Archive record · Brewery
Trailway Brewing Co.
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
- Founded
- 2014
- Archive ID
- TB-71GC7NVA
- 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
Started in a basement and evolved into a regional juggernaut by introducing heavily dry-hopped American ales to the Maritimes.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
The regional juggernaut that introduced heavily dry-hopped American ales to the Maritimes. A vital stop in Fredericton.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Jake Saunders2016
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
2016 ACOA release identifies Jake Saunders as Co-Owner & Director; current ownership continuity is not assumed. Source: SRC-CA-1988
- Owned by Dan MasonDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Dan Mason documented as co-owner in 2023; Jake Saunders co-founder; Encorp lists Trailway Brewing Company Inc. Exact current equity/ultimate owner remains open. Source: https://baronmag.ca/2023/05/trailway-brewing-company/
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 280 Main Street, Fredericton, NB
TAPROOM
Operated by TrailWay Brewing Company
Site detail
Current ANBL patio network lists Trailway at 280 Main Street. Production-site continuity from the 2016 brewery is not assumed.
- 280 Main Street, Fredericton, NB E3A 1C92016-CURRENT
PRODUCTION / TASTING ROOM
Operated by Trailway Brewing Company
Site detail
Current regional tourism and ACOA brewery evidence.
These are different physical places. A brewery moving premises is not the same brewery continuing, and the archive keeps them apart.
Events
- Glorious and Free: 39 breweries brew the recipe with 100% Canadian ingredients2025
COLLABORATION
The People
Behind the beer
Fredericton craft brewery known for juicy IPAs.
ACOA identifies Jake Saunders and Dan Mason as founders and Jake as Co-Owner & Director in 2016.
ACOA identifies Jake Saunders and Dan Mason as TrailWay founders.
The Beer Library
Beers
Hu Jon Hops
Year-RoundAmerican IPA
Say it out loud. Fredericton's most popular IPA is named after a pun, and the beer is good enough that nobody minds.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →All Good Non-Alc IPA
Non-alcoholic IPA
Current ANBL LOCAL: Proudly NB listing. (CURRENT / NON-ALCOHOLIC) [Canada Pass 108]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hu Jon Hops IPA
Exact product name from Fredericton Craft Beer Festival 2026 list; style only recorded when explicit in sourced name. (CURRENT / 2026 FESTIVAL LIST) [Canada Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Lemon Drop
Exact product name from Fredericton Craft Beer Festival 2026 list; style only recorded when explicit in sourced name. (CURRENT / 2026 FESTIVAL LIST) [Canada Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Fetch Lager
Exact product name from Fredericton Craft Beer Festival 2026 list; style only recorded when explicit in sourced name. (CURRENT / 2026 FESTIVAL LIST) [Canada Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Sundog Seltzer
Exact product name from Fredericton Craft Beer Festival 2026 list; style only recorded when explicit in sourced name. (CURRENT / 2026 FESTIVAL LIST) [Canada Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Ooz Double IPA
Exact product name from Fredericton Craft Beer Festival 2026 list; style only recorded when explicit in sourced name. (CURRENT / 2026 FESTIVAL LIST) [Canada Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Cryo IPA
Exact product name from Fredericton Craft Beer Festival 2026 list; style only recorded when explicit in sourced name. (CURRENT / 2026 FESTIVAL LIST) [Canada Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Physica
Exact product name from Fredericton Craft Beer Festival 2026 list; style only recorded when explicit in sourced name. (CURRENT / 2026 FESTIVAL LIST) [Canada Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →All Good IPA NA
Exact product name from Fredericton Craft Beer Festival 2026 list; style only recorded when explicit in sourced name. Non-alcoholic/zero-alcohol naming preserved exactly; ABV not guessed. (CURRENT / 2026 FESTIVAL LIST) [Canada Pass 01]
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