Archive record · Brewery
Persephone Brewing Company
Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2013
- Archive ID
- TB-27KDHDBV
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Named in dated ownership records. No parent company is held, and each owner's sources are shown below.
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- Who owns this brewery?
- Brian Smith (since 2013)Verified
From the record
Summary
⚠ Sourcing attempted 7 August 2026: No about or story page; /about soft-404s to the homepage. B Corp certification is stated, which is not an ownership fact.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
A working farm brewery on the Sunshine Coast, growing hops on site. Farm-based brewing is romantic in theory and relentless in practice.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Mark Brand2013
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Historic securities offering showed Mark Brand at 29.22% at offering date; current ownership percentage unresolved. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0777
- Founded by Brian Smith2013
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0017 ("Co-founder / CEO / major historical shareholder"). Co-founded the B Corp farm brewery in Gibsons with Melissa Smith (a research lead — no held claim exists for her); CEO and later Board Chair.
- Owned by Brian Smith2013
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0017 ("Co-founder / CEO / major historical shareholder"). Co-founder-owner. The brewery was put up for sale in 2026 after Smith's 2023 cycling accident — a pending ownership change to record when a buyer is evidenced.
- Owned by 600+ retail/community shareholders2026
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current first-party owner-search letter says more than 600 shareholders trusted the company. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0774
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 1053 Stewart Road, Gibsons, BCGibsons, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Persephone Brewing Company
Site detail
Active 2026 farm brewery and B Corp integrating onsite farming with beer production; listed for sale in August 2026 but still operating.
Events
- Persephone announced it is looking for its next owner; if a suitable match is not found, it plans a structured wind-down in fall 2026.2026-08
Trade event
Current first-party open letter; Brian Smith signs as Co-Founder/CEO.
The People
Behind the beer
Sunshine Coast social-enterprise craft brewery and hop farm.
Current 2026 open letter is signed Brian Smith, Co-Founder and CEO; exact beneficial ownership is not inferred.
The Beer Library
Beers
Dry Irish Stout
Year-RoundIrish Dry Stout
From a working farm on the Sunshine Coast that grows its own hops. Dry stout is unfashionable and cheap to make well, which suits a brewery spending its money on land.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Persephone Pale Ale
American Pale Ale
Current official beer page; award history preserved. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2018
1st place — Coast Life Lager (North American Style Lager)
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2018
1st Place — North American Style Lager — Coast Life Lager
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2018
North American Style Lager
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2015
2nd place — Pale Ale (North American Pale Ale)
BC Beer Awards
- 2015
North American Pale Ale — Pale Ale
BC Beer Awards
- 2015
2nd Place — North American Pale Ale — Persephone Pale Ale
BC Beer Awards
- 2015
North American Pale Ale
BC Beer Awards
- 2014
1st place — Dry Irish Stout (Stout)
BC Beer Awards
- 2014
1st Place — Stout — Dry Irish Stout
BC Beer Awards
- 2014
Stout
BC Beer Awards
- 2013
1st place — Dry Irish Stout (Stout)
BC Beer Awards
- 2013
1st Place — Stout — Dry Irish Stout
BC Beer Awards
- 2013
Stout
BC Beer 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
- bc beer awardsAwarded20131st place — Dry Irish Stout (Stout)
- bc beer awardsAwarded20141st place — Dry Irish Stout (Stout)
- canadian brewing awards and conferenceAwarded20181st place — Coast Life Lager (North American Style Lager)
- bc beer awardsAwarded20152nd place — Pale Ale (North American Pale Ale)
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