Archive record · Brewery
Locality Brewing
Langley, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2021
- Archive ID
- TB-W5HCG5J8
- 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. Farm brewery on MacInnes Farms.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Locality Brewing pours in Langley, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Melanie MacInnes2021
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
BC Ale Trail identifies Melanie MacInnes as owner and GM in 2024; opening-era reporting identifies Andrew Hamer as co-owner and spouse. Current Guild membership verifies qualifying BC ownership. Source: https://bcaletrail.ca/hops-among-friends-with-melanie-macinnes-of-locality-brewing/
- Owned by Andrew Hamer2021
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
BC Ale Trail identifies Melanie MacInnes as owner and GM in 2024; opening-era reporting identifies Andrew Hamer as co-owner and spouse. Current Guild membership verifies qualifying BC ownership. Source: https://bcaletrail.ca/hops-among-friends-with-melanie-macinnes-of-locality-brewing/
- Controlled by MacInnes Farms familyDate unknown
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
MNBC describes Locality as family-owned/operated on MacInnes Farms.
- Owned by MacInnes Farms familyDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
MNBC describes Locality as family-owned/operated on MacInnes Farms. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0657
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 7111 252 Street, Langley, BC V4W 1H6Langley, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Locality Brewing
Site detail
Family-owned brewery on a 96-acre farm; grows and processes ingredients onsite including barley and hops.
The People
Behind the beer
2024 BC Ale Trail interview identifies Melanie as owner and GM.
Opening-era BC Ale Trail feature identifies Andrew as co-owner; 2024 interview shows continuing operating role.
The Beer Library
Beers
Locality Grain-Forward Beer
Canadian Grain-Forward Beer
BC Ale Trail records 2023 Canada Beer Cup Canadian Grain-Forward Beer recognition; exact beer name not captured in current source snippet. (CURRENT/RECENT) [Canada Pass 102]
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Awards
- 2022
Innovator of the Year — Innovator of the Year
BC Beer Awards
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited https://www.localitybrewing.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 Locality Brewing
- Who owns Locality Brewing?
- Locality Brewing is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Langley, Canada.
- Is Locality Brewing independent?
- Yes. Locality Brewing 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 Locality Brewing founded?
- Locality Brewing was founded in 2021 in Langley, Canada.
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