Archive record · Brewery
SYC Brewing
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Archive ID
- TB-H931T3NY
- Last checked
- 2026-10-02
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From the record
Summary
Founder: UNKNOWN. Current west Edmonton brewery at 11239 180 St NW. First-party site explicitly says all craft beers are brewed at the Edmonton taproom.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Richard FykDate unknown
What the sources say
Three founders named; opened in a January, year not stated on the page. S.Y.C. = 'show your colours'. Alberta Pass 46 carried the same people under the legal name S.Y.C Brewing Co. Inc. and was refused for the name mismatch. Source: https://spotlightonbusinessmagazine.com/s-y-c-brewing-company-making-great-beer-for-great-people/
- Founded by Parker PysykDate unknown
What the sources say
Three founders named; opened in a January, year not stated on the page. S.Y.C. = 'show your colours'. Alberta Pass 46 carried the same people under the legal name S.Y.C Brewing Co. Inc. and was refused for the name mismatch. Source: https://spotlightonbusinessmagazine.com/s-y-c-brewing-company-making-great-beer-for-great-people/
- Founded by Andrea PysykDate unknown
What the sources say
Three founders named; opened in a January, year not stated on the page. S.Y.C. = 'show your colours'. Alberta Pass 46 carried the same people under the legal name S.Y.C Brewing Co. Inc. and was refused for the name mismatch. Source: https://spotlightonbusinessmagazine.com/s-y-c-brewing-company-making-great-beer-for-great-people/
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The Museum
Timeline
- 2019-02-16Brewing by at least 16 February 2019 (earliest beer listed on Untappd)
abbeer.ca (Untappd data) earliest of 23 listed beers Feb 16 2019 (lower bound, not an opening date). Search snippet claimed opened Dec 24 2018 with grand opening Jan 12 but no opened page stated it. Record founded is blank. SYC = Share Your Craft; 11239 180 St NW. Source: "Inaugural Batch: Saturday, February 16, 2019"
The People
Behind the beer
Contemporary opening profile names Richard and partners Parker/Andrea; current company principal.
Current business listing identifies Parker as Owner.
Contemporary opening profile names Andrea as founding partner; current company person.
The Beer Library
Beers
Phantom Buzz
CURRENT / NANon-Alcoholic Pale Ale
Previously misattributed to Longroof because Longroof sold it. SYC first-party site identifies Phantom Buzz as its own NA line.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pontificato
SOLD OUT / CURRENT CATALOGUEPilsner
Current first-party beer shop; sold out at access time.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Purple City
SOLD OUT / CURRENT CATALOGUETriple IPA
Current first-party beer shop; sold out at access time.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Phantom Buzz Non Alcoholic IPA
CURRENT / NANon-Alcoholic IPA
Current first-party NA collection.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2021
Silver — Fruit Beer — Golden Hour
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2020
Bronze — Session Hoppy Beer — Salud!
Alberta Beer Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
What the archive does not know yet
Open questions
- UnknownownerOwner not established. Searched 2026-10-01 (the brewery's own site, Alberta press, tourism and beer directories). The Let's Meet for a Beer podcast introduces Richard Fyk as co-founder; no source found calls him or anyone else an owner.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26, which cited https://sycbrewing.com/ 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 (the brewery's own site, Alberta press, tourism and beer directories). The Let's Meet for a Beer podcast introduces Richard Fyk as co-founder; no source found calls him or anyone else an owner.
SYC Brewing: page searched for its owner · letsmeetforabeer.com
SecondaryLow reliabilitySource accessed 2026-10-01Claim last checked 2026-10-01
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