Archive record · Brewery
Wood Buffalo Brewing Co.
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Also known as Wood Buffalo Brewing Company
- Founded
- 2013
- Closed
- 2019
- Archive ID
- TB-FVYSSFXB
- Last checked
- 2026-10-02
Who owns this brewery?
Not yet mapped as a company, so the chain above it is still open.
From the record
Summary
Created 2026-09-24: Bearhill Brewing's Fort McMurray brewpub in the Morrison Centre downtown (9914 Morrison Street / Franklin Avenue — accounts differ), 2013 to June 2019; the room passed to 57 North Kitchen + Brewery (57-north-kitchen-brewery, TB-B7ZD9M19) and then to Drum Brewing (drum-brewing, TB-D4RQZ3PK), which uses its equipment.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
The Museum
Timeline
- 2013Bearhill's northern brewpub
"Wood Buffalo Brewing Co. first opened in 2013. At the time there was often a lineup outside, just to get through the doors. The brewery is owned by Bearhill Brewing Co." (CBC) — the Jasper, Banff and Calgary group of Brett Ireland, Alexander Derksen and Socrates Korogonas. It brewed through the 2016 wildfire's month-long displacement.
- 2019Closed, June 2019
Closing "for the last time this weekend after a slump in the economy drove business down by more than 50 per cent" (CBC, 2 June 2019); Bearhill CEO Brett Ireland cited the downturn, business choices and falling downtown traffic — "It's definitely an opportunity for us to take some lessons."
Straight answers
Common questions about Wood Buffalo Brewing Co.
- Who owns Wood Buffalo Brewing Co.?
- Wood Buffalo Brewing Co. is recorded as owned by Bearhill Brewing, which does not yet have a full company profile in this archive.
- Is Wood Buffalo Brewing Co. still open?
- No. Wood Buffalo Brewing Co. has closed (2019). Created 2026-09-24: Bearhill Brewing's Fort McMurray brewpub in the Morrison Centre downtown (9914 Morrison Street / Franklin Avenue — accounts differ), 2013 to June 2019; the room passed to 57 North Kitchen + Brewery (57-north-kitchen-brewery, TB-B7ZD9M19) and then to Drum Brewing (drum-brewing, TB-D4RQZ3PK), which uses its equipment.
- When was Wood Buffalo Brewing Co. founded?
- Wood Buffalo Brewing Co. was founded in 2013 in Fort McMurray, Canada.
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