Archive record · Brewery
Three Lakes Brewing
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2023
- Archive ID
- TB-FXMRGPDF
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Listed in the BC Ale Trail brewery directory (checked August 2026). Independence is as-listed by that directory and has not been independently Founding year not yet on the record.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Three Lakes Brewing pours in Kelowna, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Mel Raby; Cathy; Tara Raby2021
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Current company and Guild describe three women as founding/operating team; exact equity unresolved.
- Owned by Melanie Raby2023
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Global News identifies Melanie Raby, Tara Raby and Cathy van Kesteren as the women who own the brewery; current first-party site continues to present the same three-person team. Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/10140945/female-owned-and-operated-brewery-kelowna/
- Owned by Cathy van Kesteren2023
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Global News identifies Melanie Raby, Tara Raby and Cathy van Kesteren as the women who own the brewery; current first-party site continues to present the same three-person team. Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/10140945/female-owned-and-operated-brewery-kelowna/
- Owned by Tara Raby2023
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Global News identifies Melanie Raby, Tara Raby and Cathy van Kesteren as the women who own the brewery; current first-party site continues to present the same three-person team. Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/10140945/female-owned-and-operated-brewery-kelowna/
- Founded by Mel RabyDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current company and Guild describe three women as founding/operating team; exact equity unresolved. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1059; SRC-CA-1060
- Founded by CathyDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current company and Guild describe three women as founding/operating team; exact equity unresolved. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1059; SRC-CA-1060
- Founded by Tara RabyDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current company and Guild describe three women as founding/operating team; exact equity unresolved. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1059; SRC-CA-1060
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 2030 Matrix Cres #7, Kelowna, BC V1V 0G5Kelowna, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Three Lakes Brewing
Site detail
Current first-party site confirms active brewery, seven-day hours and beers; founded by longtime friends Mel and Cathy with Mel's daughter Tara as brewer.
The People
Behind the beer
Global News identifies Melanie Raby as co-owner and says she owns the brewery with Tara Raby and Cathy van Kesteren.
Global News identifies Cathy van Kesteren among the three brewery owners.
Global News states Melanie owns the brewery with daughter Tara Raby and Cathy van Kesteren; current first-party page identifies Tara as brewer.
The Beer Library
Beers
Hook, Line and Sinker
SeasonalIPA
Current official beer page. (CURRENT/ROTATING) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Lake Minded Lager
SeasonalLager
Current official beer page. (CURRENT/ROTATING) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →The Hike
SeasonalPilsner
Current official beer page. (CURRENT/ROTATING) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Berry Wheaty Ale
SeasonalWheat Ale
Current official beer page; uses haskaps from Iron Root in Armstrong. (CURRENT/ROTATING) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited https://threelakesbrewing.com/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
BC Ale Trail — brewery directory · BC Ale Trail
ReferenceMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08Claim last checked 2026-08-19
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Three Lakes Brewing
- Who owns Three Lakes Brewing?
- Three Lakes Brewing is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Kelowna, Canada.
- Is Three Lakes Brewing independent?
- Yes. Three Lakes Brewing is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- When was Three Lakes Brewing founded?
- Three Lakes Brewing was founded in 2023 in Kelowna, Canada.
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