Archive record · Brewery
Schoolhouse Brewery
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Founded
- 2014
- Archive ID
- TB-J7NJBY6Q
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Named in dated ownership records. No parent company is held, and each owner's sources are shown below.
From the record
Summary
Official 2026 site confirms active Windsor brewery at 40 Water St and current core beer storefront.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Cameron Hartley2014
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0793 ("OWNER / FOUNDER"). Launched April 2014; the business name was registered in 2008 and that earlier date is recorded here rather than used as the founding year, because registering a name is not founding a brewery.
- Owned by Cameron Hartley2014
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0793 ("OWNER / FOUNDER"). Attributed as owner in the source's own pull quote. Current ownership as at the 2026-09-22 access date; no end date is asserted.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 40 Water St, Windsor, NS B0N 2T0 | 40 Water Street, Windsor, NS B0N 2T0
UNKNOWN
Operated by Schoolhouse Brewery
- 40 Water St, Windsor, NS B0N 2T0
UNKNOWN
Operated by Schoolhouse Brewery
These are different physical places. A brewery moving premises is not the same brewery continuing, and the archive keeps them apart.
Events
- Brewery launched in a 150-year-old schoolhouse in Falmouth.2014
Opening
- After about three years, Schoolhouse moved from Falmouth to downtown Windsor.2017
The People
Behind the beer
Official brewery sources identify Cam Hartley as founder/owner.
Official Faculty page identifies Leigh Davison as Head Brewer.
The Beer Library
Beers
Chequers Porter
Year-RoundPorter
Nova Scotia verified workbook. Current official shop. Official current beer collection. Audit: Verified against Schoolhouse Brewery official current storefront on 2026-08-08: Chequers Porter.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Principal Ale
Year-RoundAle
Nova Scotia verified workbook. Current official shop. Official current beer collection. Audit: Verified against Schoolhouse Brewery official current storefront on 2026-08-08: Principal Ale.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Recess Pilsner
Year-RoundPilsner
Nova Scotia verified workbook. Current official shop. Official current beer collection. Audit: Verified against Schoolhouse Brewery official current storefront on 2026-08-08: Recess Pilsner.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Vice Principal IPA
Year-RoundIPA
Nova Scotia verified workbook. Current official shop. Official current beer collection. Audit: Verified against Schoolhouse Brewery official current storefront on 2026-08-08: Vice Principal IPA.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Summer Day IPA
Year-RoundIPA
Nova Scotia verified workbook. Current official shop. Official current beer collection. Audit: Direct first-party Schoolhouse current beer collection.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →2Cool
Year-RoundNova Scotia verified workbook. Current official shop. Official current beer collection. Audit: Direct first-party Schoolhouse current beer collection.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pop Quiz
Year-RoundDry Hopped Kettle Sour
Nova Scotia verified workbook. Current official shop. Official current beer collection. Audit: Direct first-party Schoolhouse current beer collection.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2024
GOLD — North American Style Pale Ale — Vice Principal
Canadian Brewing 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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