Archive record · Brewery
Origin Malting & Brewing Co.
Strathmore, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2018
- Archive ID
- TB-9ZGCW272
- 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
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
The first brewery in Alberta started by maltsters. They malt their own grain and then brew with it, which collapses two links of the supply chain into one building east of Calgary — the shortest chain in Alberta beer alongside Red Shed.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Meleah GeeraertAugust 2017
What the sources say
'Meleah Geeraert and her husband, Kyle'; opened August 2017; Meleah is a fifth-generation member of the Hilton family whose farm is down the road from the Strathmore taproom (GrainsWest, Natalie Noble). The record's founded year of 2018 from an earlier pass conflicts with this; both kept. Source: https://grainswest.com/2018/06/origin-story/
- Founded by Kyle GeeraertAugust 2017
What the sources say
'Meleah Geeraert and her husband, Kyle'; opened August 2017; Meleah is a fifth-generation member of the Hilton family whose farm is down the road from the Strathmore taproom (GrainsWest, Natalie Noble). The record's founded year of 2018 from an earlier pass conflicts with this; both kept. Source: https://grainswest.com/2018/06/origin-story/
- Owned by Meleah GeeraertAugust 2017
What the sources say
Co-owners as stated; family-run. Source: https://grainswest.com/2018/06/origin-story/
- Owned by Kyle GeeraertAugust 2017
What the sources say
Co-owners as stated; family-run. Source: https://grainswest.com/2018/06/origin-story/
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it is
51.03196, -113.38849
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
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Timeline
- 2017Malthouse opens
Hilton family (farming since 1910) opened their malthouse in 2017, selling malt to Alberta breweries. Source: "Right at the peak of the Alberta brewery boom in 2017, the Origin team opened their own malthouse"
- 2017-08Business launches
GrainsWest (June 2018 issue) dates the outfitting and launch of the business to August 2017. Source says 2017; record says 2018 (record may reflect brewery/taproom). See the disputed founding-year claim. Source: "They've overseen off-the-hook growth in sales following the outfitting and August 2017 launch of their business"
The Beer Library
Beers
Field-to-glass provenance: 5/7 · variety and crop year known · every step an evidenced link, nothing inferred
Single Field Pale Ale
Year-RoundHomegrown Lager
Lager
Official current core beer page. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pioneer IPA
IPA
Official current core beer page. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Rockyford Raspberry Ale
Fruit Ale
Official current core beer page. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
Plan a visit
- Farm taproom
- Estate-malted beer
On the record
Awards
- 2020
Silver — IPA — Pioneer IPA
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2019
Bronze — Fruit Beer — Short Shorts Cherry Kolsch
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2019
Bronze — Porter — The Darkness Porter
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2018
Gold — Brown Ale — Last Post Brown
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2018
Silver — Spiced Beer — The Darkness Chocolate Porter
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2018
Silver — Trendy Beer of the Year: New England Style Ale — Gettin' All Hopped Up
Alberta Beer 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
- DisputedfoundedFounding year DISPUTED. This record gives 2018. GrainsWest (June 2018) dates the "outfitting and August 2017 launch of their business", and Agriculture for Life says the malthouse opened in 2017. The 2018 year may reflect the brewery or taproom; neither year is chosen.
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Sources
- foundedDisputed
Founding year DISPUTED. This record gives 2018. GrainsWest (June 2018) dates the "outfitting and August 2017 launch of their business", and Agriculture for Life says the malthouse opened in 2017. The 2018 year may reflect the brewery or taproom; neither year is chosen.
Origin Malting & Brewing Co.: history · grainswest.com
NewsMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-10-02Claim last checked 2026-10-02
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 Origin Malting & Brewing Co.
- Who owns Origin Malting & Brewing Co.?
- Origin Malting & Brewing Co. is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Strathmore, Canada.
- Is Origin Malting & Brewing Co. independent?
- Yes. Origin Malting & 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 Origin Malting & Brewing Co. founded?
- Origin Malting & Brewing Co. was founded in 2018 in Strathmore, Canada.
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