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Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

ActiveOwnership unknownMicrobrewery
Founded
1984
Archive ID
TB-G21GEDGY
Last checked
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Who owns this brewery?

Paul Hadfield

Named in dated ownership records. No parent company is held, and each owner's sources are shown below.

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From the record

Summary

Official site states Spinnakers has brewed since 1984 and describes it as Canada's first modern-day gastro brewpub.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Ownership & corporate history

  1. Owned by Paul Hadfield1984

    Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.

    What the sources say

    BBB currently lists Paul Hadfield as owner; exact wider cap table unresolved.

Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.

Where it brewed

  1. 308 Catherine St., Victoria, BC
    Victoria, British Columbia

    PRODUCTION

    Operated by Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub

    Site detail

    Official site states Spinnakers has brewed since 1984 and describes it as Canada's first modern-day gastro brewpub.

Events

  1. BC Registry notice records amalgamation of Real Ale Inc., 355467 B.C. Ltd., 0900730 B.C. Ltd. and Spinnakers Brew Pub Inc. under the name Spinnakers Brew Pub Inc.2013-07-11

    CORPORATE AMALGAMATION

    Amalgamation number 0973738.

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The People

Behind the beer

Paul Hadfield
Founder; owner/publican

Current profile identifies Paul Hadfield as owner; founder/publican history separately established.

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The Beer Library

Beers

Mitchell's Extra Special Bitter

Current / listed

Extra Special Bitter

ABV5.2%
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Nut Brown Ale

Current / listed

Brown Ale

ABV5.2%
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Lager

Current / listed

Lager

ABV4.5%
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Dry Irish Stout

Current / listed

Dry Irish Stout

ABV5.0%
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Departure Pilsner

Czech-style Pilsner

ABV4.5%

Official current beer archive. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]

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On the record

Awards

  • 2025

    Winner (Legend Award — Paul Hadfield)

    BC Beer Awards

  • 2025

    Legend Award — Paul Hadfield

    BC Beer Awards

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Connected suppliers & bodies

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Sources

  1. recordProbable

    Brewery record taken from Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57, which cited https://www.spinnakers.com/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.

    Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026

    CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19
    Claim last checked 2026-08-19

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