Archive record · Brewery
Rumpus Beer Co
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2019
- Archive ID
- TB-A9BWE7R3
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
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- Who owns this brewery?
- Fred Orndorff and Dana Orndorff (since 2019)Verified
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.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Rumpus Beer Co pours in Revelstoke, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Fred Orndorff; Dana Orndorff2019
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
2019 sources identify Fred and Dana as owners; current brewery remains active but exact 2026 ownership is HELD.
- Founded by Fred Orndorff2019
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0197 ("FOUNDERS / OPENING OWNERS"). Opened June 2019 after fifteen months of build-out and nine years of dreaming; an American brewer (Eldo Brewery, Colorado) whose craft was his ticket to Canadian immigration.
- Owned by Fred Orndorff2019
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0197 ("FOUNDERS / OPENING OWNERS"). Co-owner with wife Dana.
- Founded by Dana Orndorff2019
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0199 ("FOUNDERS / OPENING OWNERS"). Co-founder; a Calgary nurse who met Fred on vacation in Colorado.
- Owned by Dana Orndorff2019
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0199 ("FOUNDERS / OPENING OWNERS"). Co-owner.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 208 1 St E, Revelstoke, BCRevelstoke, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Rumpus Beer Company
Site detail
Current 2026 Tourism Revelstoke listing identifies Rumpus as an active small brewery and lounge.
The People
Behind the beer
Opening media identifies co-owner/brewer; current Guild identifies Head Brewer.
2019 opening sources identify Dana and Fred as owners.
The Beer Library
Beers
No Comply
Documented / house beerSpace Nugs
Year-RoundAmerican Pale Ale
Secondary current catalogue; opening media independently documents Space Nugs as a Rumpus onsite beer. (CURRENT / RECENT APP EVIDENCE) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →House Beer
Year-RoundBrett Beer
Secondary product evidence only; brewery operation separately current first-party. (CURRENT / RECENT APP EVIDENCE) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pocket Snacks
Year-RoundAmerican Porter
Secondary current product evidence. (CURRENT / RECENT APP EVIDENCE) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →TV Party
Year-RoundAmerican IPA
Secondary current product evidence. (CURRENT / 2026 APP EVIDENCE) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Rabbit's Foot
Stout
Secondary product evidence. (RECENT APP EVIDENCE) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Global Probing
Hazy IPA
Secondary product evidence. (RECENT / 2025-2026 APP EVIDENCE) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Acid Drop
RetiredSour — exact substyle/ABV UNKNOWN
2019 local opening coverage identifies Acid Drop as an early Rumpus sour. (HISTORICAL OPENING-ERA) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited https://rumpusbeerco.com/ 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 Rumpus Beer Co
- Who owns Rumpus Beer Co?
- Rumpus Beer Co is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Revelstoke, Canada.
- Is Rumpus Beer Co independent?
- Yes. Rumpus Beer 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 Rumpus Beer Co founded?
- Rumpus Beer Co was founded in 2019 in Revelstoke, Canada.
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