Archive record · Brewery
Yellow Dog Brewing — Port Moody
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
- Founded
- 2014
- Archive ID
- TB-SAHVWW5T
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
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- Who owns this brewery?
- Mike Coghill and Melinda Coghill (since 2014)Verified
From the record
Summary
Yellow Dog's current brewery page says Mike and Melinda Coghill opened Port Moody's first craft brewery in summer 2014; both Port Moody and Penticton are functioning breweries. Legal entity: Yellow Dog Brewing Company Inc. Production evidence: PRODUCTION Family-run / founders. Owner as recorded: Mike Coghill; Melinda Coghill. Status as recorded: ACTIVE.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Mike Coghill; Melinda Coghill2014
Open questionRecorded, not yet proven. It stays open until a source settles it.
What the sources say
Official brewery says Mike and Melinda founded the family-run brewery.
- Founded by Mike Coghill2014
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0078 ("Founders/family owners"). With wife Melinda, opened Port Moody's first craft brewery on 2014-07-19, named for their yellow lab Chase; founding head brewer Liam Murphy (ex-Parallel 49) is a research lead.
- Owned by Mike Coghill2014
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0078 ("Founders/family owners"). Co-owner of the husband-and-wife brewery, since grown to a second Penticton location (2024).
- Founded by Melinda Coghill2014
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0080 ("Founders/family owners"). Co-founder with husband Mike.
- Owned by Melinda Coghill2014
What the sources say
Resolves held claim HOC-0080 ("Founders/family owners"). Co-owner.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The People
Behind the beer
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Beers
Summer Vacation
Tropical IPA
Official current homepage. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
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Wild IPA
Official product page documents Superflux collaboration and 6% ABV. (CURRENT/HISTORICAL COLLAB) [Canada Pass 102]
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Straight answers
Common questions about Yellow Dog Brewing — Port Moody
- Who owns Yellow Dog Brewing — Port Moody?
- Yellow Dog Brewing — Port Moody is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Port Moody, Canada.
- Is Yellow Dog Brewing — Port Moody independent?
- Yes. Yellow Dog Brewing — Port Moody 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 Yellow Dog Brewing — Port Moody founded?
- Yellow Dog Brewing — Port Moody was founded in 2014 in Port Moody, Canada.
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