Archive record · Brewery
Torque Brewing Inc.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Founded
- 2016
- Archive ID
- TB-WGTPB60E
- 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.
From the record
Summary
Production brewery. Official site identifies dedicated Winnipeg craft brewery. Large-capacity Winnipeg craft brewery launched in 2016 with packaging from the start. Legal entity: Torque Brewing Inc. Production evidence: Current production — current first-party taproom/onsite brewery and current beer board. Current owners partially; exact equity HELD. Owner as recorded: John Heim — president; Adam Olson and Matt Wolff — owners; other founder interests possible. Status as recorded: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Torque is woven into Winnipeg's sports and neighbourhood culture. A reliable, unpretentious core lineup that lives in backyard coolers across the province.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by John HeimDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
BBB identifies Heim president; Olson/Wolff owners; full cap table HELD. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1713
- Owned by Adam OlsonDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
BBB identifies Heim president; Olson/Wolff owners; full cap table HELD. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1713
- Owned by Matt WolffDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
BBB identifies Heim president; Olson/Wolff owners; full cap table HELD. Pass source id: SRC-CA-1713
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 330-830 King Edward Street, Winnipeg, MBWinnipeg, Manitoba
PRODUCTION
Operated by Torque Brewing
Site detail
Official site identifies dedicated Winnipeg craft brewery.
Where it is
49.89780, -97.20050
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
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Behind the beer
Current BBB management; founding team member.
Current BBB owner; founding commercial brewer.
The Beer Library
Beers
Torque Blonde
Year-RoundBlonde Ale
'S Beer board. Name verified on Torque's live official beer board; ABV left UNKNOWN where not exposed by the official page text.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hazy Whaler
Year-RoundHazy IPA
'S Beer board. Name verified on Torque's live official beer board; ABV left UNKNOWN where not exposed by the official page text.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Workhorse Pale Ale
Year-RoundPale Ale
'S Beer board. Name verified on Torque's live official beer board; ABV left UNKNOWN where not exposed by the official page text.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Snapback IPA
Year-RoundIPA
'S Beer board. Name verified on Torque's live official beer board; ABV left UNKNOWN where not exposed by the official page text.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Red Line Red IPA
Year-RoundRed IPA
Torque official page gives 6.5% ABV and award history including 2022 World Beer Cup bronze, 2022 Prairie Beer Awards bronze, 2019 CBA gold and 2017 CBA bronze.
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Plan a visit
- Industrial taproom
- Viewing windows onto the brew floor
- Growler fills
- Party bookings
On the record
Awards
- 2022
BRONZE — Specialty IPA
Prairie Beer Awards
- 2022
BRONZE — American-Style Amber/Red Ale
World Beer Cup
- 2022
Specialty IPA — Red Line Red IPA
Prairie Beer Awards
- 2022
American-Style Amber/Red Ale — Red Line Red IPA
World Beer Cup
- 2019
GOLD — North American Style Amber/Red Ale
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2019
North American Style Amber/Red Ale — Red Line Red IPA
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2017
BRONZE — North American Style Amber/Red Ale
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2017
North American Style Amber/Red Ale — Red Line Red IPA
Canadian Brewing Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
3 organisations
Connected suppliers & bodies
- prairie beer awardsAwarded2022BRONZE — Specialty IPA
- world beer cupAwarded2022BRONZE — American-Style Amber/Red Ale
- canadian brewing awards and conferenceAwarded2019GOLD — North American Style Amber/Red Ale
- canadian brewing awards and conferenceAwarded2017BRONZE — North American Style Amber/Red Ale
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26, which cited https://torquebrewing.beer/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim 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.
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