Archive record · Brewery
Ol' Beautiful Brewing Co.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2018
- Archive ID
- TB-218P8011
- Last checked
- 2026-10-02
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Ingested from the Alberta compendium (August 2026). Founding year and independence as published there; not independently Still in production; the Inglewood taproom was destroyed by fire in 2024 and Sound Room now serves its beer.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
A Barley Belt taproom with a proper kitchen behind it, brewing everything from Japanese-inspired rice ales to straight-ahead lager.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Devon Sidwell2023
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Signed Jan. 2023 City of Calgary letter explicitly says Devon Sidwell is an owner; 2026 percentage/currentness not separately refreshed. Source: https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=233709
- Owned by Chris CarrollDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
2024 local reporting explicitly identifies Chris Carroll as co-owner; exact percentage unknown. Source: https://calgaryjournal.ca/2024/08/07/local-brewery-ol-beautiful-still-going-strong-following-taproom-fire/
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The Museum
Timeline
- 2024-06Inglewood taproom lost to fire
Inglewood taproom destroyed by fire; taproom closed as of June 2024. Source: "Sadly, our Inglewood taproom was lost to a fire in June 2024."
The People
Behind the beer
2024 reporting explicitly identifies co-owner after taproom fire.
Signed Jan. 2023 City letter explicitly identifies owner; current equity not separately refreshed.
The Beer Library
Beers
Okami Kasu Japanese Ale
Year-RoundFirst Dawn
HISTORICAL / 2022Japanese Pea Flower Rice Lager
Travel Guide
Plan a visit
- Taproom
- Kitchen
- Patio
On the record
Awards
- 2025
Gold — American Pale Lager — Abrazo Mexican Lager
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2025
Gold — Amber & Dark Lager — Eternal Twilight
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2025
Gold — West Coast IPA — Melody
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2025
Silver — Fruit/Vegetable/Spiced — Brass Monkey Blood Orange Blonde
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2025
Bronze — Amber & Dark Lager — Seventh Sun
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2025
Bronze — Seltzer — Raspberry Honeybush Hard Iced Tea
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2025
Silver — American Blonde Ale, American Wheat Beer & American Pale Ale — Pegasus – American Pale Ale
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2024
Bronze — Light Bodied Ale — Okami Kasu-Japanese Ale
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2024
Gold — Amber and Dark Lager — Eternal Twilight
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2024
Silver — Pale Ale/Bitter — Pegasus-American Pale Ale
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2024
Silver — New England/Hazy — Fingers Crossed-NEIPA
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2023
Gold — New England Hazy — Fingers Crossed NEIPA
Alberta Beer Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
Straight answers
Common questions about Ol' Beautiful Brewing Co.
- Who owns Ol' Beautiful Brewing Co.?
- Ol' Beautiful Brewing Co. is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Calgary, Canada.
- Is Ol' Beautiful Brewing Co. independent?
- Yes. Ol' Beautiful 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 Ol' Beautiful Brewing Co. founded?
- Ol' Beautiful Brewing Co. was founded in 2018 in Calgary, Canada.
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