Archive record · Brewery
Minhas Micro Brewery
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2012
- Archive ID
- TB-MEFDXEBE
- Last checked
- 2026-09-28
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Founder: Manjit Minhas. First-party site states Calgary facility opened in 2012 and products are developed/brewed or distilled and sold in house; About page confirms beer production. Ownership: independent — "Owned by Manjit Minhas, Minhas Micro Brewery, Distillery & Winery is a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Calgary Alberta." (https://www.minhasbrewery.ca/services, checked 2026-09-28).
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Manjit MinhasJune 2012
What the sources say
Quote (manjitminhas.com, About Manjit): Manjit Minhas opened a brand new brewery in Calgary Alberta, June 2012 – the Minhas Micro Brewery. The record minhas-micro-brewery-calgary appears to be the same brewery; not merged here. Source: https://www.manjitminhas.com/about-manjit-1
- Owned by Manjit MinhasDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
First-party explicitly states 100% sole owner.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 1314 44 Ave NE2012-Calgary, Alberta
BREWERY / DISTILLERY / WINERY / TAPROOM
Operated by Minhas Micro Brewery
Site detail
Current in-house production and taproom.
Where it is
51.09206, -114.03165
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
Open on a mapThe Museum
Timeline
- 2012Opens Calgary brewery location
Fact concerns founder Manjit Minhas; record's founded year is also 2012, consistent. Source: "After opening the Brewery in 2012, in 2015, Manjit was approached by CBC to join the cast of Dragon's Den."
- 2015Minhas joins Dragon's Den cast
Fact concerns founder Manjit Minhas rather than the brewery location specifically. Source: "In 2015, Manjit was approached by CBC to join the cast of Dragon's Den. She has been with the show since."
- 2024Minhas becomes first woman CEBL owner
Fact concerns founder Manjit Minhas, not the brewery location itself. Source: "She made history in 2024 when she became the first woman owner of the Edmonton Stingers, a CEBL team."
The People
Behind the beer
Current first-party site states Manjit Minhas is the 100% sole owner of Minhas Micro Brewery, Winery and Distillery.
The Beer Library
Beers
Boxer Lager
ACTIVELager
First-party Calgary site names Boxer Lager among in-house craft beers.
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ACTIVEPilsner
Tourism Calgary and first-party site identify Boxer products.
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ACTIVELager
Tourism Calgary identifies it among Calgary brewery beers.
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ACTIVETourism Calgary identifies it as a Calgary brewery beer; style left UNKNOWN.
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Year-RoundIPA
Current first-party beer. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 44]
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26, which cited https://www.minhasbrewery.ca/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26 (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 Minhas Micro Brewery
- Who owns Minhas Micro Brewery?
- Minhas Micro Brewery is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Calgary, Canada.
- Is Minhas Micro Brewery independent?
- Yes. Minhas Micro Brewery 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 Minhas Micro Brewery founded?
- Minhas Micro Brewery was founded in 2012 in Calgary, Canada.
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