Olds College Brewery
Olds, Alberta, Canada · Est. 2013
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Why this matters
Alberta Pass 26. Closed 2026. Founder: Olds College of Agriculture & Technology. Teaching brewery operated as the learning enterprise for Olds College's brewing program. College announced closure for June 2026 after 13 years; current August 2026 archive status is CLOSED.
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Beers
Barley Trail
HISTORICAL / CLOSED BREWERYAll-Alberta Malt Beer
Alberta Pass 26. Official 2021 Alberta Beer Awards gives bronze; Olds College confirms student-produced beer and award.
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HISTORICAL / CLOSED BREWERYAmerican-Style Wheat Beer
Alberta Pass 26. Olds College documents silver at 2021 Alberta Beer Awards.
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Awards
- 2021
Bronze — All-Alberta Malt Beer
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2021
Silver — American-Style Wheat Beer
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2021
Bronze — Barley Trail (All-Alberta Malt Beer)
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2021
Silver — Hay City (American-Style Wheat Beer)
Alberta Beer Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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- alberta beer awardsAwarded2021Bronze — All-Alberta Malt Beer
- alberta beer awardsAwarded2021Silver — American-Style Wheat Beer
- alberta beer awardsAwarded2021Bronze — Barley Trail (All-Alberta Malt Beer)
- alberta beer awardsAwarded2021Silver — Hay City (American-Style Wheat Beer)
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26, which cited https://www.oldscollege.ca/news-events/news/2026/brewery-to-close-june-2026.html 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 reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 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 Olds College Brewery
- Is Olds College Brewery still open?
- No. Olds College Brewery has closed. Alberta Pass 26. Closed 2026. Founder: Olds College of Agriculture & Technology. Teaching brewery operated as the learning enterprise for Olds College's brewing program. College announced closure for June 2026 after 13 years; current August 2026 archive status is CLOSED.
- When was Olds College Brewery founded?
- Olds College Brewery was founded in 2013 in Olds, Alberta, Canada.
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