Mt. Begbie Brewing Company

Mt. Begbie Brewing Company is a Canadian brewery based in Revelstoke, British Columbia. The brewery opened in 1996 and takes its name from Mount Begbie, a prominent mountain near Revelstoke. The mountain itself was named after Matthew Baillie Begbie, a nineteenth-century British colonial judge associated with British Columbia. The company is part of Revelstoke's local food and beverage identity and operates in a community strongly associated with mountain recreation, tourism, and the Columbia Mountains. Its beer portfolio has included a range of traditional and contemporary styles, with products documented in Canadian brewing competitions including cream ale, Kölsch, English-style India pale ale, and brown ale. These beers indicate a portfolio centered on approachable ales and lagers as well as more assertively hopped offerings. Mt. Begbie's best-documented products include Begbie Cream Ale, High Country Kolsch, Nasty Habit IPA, and Tall Timber Ale. The brewery achieved recognition at the Canadian Brewing Awards and the BC Beer Awards during the late 2000s and early 2010s. Begbie Cream Ale received a bronze medal at the 2012 Canadian Brewing Awards and a gold medal in 2013. High Country Kolsch won gold in the Kölsch category at the 2011 Canadian Brewing Awards and gold in the Session category at the 2012 BC Beer Awards. Nasty Habit IPA won gold in the English Style India Pale Ale category at the 2010 Canadian Brewing Awards, while Tall Timber Ale received bronze in the Brown Ale category in 2007. As of October 2013, the brewery was reported to employ 10 full-time workers at its Revelstoke location. Publicly available reference material does not establish a founder, parent company, ownership structure, securities listing, or detailed distribution footprint. The brewery's official website remains the principal current corporate reference, while the available encyclopedia material primarily documents its location, opening date, naming history, staffing level at the time, and competition results.

Mt. Begbie Brewing Company opened in 1996 in Revelstoke, British Columbia. Its name refers to Mount Begbie, a mountain near the city that was named after Matthew Baillie Begbie. The brewery therefore uses a name closely tied to the local landscape and regional history rather than adopting a generic geographic or stylistic label. The available historical record identifies Mt. Begbie as a brewery producing multiple established beer styles. Its documented range includes Begbie Cream Ale, High Country Kolsch, Nasty Habit IPA, and Tall Timber Ale. The portfolio combines relatively approachable beers with more style-specific products, including a Kölsch and an English-style India pale ale. This variety reflects the brewery's participation in Canada's developing craft-beer sector during the late 1990s and 2000s. Mt. Begbie's most visible historical milestones are its results in Canadian and British Columbia brewing competitions. Tall Timber Ale won a bronze medal in the Brown Ale category at the 2007 Canadian Brewing Awards. Nasty Habit IPA later won gold in the English Style India Pale Ale category at the 2010 Canadian Brewing Awards. High Country Kolsch won gold in the Kölsch category at the 2011 Canadian Brewing Awards and then received gold in the Session category at the 2012 BC Beer Awards. Begbie Cream Ale won bronze in the Cream Ale category at the 2012 Canadian Brewing Awards before taking gold in the same category in 2013. These results provide evidence of recognition across several styles rather than for only one flagship product. As of October 2013, the brewery employed 10 full-time employees at its Revelstoke location. The available reference material does not provide a detailed account of ownership changes, expansion, acquisitions, distribution agreements, production volumes, or later corporate developments. It also does not identify company executives or founders. The brewery's official website is available as a current company reference, but the supplied historical material does not support more specific claims about its present operations beyond its continuing identification as a Revelstoke brewery.

• 2013

  Begbie Cream Ale wins Canadian Brewing Awards gold

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  Begbie Cream Ale wins gold in the Cream Ale category at the Canadian Brewing Awards.

• 2012

  Multiple awards for High Country Kolsch and Begbie Cream Ale

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  High Country Kolsch wins gold in the Session category at the BC Beer Awards, while Begbie Cream Ale receives bronze in the Cream Ale category at the Canadian Brewing Awards. Begbie Cream Ale also receives bronze in the Session category at the BC Beer Awards.

• 2011

  High Country Kolsch wins Canadian Brewing Awards gold

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  High Country Kolsch wins gold in the Kölsch category at the Canadian Brewing Awards.

• 2010

  Nasty Habit IPA wins gold

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  Nasty Habit IPA receives a gold medal in the English Style India Pale Ale category at the Canadian Brewing Awards.

• 2007

  Tall Timber Ale receives Canadian Brewing Awards medal

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  Tall Timber Ale wins a bronze medal in the Brown Ale category at the Canadian Brewing Awards.

• 1996

  Brewery opens in Revelstoke

  [1]Mt. Begbie Brewing Companyen.wikipedia.org

  Mt. Begbie Brewing Company opens in Revelstoke, British Columbia.

A regional Canadian craft brewery associated with Revelstoke and a traditional, award-recognized beer portfolio spanning approachable session beers, cream ale, Kölsch, IPA, and brown ale.

• Cream ale

  Begbie Cream Ale

  A core beer associated with the brewery and its strongest documented competition record. Begbie Cream Ale won bronze in the Cream Ale category at the 2012 Canadian Brewing Awards and gold in the same category in 2013. It also received bronze in the Session category at the 2012 BC Beer Awards.

• Kölsch

  High Country Kolsch

  A Kölsch-style beer that received gold in the Kölsch category at the 2011 Canadian Brewing Awards. It subsequently won gold in the Session category at the 2012 BC Beer Awards, making it one of the brewery's most extensively recognized products in the available record.

• English-style India pale ale

  Nasty Habit IPA

  An English-style India pale ale recognized with a gold medal in that category at the 2010 Canadian Brewing Awards. The available sources do not provide a recipe, alcohol content, packaging format, or current availability.

• Brown ale

  Tall Timber Ale

  A brown ale that received a bronze medal in the Brown Ale category at the 2007 Canadian Brewing Awards. No further product specifications or current availability are established by the supplied sources.

1. 1Mt. Begbie Brewing Companyen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Mt. Begbie Brewing Company official websitemt-begbie.com