Archive record · Brewery
Whistler Brewing Company
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 1989
- Archive ID
- TB-QHR3MB8A
- 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.
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Brewing in a ski resort since 1989, where the population triples in winter and the market vanishes in spring.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Northam Beverages Ltd.2005
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Northam's current 2026 site says it resurrected the Whistler Brewing Company brand after starting in 2005; BC Registry documents Whistler Brewing Company Ltd. amalgamating into Northam Beverages Ltd. in 2017.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 1045 Millar Creek Rd, Whistler, BC V0N 1B1Whistler, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by Whistler Brewing Company
Site detail
Founded 1989; early BC microbrewery with ownership changes and eventual return to Whistler before 2010 Olympics.
Events
- BC Registry records Whistler Brewing Company Ltd. and Northam Beverages Ltd. amalgamating as Northam Beverages Ltd.2017-01-12
CORPORATE AMALGAMATION
Corporate Registry notice 1101494.
The Beer Library
Beers
Black Tusk Ale
Year-RoundEnglish Dark Mild
Black Tusk is the eroded core of an extinct volcano above Whistler, black against everything around it. A dark mild named after it is a rare piece of restraint in a resort town.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Function Junction Pale Ale
North American Pale Ale
Current official taphouse menu. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Apricot Wheat Ale
Belgian-style Wheat Ale
Current official taphouse menu. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Whiskey Jack Amber Ale
Amber Ale
Current official taphouse menu. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2026
Award — Winter Dunkel (Chocolate Beer)
World Beer Cup
- 2026
Chocolate Beer — Winter Dunkel
World Beer Cup
- 2026
Chocolate Beer
World Beer Cup
- 2025
Award — Forager Gluten Free Pale Ale (Gluten-Free Beer)
Canada Beer Cup
- 2025
Gluten-Free Beer — Forager Gluten Free Pale Ale
Canada Beer Cup
- 2025
Gluten-Free Beer
Canada Beer Cup
- 2024
Award — Forager Gluten Free Lager (Gluten-Free Beer)
Canada Beer Cup
- 2024
Award — Bear Paw Honey Lager (Honey/Maple/Alternative Sugar Lager or Ale)
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2024
Award — Winter Dunkel (Chocolate Beer)
World Beer Cup
- 2024
Gluten-Free Beer — Forager Gluten Free Lager
Canada Beer Cup
- 2024
Honey/Maple/Alternative Sugar Lager or Ale — Bear Paw Honey Lager
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2024
Chocolate Beer — Winter Dunkel
World Beer Cup
- 2024
Gluten-Free Beer
Canada Beer Cup
- 2024
Honey/Maple/Alternative Sugar Lager or Ale
Canadian Brewing Awards
- 2024
Chocolate Beer
World Beer Cup
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
3 organisations
Connected suppliers & bodies
- canada beer cupAwarded2024Award — Forager Gluten Free Lager (Gluten-Free Beer)
- canada beer cupAwarded2025Award — Forager Gluten Free Pale Ale (Gluten-Free Beer)
- canadian brewing awards and conferenceAwarded2024Award — Bear Paw Honey Lager (Honey/Maple/Alternative Sugar Lager or Ale)
- world beer cupAwarded2024Award — Winter Dunkel (Chocolate Beer)
- world beer cupAwarded2026Award — Winter Dunkel (Chocolate Beer)
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