Archive record · Brewery
Sidekick Brewing
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2022
- Archive ID
- TB-5Y41QMG4
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Not yet mapped as a company, so the chain above it is still open.
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. Current guild member — ≥51% BC-Ownership criterion evidence; exact equity HELD.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Sidekick Brewing pours in Chilliwack, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Mike Reimer2022
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Founders identified first-party; exact current equity HELD. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1565
- Founded by Maria Reimer2022
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Founders identified first-party; exact current equity HELD. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1565
- Founded by Barnaby McRae2022
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Founders identified first-party; exact current equity HELD. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1565
- Founded by Kathy Kwon2022
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Founders identified first-party; exact current equity HELD. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1565
- Owned by Maria Reimer2022
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
A September 2025 beer-radio episode identifies Maria Reimer and Kathy Kwon as Sidekick Brewing co-owners; current first-party history preserves the four-person founding team. Source: https://open.spotify.com/show/5bGESON8N6zD3YCBGju9Mf
- Owned by Kathy Kwon2022
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
A September 2025 beer-radio episode identifies Maria Reimer and Kathy Kwon as Sidekick Brewing co-owners; current first-party history preserves the four-person founding team. Source: https://open.spotify.com/show/5bGESON8N6zD3YCBGju9Mf
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- #106 – 45530 Vedder Mountain Rd, Chilliwack, BCChilliwack, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Sidekick Brewing
Site detail
Current riverfront Fraser Valley Ale Trail brewery.
The People
Behind the beer
Mechanical engineer and homebrewer in founding group.
Design/team-building member of founding group.
Science teacher/homebrewer in founding group.
Community/startup-business member of founding group.
Current Guild listing.
The Beer Library
Beers
Best Friend | AVERY
Hazy IPA
First-party beer library. (CATALOGUED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Lab Partner | YOUSEF
Witbier
First-party beer library. (CATALOGUED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Biker Aunt | MAEVE
Berliner Weisse
First-party beer library. (CATALOGUED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Sister | MARY PATRICK
Belgian Dubbel
First-party beer library. (CATALOGUED) [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. No source URL accompanied this row.
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 Sidekick Brewing
- Who owns Sidekick Brewing?
- Sidekick Brewing is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Chilliwack, Canada.
- Is Sidekick Brewing independent?
- Yes. Sidekick Brewing 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 Sidekick Brewing founded?
- Sidekick Brewing was founded in 2022 in Chilliwack, Canada.
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