Who owns White Sails Brewing?

White Sails Brewing is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Nanaimo, Canada.

Is White Sails Brewing independent?

Yes. White Sails Brewing 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 White Sails Brewing founded?

White Sails Brewing was founded in 2015 in Nanaimo, Canada.

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White Sails Brewing

Name: White Sails Brewing
Address: Nanaimo, Canada

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

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Founded: 2015
Archive ID: TB-5GXZCEER
Last checked: Not yet checked

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Who owns this brewery?

Independent

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

White Sails Brewing pours in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Ownership & corporate history

Owned by Brad McCarthy2015 – 2025
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Business Examiner states Brad McCarthy opened White Sails in 2015 and sold the operation in late 2025.
Owned by Monty McKay2015
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Historical local source identifies Brad McCarthy and Monty McKay as White Sails owners shortly after opening. End date/exit not established. Source: https://luckysliquor.ca/events/tap-take-over-nanaimo
Owned by UNKNOWN — buyer from Penticton2025
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
December 2025 reporting says Brad McCarthy sold White Sails to a new owner from Penticton. Buyer identity is not published in the retrieved source.

Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.

Where it brewed

125 Comox Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9R 3H9
Nanaimo, British Columbia
PRODUCTION
Operated by White Sails Brewing
Site detail
Current brewery on historically significant Nanaimo brewing site associated with 1890s brewer John Mahrer.

Events

Corporate registry records White Sails Brewing Ltd. changing its legal name to 1026539 B.C. Ltd. while the brewery continued publicly under the White Sails Brewing trade identity.2025-10-14
Trade event
Company 1026539 name change
Business reporting says Brad McCarthy sold White Sails in late 2025 to an unnamed buyer from Penticton. Exact completion date and buyer identity remain UNKNOWN.2025-11
Sale completed by Nov. 12, 2025

The People

Behind the beer

Brad McCarthy

Founder / former owner

Opened White Sails in 2015; sold operation in late 2025.

Monty McKay

Historical co-owner

Identified with Brad McCarthy as owner shortly after opening.

The Beer Library

Beers