Archive record · Brewery
Mt. Begbie Brewing Company
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 1996
- Archive ID
- TB-FAH8GP6Z
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
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- Who owns this brewery?
- Bart Larson and Tracey Larson (since 1996)Verified
From the record
Summary
Current brewery; celebrated 25th anniversary in 2021, implying 1996 opening. Brewing in Revelstoke since 1996 and now in its third location. Purpose-built current brewery opened in the 20th-anniversary period. Legal entity: Mt. Begbie Brewing Co. Production evidence: Current production — current first-party beer/tasting-room material and 2026 site content. Current owners first-party; Current guild member. Owner as recorded: Bart Larson; Tracey Larson. Status as recorded: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Independent in Revelstoke since 1996, in a mountain town of eight thousand people. That is a small base to build a brewery on.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Bart Larson; Tracey Larson1996
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
First-party and Guild evidence identify Bart and Tracey as owners; current first-party roles are explicit.
- Founded by Bart Larson1996
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0193 ("FOUNDERS / CURRENT OWNERS"). Founded with wife Tracey — he from nuclear particle physics, she a zoologist; the brewery's Kolsch has beaten Germany's for world's best.
- Owned by Bart Larson1996
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0193 ("FOUNDERS / CURRENT OWNERS"). Co-owner through the brewery's 25th year and beyond.
- Founded by Tracey Larson1996
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0195 ("FOUNDERS / CURRENT OWNERS"). Co-founder with husband Bart.
- Owned by Tracey Larson1996
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0195 ("FOUNDERS / CURRENT OWNERS"). Co-owner.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 2155 Oak Drive, Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S1Revelstoke, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Mt. Begbie Brewing
Site detail
Current brewery; celebrated 25th anniversary in 2021, implying 1996 opening.
The People
Behind the beer
Revelstoke alpine-themed independent craft brewery.
The Beer Library
Beers
High Country Kölsch
Year-RoundKölsch
An award-winning Kölsch from a Revelstoke brewery in a town of eight thousand. Kölsch is protected by appellation in Cologne, which makes brewing a great one in the Selkirks quietly cheeky.
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On the record
Awards
- 2025
Award — Kolsch & Altbier
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2025
Award — High Country Kölsch (Kolsch & Altbier)
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2025
Kolsch & Altbier — High Country Kolsch
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2025
Begbie Cream Ale
World Beer Awards
- 2025
Nasty Habit IPA
World Beer Awards
- 2024
Award — Malty UK & Irish Ale
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Award — Brave Liver Scotch Ale (Malty UK & Irish Ale)
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Malty UK & Irish Ale — Brave Liver Scotch Ale
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Revelstoke Dark Lager
Canada Beer Cup
- 2024
Power House Pale Ale
Canada Beer Cup
- 2024
Revelstoke Lager Beer
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2023
High Country Kolsch
Canada Beer Cup
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
2 organisations
Connected suppliers & bodies
- canadian brewing awards and conferenceAwarded2025Award — Kolsch & Altbier
- bc beer awardsAwarded2024Award — Malty UK & Irish Ale
- canadian brewing awards and conferenceAwarded2025Award — High Country Kölsch (Kolsch & Altbier)
- bc beer awardsAwarded2024Award — Brave Liver Scotch Ale (Malty UK & Irish Ale)
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57, which cited https://mtbegbie.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 Mt. Begbie Brewing Company
- Who owns Mt. Begbie Brewing Company?
- Mt. Begbie Brewing Company is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Revelstoke, Canada.
- Is Mt. Begbie Brewing Company independent?
- Yes. Mt. Begbie 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 Mt. Begbie Brewing Company founded?
- Mt. Begbie Brewing Company was founded in 1996 in Revelstoke, Canada.
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