Archive record · Brewery
Manual Labour Beer Co.
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2023
- Archive ID
- TB-9WVK1MAA
- Last checked
- 2026-09-17
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Official brewery identifies Richard and Nicole as owners/operators and describes active brewery/taproom production and tours; Alberta Ale Trail marks beer made on site. Production evidence: PRODUCTION Owner-operated. Owner as recorded: Richard; Nicole (surnames unresolved). Status as recorded: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Richard McLeodMay 2023
What the sources say
'Richard McLeod and Nicole Perkes, partners in beer and in life—co-founders, co-owners and husband and wife'; opened May 2023, Sherwood Park (The Tomato, Peter Bailey, 2024-03-01). Supersedes the surname-less 'Richard' and 'Nicole' rows from Alberta Pass 46. Source: https://thetomato.ca/beer-guy/beer-guy-a-labour-of-love
- Founded by Nicole PerkesMay 2023
What the sources say
'Richard McLeod and Nicole Perkes, partners in beer and in life—co-founders, co-owners and husband and wife'; opened May 2023, Sherwood Park (The Tomato, Peter Bailey, 2024-03-01). Supersedes the surname-less 'Richard' and 'Nicole' rows from Alberta Pass 46. Source: https://thetomato.ca/beer-guy/beer-guy-a-labour-of-love
- Owned by Richard McLeodMay 2023
What the sources say
Co-owners as stated March 2024. Source: https://thetomato.ca/beer-guy/beer-guy-a-labour-of-love
- Owned by Nicole PerkesMay 2023
What the sources say
Co-owners as stated March 2024. Source: https://thetomato.ca/beer-guy/beer-guy-a-labour-of-love
- Owned by Richard; NicoleDate unknown
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Official brewery identifies Richard and Nicole as owners/operators; surnames unresolved in captured source.
- Owned by RichardDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Official brewery identifies Richard and Nicole as owners/operators; surnames unresolved in captured source. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0243
- Owned by NicoleDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Official brewery identifies Richard and Nicole as owners/operators; surnames unresolved in captured source. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0243
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The Museum
Timeline
- 2023-05-19Brewing by at least 19 May 2023 (earliest beer listed on Untappd)
abbeer.ca (Untappd data) lists its first beers (Born Ready, My Wife's, That's Gold) with inaugural batch May 19 2023. No opening article opened (search snippet called it Sherwood Park's second brewery). Consistent with record founded 2023. Source: "Inaugural Batch: Friday, May 19, 2023 Born Ready"
The People
Behind the beer
Travel Guide
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On the record
Awards
- 2024
Silver — Specialty IPA — The Dave I Know-Black IPA
Alberta Beer Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
Straight answers
Common questions about Manual Labour Beer Co.
- Who owns Manual Labour Beer Co.?
- Manual Labour Beer Co. is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Sherwood Park, Canada.
- Is Manual Labour Beer Co. independent?
- Yes. Manual Labour Beer Co. 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 Manual Labour Beer Co. founded?
- Manual Labour Beer Co. was founded in 2023 in Sherwood Park, Canada.
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