Archive record · Brewery
Yukon Brewing
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
- Founded
- 1997
- Archive ID
- TB-MJQ1SQNJ
- 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.
From the record
Summary
Under the slogan 'Beer worth freezing for,' this legacy Northern outpost produces award-winning lagers and stouts for the territory.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Beer worth freezing for, brewed in Whitehorse since 1997. Operating a brewery north of sixty means every input arrives by truck up the Alaska Highway.
Ownership & corporate history
- Founded by Bob Baxter1997
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Founder identity verified; current share ownership is not inferred from founder status. Source: SRC-CA-1909; SRC-CA-1910
- Founded by Alan Hansen1997
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Founder identity verified; current share ownership is not inferred from founder status. Source: SRC-CA-1909; SRC-CA-1910
- Owned by Bob BaxterDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Whitehorse Star identifies Baxter as company co-owner in 2023; 2024 profile says Bob and Alan continue as owners/chief operators. Exact shares unresolved. Source: SRC-CA-1932; SRC-CA-1933
- Owned by Alan HansenDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
2024 profile identifies Alan Hansen and Bob Baxter as continuing owners and chief operators. Exact shares unresolved. Source: SRC-CA-1933
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 102 Copper Road, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2Z6
PRODUCTION_SITE
Operated by Yukon Brewing
Site detail
Current official brewery and Travel Yukon pages identify active brewing/tasting at this address.
Events
- Yukon prohibition made permanentDate unknown
REGULATORY / PROHIBITION
Government heritage research states alcohol sales were temporarily suspended in fall 1919 and the situation was made permanent in February 1920. This regulatory event is kept separate from the brewery's 1919 operating cessation and from any later corporate dissolution.
The People
Behind the beer
Far-north independent craft pioneer in Whitehorse.
Founder evidence plus 2024 profile identifying Alan Hansen and Bob Baxter as continuing owners and chief operators.
The Beer Library
Beers
Yukon Gold
Year-RoundEnglish Pale Ale
The territory's best-selling draught, named for the thing that brought everyone north in 1898. Brewed in Whitehorse, where every ingredient arrives by truck up the Alaska Highway.
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Helles Lager
Official 2026 brewery feed announces the beer as newly released and on shelves. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Yukon Red
Amber Ale
Official 2026 brewery feed includes Yukon Red among current handcrafted beer styles. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Bonanza Brown
Brown Ale
Official 2026 brewery feed includes Bonanza Brown among current handcrafted beer styles. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Conspiracy IPA
Northwest India Pale Ale
Official 2026 brewery feed includes Conspiracy IPA among current handcrafted beer styles. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Ice Fog IPA
India Pale Ale
Official 2026 brewery feed includes Ice Fog IPA among current handcrafted beer styles. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Grizzly
Unfiltered Wheat Ale
Official 2026 brewery feed includes Grizzly among current handcrafted beer styles. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Raspberry Sour
Gose-style Sour
Official 2026 brewery feed includes Raspberry Sour among current handcrafted beer styles. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Fuzzy Peach Turbo Radler
Radler
Official 2026 brewery feed includes Fuzzy Peach Turbo Radler among current handcrafted beer styles. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Stranded Sun Radler
Lemon Lavender Radler
Official 2026 brewery feed includes Stranded Sun Radler among current handcrafted beer styles. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Birch Sap Ale
Ale brewed with Yukon birch sap
Official 2026 brewery feed states Birch Sap Ale has been brewed for 20 years and remains part of the brewery story. (CURRENT) [Canada Pass 102]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Spruce Tip Ale
SeasonalGolden Ale with Yukon spruce tips
Official current page lists 5.7% ABV and hand-picked Yukon spruce tips; 2026 official social feed documents fresh annual harvesting and July release. (CURRENT / SEASONAL) [Canada Pass 108]
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