Lighthouse Brewing Company

Lighthouse Brewing Company is a brewery in Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada.[1]

History

Lighthouse was founded in 1998 by Paul Hoyne[2] with an investment of $750,000CAN. At that time the company had a single brewer, which produced draft beer in batches of 2,000 litres.[3] Its first product was Race Rocks amber ale.[4]

By 2005 the company was operating a canning line.[5]

In 2009 the brewery was in the news when its owner at the time, Dave Thomas, was prevented by British Columbia liquor laws from selling the company's beer in a pub he owned.[6]

In 2012, the company's beverages won three prizes at the British Columbia Beer Awards.[7]

In 2013, Lighthouse extended its operations into a nearby 6,000-square-foot space and expanded production from four to seven regular varieties.[4] It also stepped up brewing of specialty brews and opened a "growler" station at which visitors can test these on site.[8] Siren Red Ale won the 3 Degrees Marketing Trophy at the Australian International Beer Awards for Best Amber/ Dark Ale.[9][10]

Products

Lighthouse Brewery names its beers after nautical themes in British Columbia.[11]

Lighthouse brews a variety of types of beer in small batches, including stout,[12][13] light and dark ale, lager, and single batches of specialty beers.[14] The labels for its products are designed by local artists.[15]

References
  1. Pamela Roth. "Victoria’s microbrewery culture thriving". Victoria News, Oct 14, 2015
  2. Andrew Duffy. "Victoria’s Lighthouse Brewery celebrates sweet 15". Times Colonist. Andrew Duffy, July 30, 2013
  3. Allen Winn Sneath (2001). Brewed in Canada: The Untold Story of Canada's 350-year-old Brewing Industry. Dundurn. pp. 426–. ISBN 978-1-55002-373-2.
  4. "Victoria’s Lighthouse Brewery celebrates sweet 15". Andrew Duffy | Times Colonist, July 30, 2013
  5. "Tours on tap". STEPHEN BEAUMONT, The Globe and Mail, Oct. 12, 2005
  6. "Owner of Lighthouse Brewing Banned From Selling His Own Beer". Canadian Beer News, July 10, 2009
  7. "BC Beer Awards: Cream rises to the top". Vancouver Sun, Randy Shore, October 15, 2012
  8. "Craft Beer Review: Lighthouse Brewing Barnacle Wheat IPA". Urban Diner. Joe Wiebe on April 17, 2013
  9. The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Australian International Beer Awards Trophy Winners web site (retrieved 2013-06-13)
  10. "B.C. Beer Awards: Brassneck Brewery takes best in show". CBC News, Oct 25, 2015
  11. "Lighthouse Brewing Company". Lighthouse Brewery. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  12. "Beers to drink this fall, including new Maiden Voyage, Thanksgiving saisons, and more". The Georgia Strait, by Carolyn Ali on October 1st, 2014
  13. "Lighthouse Brewing Company- Desolation Imperial Oyster Stout". Craft Beer Critics, Jul 17, 2014
  14. "Young buyers turn to craft beer". By Darron Kloster, Times Colonist, Apr 18, 2010. via Canada.com
  15. "The Artistry of Beer". by Mary Ellen Green - Monday Magazine, Jun 20, 2012
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