Archive record · Brewery
Superflux Beer Company
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2015
- Archive ID
- TB-VCC3WMD8
- 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.
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- Who owns this brewery?
- Adam Henderson and Matt Kohlen (since 2016)Verified
From the record
Summary
Originally a cuckoo brewery before building their own facility, they redefined the hazy IPA standard in Western Canada.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
They completely redefined the hazy IPA standard in Western Canada. A visit to their Vancouver taproom is an absolute must.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Adam Henderson; Matt Kohlen2016
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Official Phillips partnership announcement and design source identify founders/owners and explicitly state no ownership change.
- Founded by Adam Henderson2016
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0074 ("Co-founders/co-owners"). Co-founded Superflux in 2016 with Matt Kohlen, having brewed as Machine Ales out of Callister Brewing; the Strathcona brewery-and-lounge followed in August 2020.
- Owned by Adam Henderson2016
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0074 ("Co-founders/co-owners"). Co-founder-owner.
- Founded by Matt Kohlen2016
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0076 ("Co-founders/co-owners"). Co-founder with Adam Henderson; the pair met in 2013 at the Local Public Eatery in Kitsilano.
- Owned by Matt Kohlen2016
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0076 ("Co-founders/co-owners"). Co-founder-owner.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 505 Clark Drive, Vancouver, BCVancouver, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Superflux Beer Company
Site detail
Current first-party site confirms active East Vancouver brewery, taproom and retail operation.
Events
- Phillips became Superflux's BC sales agent; announcement explicitly says ownership of both breweries did not change and each continued brewing at its own facility.2025-01-02
Trade event
First-party announcement.
The People
Behind the beer
Vancouver hop-forward craft pioneers.
Architecture project record identifies Adam and Matt as owners; Phillips names Adam co-founder and says ownership did not change in 2025 sales deal.
Architecture project record identifies Adam and Matt as owners; Phillips says Superflux ownership did not change in 2025 sales deal.
The Beer Library
Beers
Colour & Shape
Year-RoundHazy IPA
Superflux built its following on hazy IPA and label art in equal measure, at the point where Vancouver's craft scene stopped being about bitterness.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Happyness
West Coast IPA
Current official menu and Phillips partnership announcement identifies it as a core beer. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Easy Tiger
Pale Ale
Current official menu and Phillips partnership announcement identifies it as a core beer. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2024
Hazy IPA — Colourer & Shapyest
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Hazy IPA
BC 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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