Archive record · Brewery
Norsemen Brewing Company
Camrose, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2010
- Archive ID
- TB-VB115KP3
- Last checked
- 2026-10-02
Who owns this brewery?
Named in dated ownership records. No parent company is held, and each owner's sources are shown below.
From the record
Summary
Founder: UNKNOWN. Current in-house brewery inside the Norsemen Inn/Tap Room. First-party site says it has brewed small batches in Camrose since 2010 and currently pours four mainstays plus two rotating taps. Travel Alberta says Norsemen opened in 2010 and brews six beers in-house; Camrose County producer guide lists core beers and contact details. Production evidence: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Sean WillmsDate unknown
What the sources say
'Sean Willms, Owner & General Manager'; the brewery is inside the Norsemen Inn, Camrose (Innovating Canada). Founding not stated; the record's 2010 opening is from an earlier pass. Source: https://www.innovatingcanada.ca/industry-and-business/raise-a-glass-camroses-burgeoning-craft-brewing-and-distilling-industry-cluster/
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it is
53.01692, -112.85376
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
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Timeline
- 2010Norsemen Brewing opens in Camrose
Source: "Norsemen Brewing Co. is a veteran in Alberta's craft beer scene, having opened in Camrose in 2010."
The Beer Library
Beers
Longship
CORE / CURRENTBlonde Ale
Current first-party menu; brewed with 100% Alberta malt.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Eric the Red
CORE / CURRENTAmber Ale
Current first-party menu.
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CORE / CURRENTIPA
Current first-party menu; Cascade, Centennial and Citra hops documented.
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CORE / CURRENTBlonde Ale with Raspberry
Current first-party menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Fjalar & Galar
ROTATING / CURRENTDark Lager
Current first-party menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →It Takes Two to Mango
ROTATING / CURRENTKettle Sour
Current first-party menu; collaboration with Bent Stick Brewing.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Wolf in Monk's Clothing
RETIRED / HISTORICAL / AWARD-CLAIMBelgian Dark Strong Ale
Current first-party Norsemen menu lists it in Retired Brews and notes Gold 2019 Alberta Beer Awards.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
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On the record
Awards
- 2022
Gold — Amber Ale — Eric The Red
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2019
Gold — Belgian Ales — Wolf in Monks Clothing
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2018
Bronze — 12B Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale — Wolf in Monk's Clothing Belgian Dark Strong
Canadian Brewing Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
What the archive does not know yet
Open questions
- UnknownpeopleFounder not established. Searched 2026-09-30 (brewery site, Alberta press, tourism and beer directories). Sean Willms is named as owner and general manager; the brewery opened in 2010 inside the Norsemen Inn. No source names a founder.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26, which cited https://norsemenbrewing.com/ 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 - peopleUnknown
Founder not established. Searched 2026-09-30 (brewery site, Alberta press, tourism and beer directories). Sean Willms is named as owner and general manager; the brewery opened in 2010 inside the Norsemen Inn. No source names a founder.
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
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