Archive record · Brewery
Little Brown Jug Brewing Company
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Founded
- 2016
- Archive ID
- TB-E8HFG58D
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Production brewery. Official site identifies brewery in Exchange District. Exchange District brewery built in an adaptive-reuse historic building and launched by brewing only 1919 repeatedly before expanding lineup. Legal entity: Little brown JUG Brewing company LTD. Production evidence: Current production — current first-party brewery/taproom plus active federal corporation. Active federal corporation; exact current equity HELD. Owner as recorded: Kevin Selch — founder; current exact shareholders HELD. Status as recorded: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Housed in a gorgeous turn-of-the-century brick building, LBJ proved that focusing deeply on a single flagship icon — 1919 Pale Ale — while perfecting European styles could conquer a market.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Kevin Selch2016
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Founder verified; current equity HELD.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 336 William Avenue, Winnipeg, MBWinnipeg, Manitoba
PRODUCTION
Operated by Little Brown Jug Brewing Co.
Site detail
Official site identifies brewery in Exchange District.
Where it is
49.90010, -97.14020
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
Open on a mapThe People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Folk Fest Lager
SeasonalLager
& Small-batch. Verified on Little Brown Jug's live official taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hefeweizen
SeasonalHefeweizen
& Small-batch. Verified on Little Brown Jug's live official taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Cream Ale
SeasonalCream Ale
& Small-batch. Verified on Little Brown Jug's live official taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Margarita Gose
SeasonalGose
& Small-batch. Verified on Little Brown Jug's live official taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Peach Tea Wheat Ale
SeasonalWheat Ale
& Small-batch. Verified on Little Brown Jug's live official taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Belgian IPA
SeasonalBelgian IPA
& Small-batch. Verified on Little Brown Jug's live official taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →1919 Belgian Pale Ale
Year-RoundBelgian Pale Ale
Verified on Little Brown Jug's live official taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Generic! Lager
Year-RoundPale Lager
Verified on Little Brown Jug's live official taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Golden Ale
Year-RoundBelgian-style Golden Ale
Verified on Little Brown Jug's live official taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Black Lager
Year-RoundBlack Lager
Verified on Little Brown Jug's live official taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hazy IPA
Year-RoundHazy IPA
Verified on Little Brown Jug's live official taproom menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Dubbel
Year-RoundBelgian-Style Dubbel
2022. 2022 Canadian Brewing Awards Honourable Mention in Belgian-Style Dubbel or Quadrupel.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Monarchy Brown
Year-RoundCommonwealth Dark / Brown Ale
2024 Prairie beer awards. 2024 Prairie Beer Awards gold in Commonwealth Dark.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Summer Lager
Year-RoundHistorical/Experimental Lager
2024 Prairie beer awards. 2024 Prairie Beer Awards gold in Historical/Exp category.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
Plan a visit
- Historic turn-of-the-century brick facility
- Open-concept seating
- Wide retail presence
On the record
Awards
- 2024
BRONZE — Standard Lager
Prairie Beer Awards
- 2024
GOLD — European Beers
Prairie Beer Awards
- 2024
SILVER — Belgian
Prairie Beer Awards
- 2024
GOLD — Belgian
Prairie Beer Awards
- 2024
GOLD — Commonwealth Dark
Prairie Beer Awards
- 2024
GOLD — Historical/Exp
Prairie Beer Awards
- 2024
Standard Lager — Generic! Lager
Prairie Beer Awards
- 2024
European Beers — Hefeweizen
Prairie Beer Awards
- 2024
Commonwealth Dark — Monarchy Brown
Prairie Beer Awards
- 2024
Belgian — 1919 Belgian Pale Ale
Prairie Beer Awards
- 2024
Belgian — Golden Ale
Prairie Beer Awards
- 2024
Historical/Exp — Summer Lager
Prairie Beer Awards
- 2023
BRONZE — Belgian Style Blonde Ale
Canada Beer Cup
- 2023
Belgian Style Blonde Ale — Golden Ale
Canada Beer Cup
- 2022
GOLD — Belgian-Style Abbey Ale / Pale Ale
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2022
GOLD — International Lager
Prairie Beer Awards
- 2022
HONOURABLE MENTION — Belgian-Style Dubbel or Quadrupel
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2022
Belgian-Style Dubbel or Quadrupel — Dubbel
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2022
Belgian-Style Abbey Ale / Pale Ale — Golden Ale
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2022
International Lager — Folk Fest Lager
Prairie Beer Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
3 organisations
Connected suppliers & bodies
- canada beer cupAwarded2023BRONZE — Belgian Style Blonde Ale
- canadian brewing awards and conferenceAwarded2022GOLD — Belgian-Style Abbey Ale / Pale Ale
- prairie beer awardsAwarded2024BRONZE — Standard Lager
- prairie beer awardsAwarded2024GOLD — European Beers
- prairie beer awardsAwarded2024SILVER — Belgian
- prairie beer awardsAwarded2024GOLD — Belgian
- prairie beer awardsAwarded2022GOLD — International Lager
- canadian brewing awards and conferenceAwarded2022HONOURABLE MENTION — Belgian-Style Dubbel or Quadrupel
- prairie beer awardsAwarded2024GOLD — Commonwealth Dark
- prairie beer awardsAwarded2024GOLD — Historical/Exp
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26, which cited https://www.littlebrownjug.ca/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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