Archive record · Brewery
Salt Spring Brewing Co.
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 1998
- Archive ID
- TB-0VP4KC1A
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Not yet mapped as a company, so the chain above it is still open.
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- Who owns this brewery?
- Forbes GroupVerified
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. Ownership transitioned over time; current exact legal entity/cap table unresolved.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Salt Spring Brewing Co. Pours in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Becky JulsethMarch 2009
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Local historical evidence says Becky Julseth and Neil Cooke-Dallin purchased Gulf Islands Brewery in 2009 and created Salt Spring Island Ales. No strong current 2026 ownership evidence found.
- Owned by Neil Cooke-DallinMarch 2009
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Local historical evidence says Becky Julseth and Neil Cooke-Dallin purchased Gulf Islands Brewery in 2009 and created Salt Spring Island Ales. No strong current 2026 ownership evidence found.
- Owned by Forbes GroupDate unknown
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0022 ("Current owner/parent claim"). Victoria-based group, principal Michael Forbes, whose portfolio spans cannabis, assisted-living centres, rentals and pharmacies. No date asserted — the cited source establishes current ownership, not when it began.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 270 Furness Road, Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 1Z7Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Salt Spring Brewing Co.
Site detail
Official site states EST. 1998 and that 100% of brewing, canning and distribution occurs from its single Fulford Valley location.
The People
Behind the beer
Purchased Gulf Islands Brewery with Neil Cooke-Dallin in 2009; current 2026 ownership unknown.
Purchased Gulf Islands Brewery with Becky Julseth in 2009; current 2026 ownership unknown.
The Beer Library
Beers
On the record
Awards
- 2023
Awarded — Belgian Style Dubbel or Other Belgian Style Dark Ale — Belgian Dubbel
Canada Beer Cup
- 2023
Belgian Style Dubbel or Other Belgian Style Dark Ale
Canada Beer Cup
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited https://saltspringbrewing.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 Salt Spring Brewing Co.
- Who owns Salt Spring Brewing Co.?
- Salt Spring Brewing Co. is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Salt Spring Island, Canada.
- Is Salt Spring Brewing Co. independent?
- Yes. Salt Spring 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 Salt Spring Brewing Co. founded?
- Salt Spring Brewing Co. was founded in 1998 in Salt Spring Island, Canada.
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