Archive record · Brewery
Riot Brewing Co.
Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2016
- Closed
- 2024
- Archive ID
- TB-0B541TWZ
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Opened in Chemainus after a long development period and operated for just over seven years. Closed permanently January 10, 2024. The same Chemainus Village Square brewery location later became Serious Brewing Company in 2025; facility succession does not imply corporate continuity.
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Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Ralf Rosenke2016 – January 2024
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Closure reporting identifies both as business partners/co-owners. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0840; SRC-CA-0841
- Owned by Aly Tomlin2016 – January 2024
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Closure reporting identifies both as business partners/co-owners. Pass source id: SRC-CA-0840; SRC-CA-0841
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 3055 Oak Street, Chemainus, BC2016-2024Chemainus, British Columbia
Production brewery / taproom
Operated by Riot Brewing Co.
Site detail
Riot occupied the brewery site until Jan. 2024; Serious Brewing later opened in the same location.
The Beer Library
Beers
Working Class Hero Dark Mild
RetiredDark Mild
2018 World Beer Cup Gold noted in contemporary closure/industry reporting. (HISTORICAL/AWARDED) [Canada Pass 102]
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Awards
- 2018
English-Style Mild Ale — Working Class Hero Dark Mild
World Beer Cup
- 2018
English-Style Mild Ale — Breakfast of Champions Coffee Lager
World Beer Cup
- 2018
Gold — English-Style Mild Ale / Dark Mild — Working Class Hero Dark Mild
World Beer Cup
- 2018
English-Style Mild Ale
World Beer Cup
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57, which cited https://bccraftbeer.ca/riot-brewing-co-closure-a-product-of-the-times/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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Straight answers
Common questions about Riot Brewing Co.
- Is Riot Brewing Co. still open?
- No. Riot Brewing Co. has closed (2024). Opened in Chemainus after a long development period and operated for just over seven years. Closed permanently January 10, 2024. The same Chemainus Village Square brewery location later became Serious Brewing Company in 2025; facility succession does not imply corporate continuity.
- When was Riot Brewing Co. founded?
- Riot Brewing Co. was founded in 2016 in Chemainus, Canada.
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