-out-crowd-and-economic-boost/
- Controlled by Chris StirlingDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current first-party KBI identifies Dave Gokiert as co-owner; Tourism Kelowna identifies Chris Stirling as Co-Owner, and 2026 Global News again quotes owner Chris Stirling. BCLDB separately verifies Kelowna Beer Institute Inc. Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/11943754/touchdown-kelowna-brings-sold-out-crowd-and-economic-boost/
- Controlled by Kelowna Beer Institute Inc.Date unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current first-party KBI identifies Dave Gokiert as co-owner; Tourism Kelowna identifies Chris Stirling as Co-Owner, and 2026 Global News again quotes owner Chris Stirling. BCLDB separately verifies Kelowna Beer Institute Inc. Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/11943754/touchdown-kelowna-brings-sold-out-crowd-and-economic-boost/
- Owned by Chris StirlingDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current KBI first-party identifies Dave Gokiert as co-owner. Tourism Kelowna identifies Chris Stirling as Co-Owner, and 2026 Global News identifies Chris Stirling as owner. Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/11943754/touchdown-kelowna-brings-sold-out-crowd-and-economic-boost/
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 1346 Water St, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9P4Kelowna, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Kelowna Beer Institute
Site detail
Current first-party site confirms small-batch beer brewed onsite by brewmaster/co-owner Dave Gokiert.
The People
Behind the beer
Current first-party identifies Dave as co-owner/brewmaster with 26+ years brewing experience.
Tourism Kelowna identifies Chris Stirling as Co-Owner; 2026 Global News again quotes him as owner.
The Beer Library
Beers
Darth Lager
Year-RoundDark Lager
Current first-party drinks menu; 32 IBU. (CURRENT / TAP) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Citratooth IPA
Year-RoundWest Coast IPA
Current first-party menu; 60 IBU. (CURRENT / TAP) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Coffee Lager
Year-RoundCoffee Lager
Current first-party menu; 20 IBU. (CURRENT / TAP) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Cloud Cover Pale Ale
Year-RoundPale Ale
Current first-party menu; 20 IBU. (CURRENT / TAP) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hibiscus Lemonale
Year-RoundHybrid Beer / Seltzer-like Ale
Current first-party menu; 10 IBU. (CURRENT / TAP) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Juicy IPA
Year-RoundHazy IPA
Current first-party menu; 10 IBU. (CURRENT / TAP) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pilsner
Year-RoundPilsner
Current menu; 24 IBU; 2025 BC Beer Awards Czech Lager record. (CURRENT / TAP / AWARD-LINKED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Spill the Tea
Year-RoundTea-infused Ale
Current first-party menu; peach and mango tea; 25 IBU. (CURRENT / TAP) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Red Five
Year-RoundRed Ale / Nitro
Current first-party menu; 35 IBU. (CURRENT / TAP) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2025
Awarded — Czech Lager — Pilsner
BC Beer Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited https://kelownabeerinstitute.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 Kelowna Beer Institute
- Who owns Kelowna Beer Institute?
- Kelowna Beer Institute is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Kelowna, Canada.
- Is Kelowna Beer Institute independent?
- Yes. Kelowna Beer Institute 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 Kelowna Beer Institute founded?
- Kelowna Beer Institute was founded in 2014 in Kelowna, Canada.
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