Archive record · Brewery
Macaloney's Island Distillery & Twa Dogs Brewery
Saanich / Greater Victoria, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2016
- Archive ID
- TB-VJ3PSK85
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Named in dated ownership records. No parent company is held, and each owner's sources are shown below.
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- Who owns this brewery?
- Graeme Macaloney (since 2016)Verified
From the record
Summary
Current first-party site lists both brewery licence #306936 and onsite craft-beer production. Victoria Chamber identifies Graeme Macaloney and describes Twa Dogs as the brewery arm; BC Ale Trail traces opening to 2016. Legal entity: Macaloney Brewers & Distillers Ltd. Production evidence: PRODUCTION Founder/principal; privately held. Owner as recorded: Graeme Macaloney. Status as recorded: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Graeme Macaloney2016
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0024 ("Founder/principal"). Glasgow-born founder who built the combined distillery and Twa Dogs Brewery near Victoria in 2016, with whisky figures Mike Nicolson and Dr Jim Swan advising; renamed from Victoria Caledonian after a trademark settlement.
- Owned by Graeme Macaloney2016
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0024 ("Founder/principal"). Founder-owner.
- Controlled by Macaloney Brewers & Distillers Ltd.Date unknown
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Current official website identifies company and active brewery licence at 761 Enterprise Crescent.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Twa Dogs Lager
Lager
Current Macaloney visitor page lists onsite-brewed Lager at 4.5%. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Twa Dogs Kölsch
Kölsch
Current Macaloney visitor page lists onsite-brewed Kölsch at 5%. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Silver Flood
Belgian-style Wit
BC Ale Trail product feature records Silver Flood at 5.4%; current brewery remains active. (CURRENT/HISTORICAL CONTINUITY) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Dizzy Dogs DBL IPA
Double IPA
Current 2026 specialist check-in at Macaloney's active brewery site. (CURRENT/RECENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
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