Archive record · Brewery
Sawback Brewing Company
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2017
- Archive ID
- TB-00V58VT4
- Last checked
- 2026-10-02
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Ingested from the Alberta compendium (August 2026). Founding year and independence as published there; not independently Current Tourism Red Deer describes Sawback as a small-batch, taproom-focused brewery using local Alberta barley and lists current awards. Production evidence: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Named for the mountain range where the Red Deer River starts. Central Alberta's barley country, brewing with it deliberately.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Nate Prestie2018
What the sources say
Part-owner Nate Prestie; 'he and his partners were home brewers' who could not find an IPA to their liking; opened 2018 (Edify, Jason van Rassel, 2019-08-27). Other partners not named. The record's founded year 2017 (from an earlier pass) conflicts with the 2018 opening; both kept. Source: https://edifyedmonton.com/food/drinks/the-beer-from-red-deer/
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it is
52.26810, -113.79120
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
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Timeline
- 2018Opens in Red Deer
Edify (2019-08-27) lists Sawback among breweries opened in Red Deer. Source says 2018; record says 2017. See the disputed founding-year claim. Source: "three more breweries have opened in Red Deer: Belly Hop Brewing in 2017, Sawback Brewing in 2018"
The Beer Library
Beers
Solo Citra Blonde Ale
Year-RoundEast Coast Hazy Pale Ale
CURRENT / AWARD-DOCUMENTEDSession India Pale Ale
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Plan a visit
- Taproom
- Kitchen
- Patio
On the record
Awards
- 2025
Gold — Amber Ale — Irish Red Ale
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2025
Bronze — IPA — East Coast Style Hazy Pale Ale
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2023
Gold — Session IPA — East Coast Style Pale Ale
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2021
Silver — Irish Red Ale (Amber Ale)
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2021
Silver — Amber Ale — Irish Red Ale
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2020
Silver — Belgian Ales — Saison Series No. 1 - Belgian Style
Alberta Beer Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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Connected suppliers & bodies
- alberta beer awardsAwarded2021Silver — Irish Red Ale (Amber Ale)
What the archive does not know yet
Open questions
- UnknownpeopleFounder not established. Searched 2026-09-30 (brewery site, Alberta press, tourism and beer directories). Edify Edmonton names part-owner Nate Prestie and unnamed partners; no opened source says who founded it.
- DisputedfoundedFounding year DISPUTED. This record gives 2017. Edify Edmonton (27 August 2019) lists "Sawback Brewing in 2018" among the breweries opened in Red Deer. Opening and founding may differ; neither year is chosen.
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Sources
- peopleUnknown
Founder not established. Searched 2026-09-30 (brewery site, Alberta press, tourism and beer directories). Edify Edmonton names part-owner Nate Prestie and unnamed partners; no opened source says who founded it.
Tally's Beer Universe founder search, Alberta, 30 September 2026 · Tally's Beer Universe · 2026-09-30
Research logMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-09-30Claim last checked 2026-09-30 - foundedDisputed
Founding year DISPUTED. This record gives 2017. Edify Edmonton (27 August 2019) lists "Sawback Brewing in 2018" among the breweries opened in Red Deer. Opening and founding may differ; neither year is chosen.
Sawback Brewing Company: history · edifyedmonton.com
NewsMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-10-02Claim last checked 2026-10-02
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 Sawback Brewing Company
- Who owns Sawback Brewing Company?
- Sawback Brewing Company is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Red Deer, Canada.
- Is Sawback Brewing Company independent?
- Yes. Sawback Brewing Company 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 Sawback Brewing Company founded?
- Sawback Brewing Company was founded in 2017 in Red Deer, Canada.
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