Archive record · Brewery
Longwood Brew Pub & Restaurant
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 1999
- Archive ID
- TB-BCVSJ6TS
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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From the record
Summary
BC Ale Trail describes Longwood Brew Pub as Nanaimo's original craft brewery.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Mike Campbelluntil 2020
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
March 2020 local reporting explicitly identifies Mike Campbell as co-owner of Longwood Brew Pub & Restaurant. Current 2026 ownership continuity not proven.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 5775 Turner Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9T 6L8Nanaimo, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Longwood Brew Pub & Restaurant
Site detail
BC Ale Trail describes Longwood Brew Pub as Nanaimo's original craft brewery.
Events
- Current Nanaimo licence records prove the Turner Road brewpub and Boxwood production brewery are held under separate named business/legal entities.2026-09-04
LEGAL_ENTITY_SEPARATION
Cross-checked against Longwood Brewery Ltd licence 124175
The People
Behind the beer
Explicitly identified as co-owner in March 2020 reporting; later sources identify him as general manager/owner-operator, but current ownership is not proven.
The Beer Library
Beers
Longwood Ale
Year-RoundBlonde Ale
Current first-party page states all tap beers are brewed in house; 15 IBU. (Current / on tap) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Czesh Pilsener
Year-RoundPilsner
Current first-party page states all tap beers are brewed in house; 18 IBU. (Current / on tap) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →The Big One
Year-RoundIndia Pale Ale
Current first-party page states all tap beers are brewed in house; 65 IBU. (Current / on tap) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Steam Punk
Year-RoundDunkelweizen
Current first-party page states all tap beers are brewed in house; 14 IBU. (Current / on tap) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Berried Alive
Year-RoundFramboise
Current first-party page states all tap beers are brewed in house; 18 IBU. (Current / on tap) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Extra Special Bitter
Year-RoundESB
Current first-party page states all tap beers are brewed in house; 30 IBU. (Current / on tap) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Irish Red Ale
Year-RoundIrish Red Ale
Current first-party page states all tap beers are brewed in house; 10 IBU. (Current / on tap) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Stoutnik
Year-RoundRussian Imperial Stout
Current first-party page states all tap beers are brewed in house; 42 IBU. (Current / on tap) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57, which cited https://bcaletrail.ca/breweries/longwood-brew-pub-restaurant-4234/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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