Archive record · Brewery
Twin City Brewing Company
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2017
- Archive ID
- TB-VF6ZQ2RF
- 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
A community hub on Vancouver Island, regularly taking BC Beer of the Year honors for heavily fruited sours and crisp lagers.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
A massive community hub on Vancouver Island, regularly taking home BC Beer of the Year honors for heavily fruited sours.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Aaron Colyn2014
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Official brewery history identifies Colyn as founder and crowdfunding campaign leader.
- Owned by Aaron Colyn2017
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Community Futures BC 2024-25 annual report names Aaron Colyn as Owner of Twin City Brewing and identifies Twin City Brewing Company Ltd.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 4503 Margaret Street, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 6G82017Port Alberni, British Columbia
Production brewery / brewpub
Operated by Twin City Brewing Co.
Site detail
Current first-party address and original production site; opened March 2017.
The People
Behind the beer
Port Alberni brewpub crafting diverse ales.
The Beer Library
Beers
Typecast
Year-RoundGerman Pilsner
Port Alberni is the twin city of the name — two towns that merged. A northern German pilsner is a dry, bitter thing, and choosing it as a flagship in a mill town is a statement.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Ipso Facto
Dry-Hopped Sour
Official current homepage. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Vanishing Act
Specialty Wild Ale / current exact style unresolved
Current official brewery product; 2025 BC Beer Awards specialty/fruit-related placement noted in competition results. (CURRENT/AWARDED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2024
Brewery of the Year — Brewery of the Year
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Pale Malty German Lager — Falltoberfest
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Specialty Fruit Beer — Out On A Limb
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
North American Light Ale — Swedish Gymnast
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Imperial IPA — Big Yikes!
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Spice Beer — Spruce Tip Swedish Gymnast
BC Beer Awards
- 2024
Canadian Spruce Tip Beer — Spruce Tip Swedish Gymnast
Canada Beer Cup
- 2023
Brewery of the Year — Brewery of the Year
BC Beer Awards
- 2023
Hoppy UK Ale — Tickity Boo
BC Beer Awards
- 2023
Specialty Fruit Beer — Out On A Limb
BC Beer Awards
- 2023
Belgian Ale — Nocturne
BC Beer Awards
- 2023
Belgian-Style Dubbel Or Quadrupel — Nocturne Belgian-style Quadrupel
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2022
Bock – Traditional German Style — Dissimulator
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2022
English Style Pale Ale — Tickity Boo
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2018
Winner — Best in Show
BC Beer Awards
- 2018
Winner — Late Bloomer (Best in Show)
BC Beer Awards
- 2018
Best in Show — Best in Show — Late Bloomer
BC Beer Awards
- 2018
1st Place — Specialty Wild Ale — Late Bloomer
BC Beer Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
1 organisations
Connected suppliers & bodies
- bc beer awardsAwarded2018Winner — Best in Show
- bc beer awardsAwarded2018Winner — Late Bloomer (Best in Show)
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