Archive record · Brewery
Mayne Island Brewing Company
Mayne Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2016
- Archive ID
- TB-JGVN20AT
- 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
Current first-party site confirms seasonal 140-litre batches, bottle conditioning and active 2026 beer sales/tastings. BC Ale Trail dates founding to December 2016. Founder-operated family cottage brewery.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Michael Garratt; Annette Witteman2016
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Current official site identifies Michael and Annette operating brewery at family property.
- Founded by Michael Garratt2016
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current official site identifies Michael and Annette operating brewery at family property. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0925
- Founded by Annette Witteman2016
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current official site identifies Michael and Annette operating brewery at family property. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0925
- Owned by Michael Garratt2016
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current first-party site shows the Garratt/Witteman family still operating the home-based brewery; Mayne local profile explicitly identifies Michael Garratt and Annette Witteman as owners. Source: https://www.mayne.ca/post/mayne-island-s-nano-brewery
- Owned by Annette Witteman2016
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current first-party site shows the Garratt/Witteman family still operating the home-based brewery; Mayne local profile explicitly identifies Michael Garratt and Annette Witteman as owners. Source: https://www.mayne.ca/post/mayne-island-s-nano-brewery
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 490 Fernhill Road, Mayne Island, BC V0N 2J2Mayne Island, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Mayne Island Brewing Company
Site detail
Current first-party site confirms seasonal 140-litre batches, bottle conditioning and active 2026 beer sales/tastings. BC Ale Trail dates founding to December 2016.
The People
Behind the beer
Mayne local profile identifies Michael Garratt as owner; current first-party site shows he continues brewing and operating.
Mayne local profile identifies Annette Witteman as owner; current first-party site shows continuing office/merch/tasting-room role.
The Beer Library
Beers
Blonde Ale
Seasonal / current catalogueBelgian-Style Single
Mayne Island Forager
Seasonal / current catalogueFarmhouse Saison
Froghorn IPA
Seasonal / current catalogueWest Coast / Hazy IPA
Mayne-ich Lager
Seasonal / current catalogueMunich-Inspired Lager
The Italian Job Pilsner
Seasonal / current catalogueDry-Hopped Pilsner
The Marzen's Are Coming
Seasonal / current catalogueMärzen / German Amber Lager
Jan's Rauchbier
Seasonal / current catalogueRauchbier / Smoked Lager
Old Mayner Brown Lager
Seasonal / current catalogueBrown Lager
A Smashing Golden Ale
Seasonal / current catalogueUK Golden Ale
The Beetless Bock
Seasonal / current catalogueBock / Winter Lager
Barrel Aged Brown
Seasonal / current catalogueBarrel-Aged Brown Ale
On the record
Awards
- 2024
Awarded — Spice Beer — Beet Buck
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Spice Beer
BC Beer Awards
- 2022
Smoke & Wood-Aged Beer — Mayne Island Barrel Aged Brown Ale
BC Beer Awards
- 2022
Awarded — Smoke & Wood Aged Beer — Barrel Aged Brown
BC Beer Awards
- 2022
Smoke & Wood-Aged Beer
BC Beer Awards
- 2019
Specialty Wood Aged Beer — Punch's Farmhouse Ale
BC Beer Awards
- 2019
Specialty Wood Aged Beer
BC Beer Awards
- 2018
3rd Place — Spice Beer — Beet Buck
BC Beer Awards
- 2018
Spice Beer
BC Beer Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57, which cited https://mayneislandbrewing.com/ 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
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 Mayne Island Brewing Company
- Who owns Mayne Island Brewing Company?
- Mayne Island Brewing Company is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Mayne Island, Canada.
- Is Mayne Island Brewing Company independent?
- Yes. Mayne Island Brewing Company 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 Mayne Island Brewing Company founded?
- Mayne Island Brewing Company was founded in 2016 in Mayne Island, Canada.
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