Archive record · Brewery
South Block Barbecue & Brewing Co.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2021
- Archive ID
- TB-7A8ZMNNE
- Last checked
- 2026-10-02
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
Founder: UNKNOWN. Current Calgary brewpub with in-house brewery; Tourism Calgary says 14 of its own beers are on tap.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Jared KichulaDate unknown
What the sources say
Quote (Savour Calgary, New Kid on the Block): Jared and Aja Kichula take their infamous barbecue to Mission adding South Block to Comery and Hayden Blocks. C: 'adding' credits them with creating it but is not 'founded'. Source: https://savourcalgary.ca/new-kid-on-the-block/
- Founded by Aja KichulaDate unknown
What the sources say
Quote (Savour Calgary, New Kid on the Block): Jared and Aja Kichula take their infamous barbecue to Mission adding South Block to Comery and Hayden Blocks. C: 'adding' credits them with creating it but is not 'founded'. Source: https://savourcalgary.ca/new-kid-on-the-block/
- Owned by Block HospitalityDate unknown
What the sources say
Block Hospitality's own site lists SOUTH BLOCK, 2437 4th Street SW, Calgary, among its venues. No individual owner is named; the Kichulas are named co-owners of the sister Comery Block only and are not recorded here. Typed GROUP as the research typed it.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it is
51.03075, -114.07178
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
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Timeline
- 2021-07-02Opens in Mission
North Carolina-style BBQ restaurant and brewery at 2437 4th St SW opened with 14 house beers on tap (Daily Hive, Jun 29 2021). Consistent with record founded 2021. Source: "Set to open on Friday, July 2, you'll find South Block open in Calgary's Mission district"
The Beer Library
Beers
Big Lick Lager
ACTIVELager
Current online ordering menu; Tourism Calgary independently confirms entire draft lineup is brewed in house.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Judaculla NEIPA
ACTIVENew England IPA
Current online ordering menu.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Mission Mango Wheat Ale
ACTIVEMango Wheat Ale
Current online ordering menu and Alberta tourism source.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Tree Shaker Peach Bourbon Ale
ACTIVEPeach Bourbon Ale
Current online ordering menu and Alberta tourism source.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Judaculla
Hazy IPA
Current brewery/tourism production proof; secondary Alberta brewery database supplies ABV/style. (CURRENT/HISTORICAL LINEAGE) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Tree Shaker
Bourbon Peach Ale
Current in-house brewery proof; specialist listing supplies ABV/style. (CURRENT/HISTORICAL LINEAGE) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Whirligig
American Pale Ale
Current in-house brewery proof; specialist listing supplies ABV/style. (CURRENT/HISTORICAL LINEAGE) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
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What the archive does not know yet
Open questions
- UnknownownerOwner not established. Searched 2026-10-01 (Savour Calgary, Eat North, the brewery's listings). Savour Calgary says 'Jared and Aja Kichula take their infamous barbecue to Mission adding South Block to Comery and Hayden Blocks'; Eat North's opening report names no owner. Neither says who owns it.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26, which cited https://www.visitcalgary.com/eat-and-drink/restaurants/south-block-barbecue-brewing-co for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19 - ownerUnknown
Owner not established. Searched 2026-10-01 (Savour Calgary, Eat North, the brewery's listings). Savour Calgary says 'Jared and Aja Kichula take their infamous barbecue to Mission adding South Block to Comery and Hayden Blocks'; Eat North's opening report names no owner. Neither says who owns it.
South Block Barbecue & Brewing Co.: page searched for its owner · savourcalgary.ca
NewsMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-10-01Claim last checked 2026-10-01
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