Ursa Minor Brewing
Ootsa Lake / Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada · Est. 2020
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Why this matters
BC Pass 57. Opened June 2020 on Little Bear Ranch. Owners announced shutdown after five years; closure reporting and brewery social posts place final closure at March 31, 2025. Preserve as historical/closed rather than current despite stale municipal tourism listing.
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Siberian Express Haskap Saison
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BC Pass 57.
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Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57, which cited https://burnslakelakesdistrictnews.com/2025/02/16/popular-family-business-ursa-minor-brewing-closing-its-doors/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's British Columbia master, Pass 57 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 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 Ursa Minor Brewing
- Is Ursa Minor Brewing still open?
- No. Ursa Minor Brewing has closed. BC Pass 57. Opened June 2020 on Little Bear Ranch. Owners announced shutdown after five years; closure reporting and brewery social posts place final closure at March 31, 2025. Preserve as historical/closed rather than current despite stale municipal tourism listing.
- When was Ursa Minor Brewing founded?
- Ursa Minor Brewing was founded in 2020 in Ootsa Lake / Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada.
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