Archive record · Brewery
Red Arrow Brewing Co.
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2015
- Archive ID
- TB-E34CKHMQ
- 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. Current official site confirms active Cowichan Valley brewery since 2015. A 2019 Cowichan economic-development report identifies Lance Steward, Chris Gress and an investment group as owners and links Red Arrow's founding to Craig Street Brew Pub. Production evidence: PRODUCTION Ownership dated; current cap table unresolved. Owner as recorded: Lance Steward; Chris Gress; investment group (2019 evidence). Status as recorded: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Red Arrow Brewing pours in Duncan, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Lance Steward; Chris Gress; investment group2015
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
2019 Cowichan report names current owners at that time; later cap table not verified.
- Owned by Lance Steward2015 – 2019
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
2019 Cowichan report names current owners at that time; later cap table not verified. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0809
- Owned by Chris Gress2015 – 2019
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
2019 Cowichan report names current owners at that time; later cap table not verified. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0809
- Owned by investment group2015 – 2019
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
2019 Cowichan report names current owners at that time; later cap table not verified. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0809
- Owned by Cathy Waters2025
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
BC Hansard on 2025-10-21 explicitly describes Cathy and Barry Waters as partners in Red Arrow Brewing Co. This proves a 2025 ownership/partnership interest but not the complete cap table.
- Owned by Barry Waters2025
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
BC Hansard on 2025-10-21 explicitly describes Cathy and Barry Waters as partners in Red Arrow Brewing Co. This proves a 2025 ownership/partnership interest but not the complete cap table.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 5255 Chaster Rd, Duncan, BC V0R 2C0Duncan, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Red Arrow Brewing
Site detail
Current Cowichan Valley brewery in a converted custom motorcycle shop.
The People
Behind the beer
BC Hansard calls Cathy Waters a partner in Red Arrow Brewing Co.
BC Hansard calls Barry Waters a partner in Red Arrow Brewing Co.
The Beer Library
Beers
Laketown Lager
Year-RoundLager
Current first-party beer portfolio; individual first-party product pages used where available. (Current / core or seasonal) [Canada Pass 68]
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Year-RoundLager
Current first-party beer portfolio; individual first-party product pages used where available. (Current / core or seasonal) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Party Hat Hazy Pale Ale
Year-RoundHazy Pale Ale
Current first-party beer portfolio; individual first-party product pages used where available. (Current / core or seasonal) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Cerveza – Corn Lager
Year-RoundCorn Lager
Current first-party beer portfolio; individual first-party product pages used where available. (Current / core or seasonal) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hazy IPA
Year-RoundHazy IPA
First-party dated Brewer's Choice release, 2026-02-19. (Brewer's Choice / Feb 2026) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Prickly Pear Sour
Year-RoundFruit Sour
First-party dated Brewer's Choice release, 2026-04-08. (Brewer's Choice / Apr 2026) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →West Coast Pilsner
Year-RoundWest Coast Pilsner
First-party dated Brewer's Choice release, 2026-04-08. (Brewer's Choice / Apr 2026) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →West Coast IPA
Year-RoundWest Coast IPA
First-party dated Brewer's Choice release, 2026-04-27. (Brewer's Choice / Apr 2026) [Canada Pass 68]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
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On the record
Awards
- 2025
Award — Sweet Leaf IPA (English IPA)
Canada Beer Cup
- 2025
English IPA — Sweet Leaf IPA
Canada Beer Cup
- 2025
English IPA
Canada Beer Cup
- 2019
Award — Ballpark Blonde (North American Blonde Ale)
BC Beer Awards
- 2019
North American Blonde Ale — Ballpark Blonde
BC Beer Awards
- 2019
North American Blonde Ale
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 awardsAwarded2019Award — Ballpark Blonde (North American Blonde Ale)
- canada beer cupAwarded2025Award — Sweet Leaf IPA (English IPA)
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited http://redarrowbeer.ca/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
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 Red Arrow Brewing Co.
- Who owns Red Arrow Brewing Co.?
- Red Arrow Brewing Co. is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Duncan, Canada.
- Is Red Arrow Brewing Co. independent?
- Yes. Red Arrow 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 Red Arrow Brewing Co. founded?
- Red Arrow Brewing Co. was founded in 2015 in Duncan, Canada.
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