Rival Trade Brewing Co.
Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada · Est. 2021
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Why this matters
Alberta Pass 26. Founder: Nolan West; Jenn West. Active Rocky Mountain House brewery founded in 2021. First beer was Trapper Orange Cream Ale; brewery expanded from a single-vessel 10 hL system to a 25 hL brewhouse in 2023.
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Beers
Trapper Orange Cream Ale
HISTORICAL / FIRST BEERCream Ale
Alberta Pass 26. First-party brewery history identifies it as Rival Trade's first beer and a fur-trade tribute.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →1799 Scotch Ale
AWARD-DOCUMENTEDScotch Ale
Alberta Pass 26. Official 2024 Alberta Beer Awards: bronze, Imperial Strength Beer.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Original 49'er
CURRENTRed Ale
Alberta Pass 26. Current first-party site says the beer is a Red Ale named for the local fire department's first purpose-built fire engine, the 49'er.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Baseline Cerveza
CURRENTMexican-Style Lager
Alberta Pass 26. Current first-party site describes it as an easy-drinking Mexican-style lager with lime.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Lil' Pecker
CURRENT / LOW ALCOHOLUltra-Light Cold IPA
Alberta Pass 26. Current first-party site describes 2.5% ultra-light cold IPA made with organic malts.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Mountain Ape
CURRENTNEIPA
Alberta Pass 26. Current first-party site describes a juicy/tropical NEIPA.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Voyageur
LIMITED / 5TH ANNIVERSARYBarrel-Aged Saison
Alberta Pass 26. Current first-party site describes five-year birthday beer as bourbon barrel-aged saison matured more than three years.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Ranch Hand
CURRENTAlberta Pass 26. Current first-party site identifies Ranch Hand as a light, refreshing beer; style not explicit, so UNKNOWN retained.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Beary Jammin'
CURRENTAlberta Pass 26. Current first-party site identifies Beary Jammin' as current canned beer; style not explicit.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2024
Bronze — Imperial Strength Beer
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2024
Bronze — 1799 Scotch Ale (Imperial Strength Beer)
Alberta Beer Awards
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Connected suppliers & bodies
- alberta beer awardsAwarded2024Bronze — Imperial Strength Beer
- alberta beer awardsAwarded2024Bronze — 1799 Scotch Ale (Imperial Strength Beer)
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Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26, which cited https://www.rivaltradebrewing.com/brewery for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19
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