Archive record · Brewery
Picaroons Brewing Company
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
- Founded
- 1995
- Archive ID
- TB-XAVXSYNC
- 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.
From the record
Summary
A staple of Atlantic Canadian craft brewing, utilizing open fermentation and traditional Ringwood yeast.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Open fermentation and Ringwood yeast in Fredericton — traditional British technique kept alive in Atlantic Canada long after Britain mostly moved on.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Sean Dunbar2021
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Business-leadership profile identifies Sean Dunbar as owner of Northampton Brewing Company Ltd.; current producer registry confirms Northampton continues as registered producer, but exact 2026 beneficial ownership is not public. Source: SRC-CA-2075; SRC-CA-2060
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 912 Union Street, Fredericton, NB E3A 5M5
PRODUCTION_SITE
Operated by Picaroons Brewing
Site detail
Official Picaroons contact calls this the Head Office, Brewery and Roundhouse Taproom.
The People
Behind the beer
New Brunswick's traditional ale-focused craft brewer.
The Beer Library
Beers
Irish Red Ale
Year-RoundIrish Red Ale
Fermented with Ringwood yeast, the English strain Picaroons has used since 1995. It is a temperamental yeast that most breweries abandoned and it gives this beer its character.
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Golden Ale
Current ANBL LOCAL: Proudly NB listing. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 108]
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Summer Ale
ANBL product promotion documents Dooryard Summer Ale; exact 2026 availability not independently confirmed. (ANBL LISTED / 2026 AVAILABILITY NOT YET VERIFIED) [Canada Pass 108]
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