Archive record · Brewery
RAD Brewing Company
Comox, British Columbia, Canada
Also known as New Tradition Brewing
- Founded
- 2023
- Closed
- 2023
- Archive ID
- TB-KJ7JWN7B
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Listed in the BC Ale Trail brewery directory (checked August 2026). Independence is as-listed by that directory and has not been independently Founding year not yet on the record. BC Ale Trail says Church St Taphouse co-owners bought New Tradition's brewery and reopened as RAD in 2023. Current official site says beer is brewed onsite by brewmaster Tyler Papp and Experience Comox Valley describes three local owners. Production evidence: PRODUCTION Locally owned successor operator at former New Tradition site. Owner as recorded: Three local co-owners from Church St Taphouse; individual names unresolved. Status as recorded: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
RAD Brewing pours in Comox, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Craig Grant2023
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current local foundation source explicitly calls the three men co-owners of both Church St Taphouse and RAD Brewing Company.
- Owned by Ben Davies2023
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current local foundation source explicitly calls the three men co-owners of both Church St Taphouse and RAD Brewing Company.
- Owned by Chris Morrison2023
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current local foundation source explicitly calls the three men co-owners of both Church St Taphouse and RAD Brewing Company.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 215 Port Augusta St Unit 11, Comox, BC V9M 3M92023-Comox, British Columbia
Production brewery / taproom
Operated by RAD Brewing
Site detail
RAD established 2023 as successor at former New Tradition site.
- 215 Port Augusta St Unit 11, Comox, BC V9M 3M9until 2023Comox, British Columbia
Production brewery / taproom
Operated by New Tradition Brewing
Site detail
New Tradition occupied site before purchase/restart as RAD; exact closure date UNKNOWN.
These are different physical places. A brewery moving premises is not the same brewery continuing, and the archive keeps them apart.
Events
- RAD established in 2023 after Church St Taphouse owners purchased the former New Tradition brewery.2023
Opening
Guild establishment/succession record
- Closure year resolves to 2023 because RAD was established that year after purchasing the former operation; exact final day remains UNKNOWN.2023
Closure
Successor chronology
The People
Behind the beer
Current source identifies Craig Grant as co-owner of Church St Taphouse and RAD Brewing Company.
Current source identifies Ben Davies as co-owner of Church St Taphouse and RAD Brewing Company.
Current source identifies Chris Morrison as co-owner of Church St Taphouse and RAD Brewing Company.
Current first-party page identifies Tyler Papp as RAD's brewmaster.
The Beer Library
Beers
Purple Haze Blackberry Sour
Year-RoundBlackberry Sour
Current first-party RAD beer. Guest beer CST Pint Holmes Lager excluded; existing RAD IPA not duplicated. (Current on tap) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Blonde
Year-RoundBlonde Ale
Current first-party RAD beer. Guest beer CST Pint Holmes Lager excluded; existing RAD IPA not duplicated. (Current on tap) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hazy Pale Ale
Year-RoundHazy Pale Ale
Current first-party RAD beer. Guest beer CST Pint Holmes Lager excluded; existing RAD IPA not duplicated. (Current on tap) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Kolsch
Year-RoundKölsch
Current first-party RAD beer. Guest beer CST Pint Holmes Lager excluded; existing RAD IPA not duplicated. (Current on tap) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pale Ale
Year-RoundAmerican-style Pale Ale
Current first-party RAD beer. Guest beer CST Pint Holmes Lager excluded; existing RAD IPA not duplicated. (Current on tap) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
Plan a visit
On the record
Awards
- 2024
Award — RAD IPA (American Style India Pale Ale)
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2024
American Style India Pale Ale
Canadian Brewing Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
1 organisations
Connected suppliers & bodies
- canadian brewing awards and conferenceAwarded2024Award — RAD IPA (American Style India Pale Ale)
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory. No source URL accompanied this row.
BC Ale Trail — brewery directory · BC Ale Trail
ReferenceMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08Claim last checked 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 RAD Brewing Company
- Who owns RAD Brewing Company?
- RAD Brewing Company is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Comox, Canada.
- Is RAD Brewing Company independent?
- Yes. RAD 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.
- Is RAD Brewing Company still open?
- No. RAD Brewing Company has closed (2023). Listed in the BC Ale Trail brewery directory (checked August 2026). Independence is as-listed by that directory and has not been independently Founding year not yet on the record. BC Ale Trail says Church St Taphouse co-owners bought New Tradition's brewery and reopened as RAD in 2023. Current official site says beer is brewed onsite by brewmaster Tyler Papp and Experience Comox Valley describes three local owners. Production evidence: PRODUCTION Locally owned successor operator at former New Tradition site. Owner as recorded: Three local co-owners from Church St Taphouse; individual names unresolved. Status as recorded: ACTIVE.
- When was RAD Brewing Company founded?
- RAD Brewing Company was founded in 2023 in Comox, Canada.
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