Archive record · Brewery
Way Back Brew Co.
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2023
- Archive ID
- TB-RQWWGR5T
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Listed in the BC Ale Trail brewery directory (checked August 2026). Independence is as-listed by that directory and has not been independently Founding year not yet on the record.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Way Back Brew Co. Pours in Surrey, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.
Ownership & corporate history
- Controlled by 4 Left Hospitality GroupDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current 4 Left Hospitality first-party site lists Way Back Brew Co. among its brands. Existing direct group evidence identifies Christopher Meyer as Owner & Managing Partner of 4 Left Hospitality. Way Back Brew Co Ltd remains the brewery company; exact direct shareholding chain is not public. Source: https://www.forelefthospitality.com/
- Controlled by Christopher MeyerDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current 4 Left Hospitality first-party site lists Way Back Brew Co. among its brands. Existing direct group evidence identifies Christopher Meyer as Owner & Managing Partner of 4 Left Hospitality. Way Back Brew Co Ltd remains the brewery company; exact direct shareholding chain is not public. Source: https://www.forelefthospitality.com/
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- Unit 116 – 15063 54a Ave, Surrey, BC V3S 5X7Surrey, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Way Back Brew Co.
Site detail
Current South Surrey brewery; BC Ale Trail notes non-alcoholic beer is available but does not name the product.
Events
- BC Corporate Registry records the corporate name change. Current BCLDB and first-party records use Way Back Brew Co Ltd / Way Back Brew Co.2023-05-24
CORPORATE NAME CHANGE
Primary corporate-registry notice.
The People
Behind the beer
Current Guild listing; ownership not inferred.
4 Left/NOBLE event package identifies Meyer as Owner & Managing Partner over group including Way Back.
The Beer Library
Beers
Lager
Year-RoundClassic Lager
Current first-party beer catalogue. (CURRENT / PACKAGED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →WC Pilsner
Year-RoundWest Coast Pilsner
Current first-party beer catalogue. (CURRENT / PACKAGED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Citrus Wheat
Year-RoundBelgian-style Wit / Citrus Wheat
Current first-party beer catalogue. (CURRENT / PACKAGED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hazy IPA
Year-RoundHazy IPA
Current first-party beer catalogue. (CURRENT / PACKAGED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Westcoast IPA
Year-RoundWest Coast IPA
Current first-party beer catalogue. (CURRENT / PACKAGED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Baja Dark
Year-RoundDark Lager
Current first-party beer catalogue. (CURRENT / PACKAGED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Blonde Ale
Year-RoundBlonde Ale
Current first-party beer catalogue. (CURRENT / PACKAGED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Espresso Stout
Year-RoundEspresso Stout
Current first-party beer catalogue. (CURRENT / PACKAGED) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2024
Winner (Best New Brewery)
The Growler Craft Beer & Cider Awards
- 2024
Best New Brewery
The Growler Craft Beer & Cider 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
- the growlerAwarded2024Winner (Best New Brewery)
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from the BC Ale Trail brewery directory, which cited https://www.waybackbrewco.com/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
BC Ale Trail — brewery directory · BC Ale Trail
ReferenceMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08Claim 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.
Straight answers
Common questions about Way Back Brew Co.
- Who owns Way Back Brew Co.?
- Way Back Brew Co. is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Surrey, Canada.
- Is Way Back Brew Co. independent?
- Yes. Way Back Brew Co. 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 Way Back Brew Co. founded?
- Way Back Brew Co. was founded in 2023 in Surrey, Canada.
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