Archive record · Brewery
Minhas Micro Brewery — Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2012
- Archive ID
- TB-SM9FAD25
- 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
Official Minhas site says the Calgary microbrewery opened in 2012, brews products in-house, offers contract/private-label production, and identifies Manjit Minhas as 100% sole owner. Legal entity: Minhas Micro Brewery. Production evidence: PRODUCTION 100% sole owner — official current claim. Owner as recorded: Manjit Minhas. Status as recorded: ACTIVE. Ownership: independent — "Manjit Minhas has created one of the most innovative and largest independent liquor enterprises in North America." (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
- Owned by Manjit Minhas2012
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Official brewery states Manjit Minhas is the 100% sole owner of Minhas Micro Brewery, Winery and Distillery. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0248
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it is
51.09206, -114.03165
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
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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
The Beer Library
Beers
Mountain Crest Lager
Lager
Official tap list. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →White Wolf Belgian
Belgian-style beer
Official tap list. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Amber Lager
Amber Lager
Official tap list. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
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What the archive does not know yet
Open questions
- UnknownpeopleFounder not established. Searched 2026-09-30 (brewery site, Alberta press, tourism and beer directories). This record appears to duplicate Minhas Micro Brewery (minhas-micro-brewery), where the founder, Manjit Minhas, is recorded from her own site. Not merged; a merge is a separate decision.
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Sources
- peopleUnknown
Founder not established. Searched 2026-09-30 (brewery site, Alberta press, tourism and beer directories). This record appears to duplicate Minhas Micro Brewery (minhas-micro-brewery), where the founder, Manjit Minhas, is recorded from her own site. Not merged; a merge is a separate decision.
Tally's Beer Universe founder search, Alberta, 30 September 2026 · Tally's Beer Universe · 2026-09-30
Research logMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-09-30Claim last checked 2026-09-30
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 — Calgary
- Who owns Minhas Micro Brewery — Calgary?
- Minhas Micro Brewery — Calgary is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Calgary, Canada.
- Is Minhas Micro Brewery — Calgary independent?
- Yes. Minhas Micro Brewery — Calgary 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 — Calgary founded?
- Minhas Micro Brewery — Calgary was founded in 2012 in Calgary, Canada.
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