Archive record · Brewery
Townsite Brewing
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2012
- Archive ID
- TB-QYY88HX3
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
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- Who owns this brewery?
- Steve Brooks, Karen Skadsheim, Michelle Zutz, Cédric Dauchot, Chloe Smith and Ulrich Herl (since 2012)Verified
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Independent in Powell River since 2012, in a coastal town reachable only by ferry. Logistics alone make this hard.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Steve Brooks2012
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0094 ("Founding partner group"). The plan hatched in winter 2010 around the 1939 art deco Federal Building Brooks owns; Townsite opened spring 2012 once the Brooks/Skadsheim/Zutz plan merged with the Dauchot/Smith brewpub plan and Ulrich Herl joined as sixth partner.
- Owned by Steve Brooks2012
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0094 ("Founding partner group"). Founding partner and building owner.
- Founded by Karen Skadsheim2012
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0096 ("Founding partner group"). One of the three original 2010 planners with Brooks and Zutz.
- Owned by Karen Skadsheim2012
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0096 ("Founding partner group"). Founding partner.
- Founded by Michelle Zutz2012
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0098 ("Founding partner group"). Original 2010 planner; Director of Sales and one of the three managing partners with Smith and Dauchot.
- Owned by Michelle Zutz2012
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0098 ("Founding partner group"). Founding and managing partner.
- Founded by Cédric Dauchot2012
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0100 ("Founding partner group"). Belgian-born brewmaster — long the only one west of Montréal — whose Saskatoon brewpub plan with Chloe Smith merged into Townsite; head brewer and managing partner.
- Owned by Cédric Dauchot2012
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0100 ("Founding partner group"). Founding and managing partner.
- Founded by Chloe Smith2012
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0102 ("Founding partner group"). Brewer; co-authored the Saskatoon brewpub plan with husband Dauchot that merged into Townsite; managing partner.
- Owned by Chloe Smith2012
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0102 ("Founding partner group"). Founding and managing partner.
- Founded by Ulrich Herl2012
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0104 ("Founding partner group"). The sixth partner, added when the two founding plans merged.
- Owned by Ulrich Herl2012
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0104 ("Founding partner group"). Founding partner.
- Acquired by Raincoast Kombucha2021
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Townsite says it purchased Raincoast Kombucha in 2021 and continues its legacy.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 5824 Ash Ave., Powell River, BC V8A 4R4Powell River, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Townsite Brewing
Site detail
Opened in Powell River in 2012 in the historic Federal Building/Townsite district; Belgian-influenced brewery and BC's only brewery designated as an Economusée.
The People
Behind the beer
Powell River craft brewery combining Belgian expertise with West Coast hops.
Partner from start; manages brewhouse.
Partner/operator and general manager.
Documented as landlord and main investor, not day-to-day operator.
The Beer Library
Beers
Perfect Storm
Year-RoundOatmeal Stout
Powell River is reachable only by ferry, and the brewery sits in a heritage mill townsite. Oats in a stout are there for the texture, and it earns the name.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Zunga Golden Blonde Ale
Current tap listGolden Blonde Ale
Perfect Storm Oatmeal Stout
Current tap listOatmeal Stout
Vidal Pilsner Style Lager
Current tap listPilsner-Style Lager
Suncoast Pale Ale
Pale Ale
Official current tap list. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Mystery Reef Hazy IPA
Hazy IPA
Official current tap list. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Blackberry Festivale Wheat Beer
Wheat Beer with Blackberry
Current Townsite tap list. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Close Encounters Hazy Pale Ale
Hazy Pale Ale
Current Townsite tap list. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Shelter Point Saison
Saison
Current Townsite tap list. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2023
Award — Beartooth Belgian Dubbel (Belgian Style Dubbel or Other Belgian Style Dark Ale)
Canada Beer Cup
- 2023
Belgian Style Dubbel or Other Belgian Style Dark Ale — Beartooth Belgian Dubbel
Canada Beer Cup
- 2023
Belgian Style Dubbel or Other Belgian Style Dark Ale
Canada Beer Cup
- 2022
Award — Lemon Lime Gose (Gose (Flavoured & Unflavoured))
Canada Beer Cup
- 2022
Gose (Flavoured & Unflavoured) — Lemon Lime Gose
Canada Beer Cup
- 2022
Gose (Flavoured & Unflavoured)
Canada Beer Cup
- 2019
English Style India Pale Ale — Tin Hat Dry Hopped
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2019
International Lager — Vidal
BC Beer Awards
- 2019
English Style India Pale Ale
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2019
International Lager
BC Beer Awards
- 2018
Winner — Best Brewery Experience
BC Ale Trail Best Brewery Experience Award
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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Connected suppliers & bodies
- canada beer cupAwarded2023Award — Beartooth Belgian Dubbel (Belgian Style Dubbel or Other Belgian Style Dark Ale)
- canada beer cupAwarded2022Award — Lemon Lime Gose (Gose (Flavoured & Unflavoured))
Straight answers
Common questions about Townsite Brewing
- Who owns Townsite Brewing?
- Townsite Brewing is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Powell River, Canada.
- Is Townsite Brewing independent?
- Yes. Townsite 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 Townsite Brewing founded?
- Townsite Brewing was founded in 2012 in Powell River, Canada.
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