Archive record · Brewery
Tin Whistle Brewing Co.
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 1995
- Archive ID
- TB-ARPH3D6E
- 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. Current official/BC Ale Trail history identifies Tin Whistle as South Okanagan's first craft brewery, opened 1995 and BC's 12th craft brewery. Alexis Esseltine and Tim Scoon purchased the brewery in fall 2020 and continue to operate it. Production evidence: PRODUCTION Current owner-operated; two historical ownership transitions. Owner as recorded: Alexis Esseltine; Tim Scoon current owners. Status as recorded: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Tin Whistle Brewing pours in Penticton, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Alexis Esseltine; Tim Scoon2020
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Official/industry sources say pair purchased brewery fall 2020.
- Owned by Alexis EsseltineOctober 2020
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Official/industry sources say pair purchased brewery fall 2020. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1030; SRC-CA-1031
- Owned by Tim ScoonOctober 2020
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Official/industry sources say pair purchased brewery fall 2020. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1030; SRC-CA-1031
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The People
Behind the beer
Current first-party ownership identity; 2020 purchase date corroborated by contemporary evidence.
The Beer Library
Beers
Counterflow Reaper Pepper Lager
Current / product catalogueLager
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Current / product catalogueTart Ale
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Current / product catalogueMilk Stout
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On the record
Awards
- 2025
Gold — Black Widow Dark Lager (Dark Lager)
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Silver — Glorious Hazelnut Coffee Milk Stout (Spiced Beer)
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Bronze — Coyote Lager (Lager)
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Bronze — Real Good Light Beer (Mixed Style Beer)
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Dark Lager — Black Widow Dark Lager
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Japanese Rice Lager — Cherry Blossom Japanese Lager
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Spiced Beer — Glorious Hazelnut Coffee Milk Stout
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Lager — Coyote Lager
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Mixed Style Beer — Real Good Light Beer
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Dark Lager
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Japanese Rice Lager
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Spiced Beer
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Lager
BC Beer Awards
- 2025
Mixed Style Beer
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Award — Peach Cream Ale (Fruit Beer)
Canada Beer Cup
- 2024
Award — Real Good Light Beer (Hoppy Lager – Open Category)
Canada Beer Cup
- 2024
Fruit Beer — Peach Cream Ale
Canada Beer Cup
- 2024
Hoppy Lager – Open Category — Real Good Light Beer
Canada Beer Cup
- 2024
Fruit Beer
Canada Beer Cup
- 2024
Hoppy Lager – Open Category
Canada Beer Cup
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
2 organisations
Connected suppliers & bodies
- bc beer awardsAwarded2025Gold — Black Widow Dark Lager (Dark Lager)
- bc beer awardsAwarded2025Silver — Glorious Hazelnut Coffee Milk Stout (Spiced Beer)
- bc beer awardsAwarded2025Bronze — Coyote Lager (Lager)
- bc beer awardsAwarded2025Bronze — Real Good Light Beer (Mixed Style Beer)
- canada beer cupAwarded2024Award — Peach Cream Ale (Fruit Beer)
- canada beer cupAwarded2024Award — Real Good Light Beer (Hoppy Lager – Open Category)
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited http://www.tinwhistlebrewery.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 Tin Whistle Brewing Co.
- Who owns Tin Whistle Brewing Co.?
- Tin Whistle Brewing Co. is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Penticton, Canada.
- Is Tin Whistle Brewing Co. independent?
- Yes. Tin Whistle Brewing Co. 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 Tin Whistle Brewing Co. founded?
- Tin Whistle Brewing Co. was founded in 1995 in Penticton, Canada.
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