Archive record · Brewery
Parallel 49 Brewing Company
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2012
- Archive ID
- TB-HT8MP0YV
- Last checked
- 2026-09-06
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Parallel 49's current site identifies it as an independent producer and names its six-person founding force. Current East Vancouver brewhouse produces beer onsite using locally sourced regional ingredients. Production evidence: PRODUCTION Independent producer; six-person founding group. Owner as recorded: Anthony Frustagli; Nick Paladino; Mike Sleeman; Graham With; Michael Tod; Scott Venema. Status as recorded: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
A Vancouver heavyweight built during the 2010s boom, still independent while most of its peers took the offer.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Anthony Frustagli2012
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Parallel 49 official history names the six-person founding force and currently calls the brewery independent. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0571
- Founded by Nick Paladino2012
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Parallel 49 official history names the six-person founding force and currently calls the brewery independent. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0571
- Founded by Mike Sleeman2012
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Parallel 49 official history names the six-person founding force and currently calls the brewery independent. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0571
- Founded by Graham With2012
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Parallel 49 official history names the six-person founding force and currently calls the brewery independent. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0571
- Founded by Michael Tod2012
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Parallel 49 official history names the six-person founding force and currently calls the brewery independent. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0571
- Founded by Scott Venema2012
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Parallel 49 official history names the six-person founding force and currently calls the brewery independent. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0571
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The People
Behind the beer
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Beers
Filthy Dirty IPA
Year-RoundAmerican IPA
Vancouver's brewery of the 2010s boom, with label art doing as much work as the beer. Filthy Dirty is the one that stuck.
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Straight answers
Common questions about Parallel 49 Brewing Company
- Who owns Parallel 49 Brewing Company?
- Parallel 49 Brewing Company is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Vancouver, Canada.
- Is Parallel 49 Brewing Company independent?
- Yes. Parallel 49 Brewing Company 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 Parallel 49 Brewing Company founded?
- Parallel 49 Brewing Company was founded in 2012 in Vancouver, Canada.
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