The Grizzly Paw Brewing Company
Canmore, Alberta, Canada · Est. 1996
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Alberta Pass 26. Founder: Niall Fraser. Canmore brewery founded in April 1996 by Niall Fraser from the original Main Street pub. A second dedicated brewery location opened in 2012 on Old Canmore Road; current hospitality venues remain one canonical brewery entity.
The Beer Library
Beers
Evolution IPA
CURRENTIPA
Alberta Pass 26. Current first-party beer shop.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Grumpy Bear Honey Wheat
CURRENT / 1996 ORIGINALHoney Wheat Beer
Alberta Pass 26. Current 30th-anniversary first-party pack identifies Grumpy Bear as one of the brewery's 1996 hits; 5.0% ABV / 14 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Rundlestone Easy IPA
CURRENTEasy IPA
Alberta Pass 26. Current first-party beer shop.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Beavertail Raspberry Ale
CURRENT / EARLY CLASSICRaspberry Ale
Alberta Pass 26. Current 30th-anniversary first-party pack gives 5.0% ABV / 10 IBU; 2026 historical reporting says Beavertail followed the opening lineup within weeks.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Three Sisters Pale Ale
CURRENT / 1996-ERA CLASSICPale Ale
Alberta Pass 26. Current 30th-anniversary first-party pack gives 4.5% ABV / 10 IBU and presents Powder Hound among the brewery's 1996-era hits.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Powder Hound Blonde Ale
CURRENT / 1996 ORIGINALBlonde Ale
Alberta Pass 26. Current 30th-anniversary first-party pack identifies Rutting Elk Red among the 1996 hits; 5.0% ABV / 16 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Rutting Elk Red
CURRENTRed Ale
Alberta Pass 26. Current first-party beer shop.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Bighorn Nut Brown
CURRENTNut Brown Ale
Alberta Pass 26. Current first-party beer shop.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2020
Bronze — Pale Ale/Bitter
Alberta Beer Awards
- 2020
Bronze — Three Sisters Pale Ale (Pale Ale/Bitter)
Alberta Beer Awards
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Connected suppliers & bodies
- alberta beer awardsAwarded2020Bronze — Pale Ale/Bitter
- alberta beer awardsAwarded2020Bronze — Three Sisters Pale Ale (Pale Ale/Bitter)
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Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26, which cited https://www.rmoutlook.com/mountain-guide/canmores-oldest-brewery-cheers-30-years-of-craft-beer-community-12186063 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 reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19
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