Archive record · Brewery
Yellowhead Brewery
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Founded
- 2010
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-0DG9P902
- Last checked
- 2026-10-02
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Summary
Contemporary 2010 coverage documents an operating microbrewery in the historic H.V. Shaw Building and onsite bottling; current specialist evidence marks Yellowhead no longer in business. Exact closure date remains unresolved. Production evidence: Historical production Ownership unresolved. Status as recorded: CLOSED. CHECKED 2026-09-24: closing year and reason still UNKNOWN — directories mark it closed, no report dates it. Same building as maverick-brewing-corporation (TB-GMBG3KSS), 2005-07.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Where it brewed
- 10229 105 St NW2010-Edmonton, Alberta
HISTORICAL PRODUCTION BREWERY / TASTING ROOM
Operated by Yellowhead Brewery
Site detail
H.V. Shaw Building; closure date unresolved.
Events
- Yellowhead opens in H.V. Shaw Building2010-05-19
Opening
The Museum
Timeline
- 2010Opens in the H. V. Shaw building
Opened in May 2010 in "the historic 1913 H. V. Shaw building at 10229 105 Street, which was originally a cigar factory", renovated and owned by the developer Gene Dub; brewmaster Scott Harris, trained at Doemens in Munich; first beer Yellowhead Premium Lager, a Helles; the Yellowhead Room rented for events. The same building "housed Maverick Brewery from 2005-07, before it went out of business".
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Beers
Yellowhead Beer
RetiredPremium Lager
Contemporary 2010 brewery visit documents lager and bottled sales. (HISTORICAL) [Canada Pass 44]
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RetiredLager
Contemporary 2010 coverage documents Yellowhead producing and bottling its lager onsite. (HISTORICAL) [Canada Pass 102]
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What the archive does not know yet
Open questions
- UnknownownerOwner not established. Searched 2026-10-01 (2010 opening coverage, later closure reporting). The 2010 opening coverage names brewmaster Scott Harris and no owner; the building's architect is not an owner. The brewery closed in 2021.
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Sources
- ownerUnknown
Owner not established. Searched 2026-10-01 (2010 opening coverage, later closure reporting). The 2010 opening coverage names brewmaster Scott Harris and no owner; the building's architect is not an owner. The brewery closed in 2021.
Only Here for the Food — Edmonton's Newest Microbrewery: Yellowhead Brewery
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-23Claim last checked 2026-10-01
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Straight answers
Common questions about Yellowhead Brewery
- Is Yellowhead Brewery still open?
- No. Yellowhead Brewery has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. Contemporary 2010 coverage documents an operating microbrewery in the historic H.V. Shaw Building and onsite bottling; current specialist evidence marks Yellowhead no longer in business. Exact closure date remains unresolved. Production evidence: Historical production Ownership unresolved. Status as recorded: CLOSED. CHECKED 2026-09-24: closing year and reason still UNKNOWN — directories mark it closed, no report dates it. Same building as maverick-brewing-corporation (TB-GMBG3KSS), 2005-07.
- When was Yellowhead Brewery founded?
- Yellowhead Brewery was founded in 2010 in Edmonton, Canada.
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