Archive record · Brewery
Obsolete Brewing Co.
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
- Founded
- 2022
- Archive ID
- TB-P3EXSKW8
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Not yet mapped as a company, so the chain above it is still open.
Tally Answers Beta
- Who owns this brewery?
- Ryan Vanderheyden (since 2020-11)Verified
From the record
Summary
Production brewery / taproom. Brandon Sun reports Obsolete Brewing has been open since July 2023; current official brewery/taproom pages confirm active production at 24 2 Ave NW, Dauphin. Ownership unknown/held.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Bringing quality independent craft beer to the Parkland region, Obsolete is a vital regional anchor that proves great beer belongs far beyond the perimeter highway.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Ryan VanderheydenNovember 2020
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0380 ("FOUNDED_BY / OWNED_BY CO-OWNER"). Co-founded with Steven Sobering and Kevin Steinbachs (Steinbachs is a research lead — no held claim exists for him); incorporated November 2020, operating in Dauphin's former Acklands building.
- Owned by Ryan VanderheydenNovember 2020
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0380 ("FOUNDED_BY / OWNED_BY CO-OWNER"). Self-described co-owner and founder.
- Founded by Steven SoberingNovember 2020
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0381 ("FOUNDED_BY / OWNED_BY CO-OWNER"). Co-founder with Vanderheyden and Steinbachs. Only founded_by is recorded — the cited sources state co-ownership explicitly only for Vanderheyden.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 24 2 Ave NW, Dauphin, MBDauphin, Manitoba
PRODUCTION
Operated by Obsolete Brewing Co.
Site detail
Pass 5 correction: Brandon Sun reports Obsolete Brewing has been open since July 2023; current official brewery/taproom pages confirm active production at 24 2 Ave NW, Dauphin.
Where it is
51.14920, -100.04980
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
Open on a mapThe People
Behind the beer
Brazilian brewer; Canadian Brewers Choice 2023 Brewer of the Year.
The Beer Library
Beers
Dauphin Lager
Year-RoundLager
Verified on Manitoba Liquor Marts' current Obsolete producer page; ABV left UNKNOWN where not stated.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Music Machine Guava & Passion Fruit Sour
Year-RoundGuava & Passion Fruit Sour
Verified on Manitoba Liquor Marts' current Obsolete producer page; ABV left UNKNOWN where not stated.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Fruited Gose Sour
Year-RoundFruited Gose
Verified on Manitoba Liquor Marts' current Obsolete producer page; ABV left UNKNOWN where not stated.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →The Roller Rink Vienna Lager
Year-RoundVienna Lager
Verified on Manitoba Liquor Marts' current Obsolete producer page; ABV left UNKNOWN where not stated.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pocket Watch Kölsch
Year-RoundKölsch
Verified on Manitoba Liquor Marts' current Obsolete producer page; ABV left UNKNOWN where not stated.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Game Over Double India Pale Ale
Year-RoundDouble IPA
Verified on Manitoba Liquor Marts' current Obsolete producer page; ABV left UNKNOWN where not stated.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Cavalry Soldier – Jobsolete
Year-RoundHoney/Maple/Alternative Sugar Lager or Ale
2024. 2024 Canadian Brewing Awards gold-medal beer.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Balloon Race – Sportsolete
Year-RoundBelgian-Style Tripel
2024. 2024 Canadian Brewing Awards silver-medal beer.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Game Over - DIPA64
Year-RoundStrong American Ale / Double IPA
2023/2024. Canada Beer Cup medalist in both 2023 and 2024. Kept as one canonical beer identity.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Dail up Altbier
Year-RoundAltbier / Dark Lagered Ale
2023. Spelling preserved exactly as the 2023 Canada Beer Cup results page: 'Dail up Altbier'.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Music Machine Sour - Gramophone
Year-RoundBerliner Weisse
2023. 2023 Canada Beer Cup bronze-medal beer.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Game Over DIPA64
Year-RoundDouble IPA
Current official catalogue; 60 IBU. (CURRENT/RECENT / AWARD-LINKED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Music Machine (Guava & Passionfruit)
Year-RoundCatharina Sour
Current official catalogue; 5 IBU. (CURRENT/RECENT / AWARD-LINKED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Cavalry Soldier
Year-RoundImperial Stout
Current official catalogue; 45 IBU. (CURRENT/RECENT / AWARD-LINKED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Balloon Race
Year-RoundBelgian Tripel
Current official catalogue; 29 IBU. (CURRENT/RECENT / AWARD-LINKED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
Plan a visit
- Regional taproom
- Local retail distribution
On the record
Awards
- 2024
GOLD — Honey/Maple/Alternative Sugar Lager or Ale
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2024
SILVER — Belgian-Style Tripel
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2024
SILVER — Strong American Ale
Canada Beer Cup
- 2024
Honey/Maple/Alternative Sugar Lager or Ale — Cavalry Soldier – Jobsolete
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2024
Belgian-Style Tripel — Balloon Race – Sportsolete
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2024
Strong American Ale — Game Over - DIPA64
Canada Beer Cup
- 2023
BRONZE — IPA of 8.1% ABV or greater
Canada Beer Cup
- 2023
GOLD — Altbier/Sticke (Strong) Altbier/Dark Lagered Ale
Canada Beer Cup
- 2023
BRONZE — Berliner Weisse (Flavoured & Unflavoured)
Canada Beer Cup
- 2023
IPA of 8.1% ABV or greater — Game Over - DIPA64
Canada Beer Cup
- 2023
Altbier/Sticke (Strong) Altbier/Dark Lagered Ale — Dail up Altbier
Canada Beer Cup
- 2023
Berliner Weisse (Flavoured & Unflavoured) — Music Machine Sour - Gramophone
Canada Beer Cup
- 2023
Brewer of the Year — Brewer of the Year
Canadian Brewers Choice Awards
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 conferenceAwarded2024GOLD — Honey/Maple/Alternative Sugar Lager or Ale
- canadian brewing awards and conferenceAwarded2024SILVER — Belgian-Style Tripel
- canada beer cupAwarded2023BRONZE — IPA of 8.1% ABV or greater
- canada beer cupAwarded2023GOLD — Altbier/Sticke (Strong) Altbier/Dark Lagered Ale
- canada beer cupAwarded2023BRONZE — Berliner Weisse (Flavoured & Unflavoured)
- canada beer cupAwarded2024SILVER — Strong American Ale
Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26, which cited https://www.brandonsun.com/westman-this-week/2024/08/08/introducing-dauphins-new-award-winning-craft-beer-haven for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Manitoba 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 Obsolete Brewing Co.
- Who owns Obsolete Brewing Co.?
- Obsolete Brewing Co. is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Dauphin, Canada.
- Is Obsolete Brewing Co. independent?
- Yes. Obsolete Brewing Co. 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 Obsolete Brewing Co. founded?
- Obsolete Brewing Co. was founded in 2022 in Dauphin, Canada.
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