The Thompson-Okanagan & Shuswap

Copper Brewing Co. pours in Kelowna, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Grey Fox Brewing pours in Kelowna, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Kettle River Brewing Co. pours in Kelowna, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Tin Whistle Brewing pours in Penticton, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Vice & Virtue Brewing pours in Kelowna, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Abandoned Rail Brewing Co pours in Penticton, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Barley Mill Brew Pub pours in Penticton, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

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

Firehall Brewery pours in Oliver, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Giant's Head Brewing pours in Summerland, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Lakesider Brewing Co. pours in West Kelowna, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

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

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

Red Bird Brewing pours in Kelowna, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

The Hatching Post pours in West Kelowna, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Rustic Reel Brewing Co pours in Kelowna, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

The Noble Pig Brewhouse pours in Kamloops, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

The Office Brewery pours in Kelowna, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Iron Road Brewing pours in Kamloops, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

BC Pass 57. Second Backroads brewery; first-party site says brewing in South Okanagan since 2023. BC Craft Brewers Guild gives July 2023 establishment and confirms Osoyoos production.

Barley Station Brew Pub pours in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

David Beardsell opened Bear in Kamloops in 1994 after brewing at Okanagan Spring — one of the province's early craft breweries, started by somebody who had already learned the job somewhere else,…

BC Pass 57. Opened in 2015 in former British North American Tobacco Company building. First-party FAQ confirms BNA beer brewed onsite.

BC Pass 57. Current second BNA location with a 30hL brewhouse producing core BNA beers and now Crannóg's Back Hand of God stout. NA beer availability noted but no named brewery-produced NA beer…

BC Pass 57. Current first-party site identifies Lake Country as the company's brewery/tap house and HQ, including a 10,000 sq ft manufacturing facility.

Silverstar Brewing Company pours in Vernon, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

BC Pass 57. Current Penticton location listed on the current Penticton Ale Trail. Ownership as recorded: Family-run / second production site.

Highway 97 Brewery pours in Penticton, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

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

Buffalo Rouge Brewing pours in Kelowna, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

At 650 Victoria Street from 2018 until new owners took over on 1 April 2025 and rebranded the venue as Embers Brewhouse. The record carries an instruction worth repeating out loud: do not assume…

SFU traces the Imperial Brewery from 1897 to 1898, then Imperial Brewing Co. from 1898 to 1918, with the line carried through Prohibition to 1924 — the same shape found at Nanaimo, Revelstoke and…

BC Pass 57. Current first-party site confirms house-crafted beer and active 2026 operation. Ownership as recorded: Locally owned and operated.

CIPO verifies Bad Tattoo Brewing Co. Ltd. and beer use from July 2014. Contemporary closure coverage says the Penticton brewery closed Dec. 18, 2022 and Yellow Dog acquired the site for a successor…

Current official site says three friends formed the brewery in fall 2018 and opened July 6, 2019 in the restored historic Surtees dairy barn. Uses BREWHA brewing system and remains active in 2026.…

BNA Brewing Co. pours in Kelowna, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Bright Eye Brewing pours in Kamloops, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Cutwater Brewing and Lounge pours in Lake Country, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

New 2026 brewpub in converted former Nor-Val Rentals wash bay. Owner Richard Marken is also behind Bright Eye Brewing, but no corporate merger is inferred. Legal entity: Cutwater Brewing Ltd..…

Detonate Brewing Company pours in Summerland, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Empty Keg Brew House pours in Merritt, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Freddy's Brewpub pours in Kelowna, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Current brewery identity and federal trademark evidence identify JACKKNIFE BREWING INC. at 727 Baillie Ave for beer/brewery services. Legal entity: Jackknife Brewing Inc.. Production evidence:…

Kelowna Beer Institute pours in Kelowna, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Sources distinguish restaurant/doors opening in 2014 from brewing beginning in Nov. 2015. Sale closed Nov. 27, 2023; same site later rebranded Silverstar. Exact corporate transaction structure not…

First named phase of BRW-130. Physical brewery used spring/creek water; exact legal mechanics of 1913 change to Nicola Valley Brewery are HELD. Legal entity: Merritt Brewery. Production evidence:…

Local museum history documents ownership changes, 1922 government-liquor-store sales, 1928 trust acquisition/closure and destruction of abandoned brewery by fire April 1, 1942. Legal entity: Nicola…

Contemporary Jan. 2021 coverage says production/taproom had been open since Nov. 2020, while 2023 sale coverage says Apr. 2020. Exact opening month remains HELD. Government order confirms legal…

Red Collar Brewing pours in Kamloops, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Founded by David Beardsell after Bear and Noble Pig; current operational team includes next generation. Legal entity: Red Collar Brewing Co.. Production evidence: CURRENT PRODUCTION VERIFIED —…

Ricochet Brewing and Taphouse pours in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Current official/JPC sources identify an active brewery and smokery at 2850 Boucherie Rd. JPC timeline dates opening to Jan. 15, 2022 and describes in-house brewed craft beer. Legal entity: Jason…

Three Lakes Brewing pours in Kelowna, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

Unleashed Brewing Co. pours in Kelowna, British Columbia. The full profile — founding, people, beer library, travel — is still to be written.

SFU continuity row extends beyond Prohibition, but exact transition to later Rainier Brewing Co. of Canada is not established by retrieved evidence. Legal entity: Imperial Brewing Co.. Production…

Produced Imperial Lager, Original Ale and Honey Brown in provincial domestic-brewer reporting; same 965 McGill Place site as Bear. Legal entity: Kamloops Brewery Ltd. / Northam Brewery L.P.…

Neighbourhood explicitly announced the inherited District Wine Village brewhouse/tasting room would be used as an R&D facility to try new ideas and showcase core beers. Current District Wine Village…

Founded by Buko von Krosigk and Jakob Tobler. Brewery remains at its original Vernon rail-side site; Sleeman also uses Vernon capacity for additional portfolio production. Legal entity: Okanagan…

Later Coast became Lucky Lager Breweries and was purchased by Labatt in 1958; exact Kamloops plant closure/continuity date remains HELD. Legal entity: Rainier Brewing Co. of Canada Ltd.. Production…

Slackwater's own history says Liam and Kelsey Peyton opened the two-storey Penticton taproom/production facility in June 2019. The site closed in Oct. 2024; the brand continues, with current…

BC Ale Trail documented an opened second brewery with a 10-hL onsite system and Head Brewer Jason Armitage. Trading Post left the village after roughly two years; the brewhouse was subsequently taken…

BC Pass 57. Opened around 2024 and won Best New Brewery in The Growler Craft Beer & Cider Awards. First-party site now explicitly states the brewery is permanently closed; BC beer-news coverage…

SFU's BC Beer History Archive lists Ridge Brewhouse in Osoyoos from 1998-2014. A 2021 local report instead recalls a brewery at Ridge Pub & Motel lasting about five years in the mid-1990s. The…

BC Pass 57. BC Ale Trail editor's note says Slackwater closed its Penticton taproom and brewery; beers continue to be brewed in Port Moody and distributed around BC.

SFU BRW-76 shows named Vernon Brewery 1906–1917 and same-row continuity through the Prohibition era to July 1, 1921 without another named entity. Exact legal/site continuity is HELD. Legal entity:…

BC Pass 57. SFU records Vernon Spring Brewery 1891-97, a gap, then Vernon Brewery 1906-17 and through Prohibition to 1921 on the same continuity row.

SFU BRW-76 row shows 1891–1897. Same-row methodology may mean company/name continuity OR a new company at the same site; exact legal/site relation to later Vernon Brewery is therefore not inferred.…

BC Pass 57. First-party site and current BC Ale Trail both explicitly mark brewery temporarily closed. Specialized in bottle-conditioned mixed-fermentation ales and local fruit.