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What a time to be alive

There used to be one or two breweries around town and look at us now!  Calgary has about 34 craft breweries!  So many that it's tough to visit them all, a good problem to have.  


And the cool thing about the craft beer industry is that micro-breweries are so supportive of each other.  It's not a competition, there's enough customers to support all of these great places.  


Well, as long as we are doing our job to GO THERE AND DRINK! 🍻


So GO. Go support the local craft beer industry and check each of these off your "to drink" list. 📋

Calgary's Best Breweries 🏆

Like choosing your favorite child, it's hard to pick one when you love them all dearly.  ❤️ So while I don't want to exclude any of these fantastic beer-making businesses, there are some breweries I will recommend visiting before others.  

1) 33 Acres

2) Cold Garden

When this popular Vancouver brewery opened in Calgary people were excited, and for good reason! Their beer is great and this place is always busy! Be sure to try their Mezcal Gose, I've never had a beer like it! So good!

2) Cold Garden

2) Cold Garden

cold garden brewery inside

Cold Garden has created their own cult following.  It's known for it's crazy hipster décor, fluffy dog patrons and ability to order takeout, There is a reason it's always busy!  Also they have big delicious beer list.

3) Dandy Brewing

dandy brewing calgary outside

When people ask for my top picks I always list Dandy because I just love the taste of their beers. They do a lot of sour beers that are damn delicious. They have a small but welcoming tap room and serve food as well.

4) Establishment Brewing

4) Establishment Brewing

Definitely some of the best beers in the city. They do a number of experimental sour beers that aren't too crazy that they don't taste like beer anymore. In the heart of the barley belt, this is a must go-to place.

5) Railyard Brewing

4) Establishment Brewing

5) Railyard Brewing

Loving the flavor combinations coming out of Railyard these days, especially the sours. Their peach sour is a well known and loved beer you have to try! Also despite that their tap room is a bit of a drive (close to the airport) it has a fun interior and is a big space, great for events. 

6) Cabin Brewing

4) Establishment Brewing

5) Railyard Brewing

Cabin Brewing has the cutest rustic theme of all the breweries with these cabin themed booths inside. They also have really cute merch. Located in the middle of the barley belt so you definitely can't skip this one.

Calgary Breweries

Here's a list of all of Calgary's breweries (well, the one's with taprooms! and excluding the 6 I listed above already)  If you're the competitive type you're gonna try to visit them all, you know, just so you can brag about how sophisticated you are. 🎩

List of All Calgary Breweries🍻

1) Annex Ale Project

A modern, simple brewery known for producing sodas as well as beers. Features a popular burger place (Lil Empire) tucked inside their brewery.


📍 @annexales

🗺️  4323 1 St SE, Calgary 

📅  Opened in 2017

🐶 Patio is dog friendly

2) Banded Peak

A small brewery that serves up sandwiches as well. A popular stop on any barley belt tour!


📍  @bandedpeak_brewing

🗺️  #119 519 34th Avenue SE

📅  Opened in 2016

🐶 Patio is dog friendly

3) Best of Kin

Downtown spot that serves up food as well as beer. 📽️ Closer look here


📍 @bestofkin

🗺️  1059 14th St SW, Calgary 

📅  Opened in 2022

🐶 Patio is dog friendly

4) Big Rock Brewing

Can't say I've ever been to Big Rock Brewery but I believe they recently refreshed their taproom and they now serve Big Sky BBQ.


📍  @bigrockbrewery

🗺️  76 Ave SE, Calgary

📅  Opened in 1985

🐶 No information

5) Bitter Sisters

Larger brewery that also features a south-facing patio and has a food menu.


📍  @bittersisters.co

🗺️  510 Heritage Dr SW, Calgary 

📅  Opened in 2020

🐶 Patio is dog friendly

6) Boiling Oar

Can't say I've been to this new brewery. They serve snacks but no menu. But you can order food in!


📍 @boilingoarbeer

🗺️  7930 51st Street S.E.

📅  Opened in 2024

🐶  No dogs permitted

7) Born Brewing Co.

Small brewery in the barley belt. They also serve some snacks.


📍 @bornbrewingco

🗺️  414 36 Ave SE #3, Calgary 

📅  Opened in 2018

🐶 No information

8) Bow River Brewing

Medium-sized brewery in an industrial area that also serves food including pizza.

 

📍 @bowriverbrew

🗺️  5769 4 St SE #110, Calgary 

📅  Opened in 2019

🐶 Yes, dog friendly, provided it's on a leash

9) Burn Block Social Club

Find it on mainstreet Inglewood. This brewery is filled with fun arcade games to keep you busy.

 📽️Get a closer look here.


📍 @burnblocksocial

🗺️  1217B 9 Ave SE, Calgary 

📅  Opened in 2024 (previously Revival Brewcade)

🐶 No information

10) Citizen Brewing

Popular brewery in the NE. Features a large outdoor seating area. 


📍 @citizenbrewingcompany

🗺️  227 35 Ave NE, Calgary 

📅  Opened in 2017

🐶 Patio is dog friendly

11) Eighty Eight Brewing

Fun colorfully decorated brewery that is '88 Olympic themed and known for it's pizza


📍 @eightyeightbrewco

🗺️  2600 Portland St SE #1070, Calgary 

📅  Opened in 2018

🐶 Patio is dog friendly

12) Evil Corporation Brewing

Dark and evil brewery with fun black and red décor on theme, located in Inglewood. 


📍 @evilcorpbrew

🗺️  1220 20 Ave SE, Calgary 

📅  Opened in 2023

🐶 Dog friendly patio

13) Four Dogs Brewing

Downtown brewery inspired by real life dogs.


📍 @four_dogs_brewing

🗺️  1205 1 St SW, Calgary 

📅  Opened in 2023

🐶 Yes, very!

14) Good Mood Brewing

I can't say I've been to this taproom, it looks fairly standard based on their 'gram.


📍 @goodmoodbrewery

🗺️  4416 64 Ave SE #2123, Calgary 

📅  Opened in 2018

🐶 No Information

15) High Line Brewing

Inglewood brewery with a cute outdoor area with hanging lights.


📍 @highlinebrewing

🗺️  1318 9 Ave SE #113 

📅  Opened in 2016

🐶 Patio is dog friendly

16) Last Best Brewing

Downtown brewery that is actually more known for their gin.


📍  @lastbestbrew

🗺️  607 11 Ave SW, Calgary 

📅  Opened in 2015

🐶 No information

17) Marda Loop Brewing

Small brewery with larger patio area, serves food.


📍 @mardaloopbrewing

🗺️  3523 18 Street SW, Calgary 

📅  Opened in 2018

🐶 Patio is dog friendly

18) Minhas Brewing

I have never bene to this brewery and their website is down so I have no idea.


📍 @minhasbrewery

🗺️ 1314 44 Ave NE

📅  Opened in 2012

🐶  No information

19) New Level Brewing

Probably Calgary's most wildly experimental brewery. The tap room is small and I don't believe they have a patio (from what I remember.). Expect some extreme flavours from here.


📍 @newlevelbrewing

🗺️  7005 Fairmount Dr SE #4140, Calgary 

📅  Opened in 2018

🐶 No information

20) Prairie Dog Brewing

A brewery with a bit more of a restaurant feel. It is a larger space and they serve up lots of good BBQ.


📍 @prairiedogbeer

🗺️  105D 58 Ave SE, Calgary 

📅  Opened in 2018

🐶 Patio is dog friendly

21) Stonyslope Brewing Company

I have not been to this new brewery.


📍 @stonyslopebrewing

🗺️  9620 Elbow Dr SW #20 

📅  Opened in 2023

🐶 Patio is dog friendly

22) Tool Shed Brewing

I've actually never been to Tool Shed despite it being around for a while. That said, I've had their BBQ and it is outstanding.


📍 @toolshedbeer

🗺️  801 30 St NE #9, Calgary

📅  Opened in 2015

🐶 Patio is dog friendly

23) Two House Brewing

A larger brewery downtown that serves food and encourages use of it's space for event rentals.


📍 @twohousebrew

🗺️  1901 10 Ave SW, Calgary 

📅 Opened in 2019

🐶 Patio is dog friendly

24) Two Pillars Brewing

A small fairly standard brewery. Has a small menu.


📍 @twopillarsbrewery

🗺️  910 Centre St NE, Calgary 

📅  Opened in 2020

🐶 Patio is dog friendly

25) Vaycay Brew Co.

A collaborative tap room and spirit hall in combination with Burwood Distilling. Serves food.


📍 @vaycaybrewco

🗺️  2566 Flanders Ave SW Unit 300 

📅  Opened in 2021

🐶 No information

26) Village Brewing

Well known Calgary brewery that's been around for a while. Serves food.


📍 @villagebrewery

🗺️  5000 12a St SE, Calgary 

📅  Opened in 2011

🐶 Patio is dog friendly 

27) Wild Rose Brewing

Another well-known established Calgary brewery. Has a decent sized space with an outdoor area.


📍 @wildrosebrewery

🗺️  4580 Quesnay Wood Dr SW 

📅  Opened in 2006

🐶 Patio is dog friendly

28) Zero Issue Brewing

Small brewery in the NE, known for experimental beers and board game tournaments.


📍 @zeroissuebrewing

🗺️  4210 12 St NE, Calgary 

📅  Opened in 2017

🐶 Patio is dog friendly 

Calgary Brewery Map🗺️

Do It Yourself Brew Tours🚶

If you're still reading you're definitely the kind of person who wants brewery bragging rights.  You can visit all of Calgary's micro-brewery's in 6 weeks (one tour per weekend) if you follow each of the brewery tour maps I've included below.  Below each map is a link to the tour in Google Maps.  

Barley Belt Tour🚶🚕

Barley Belt Tour🚶🚕

Barley Belt Tour🚶🚕

  1. Banded Peak Brewery then walk (3 min) to 
  2. Born Brewing then walk (1 min) to 
  3. Cabin Brewing Company then walk (16 min) to
  4. Annex Ale Project then walk (1 min) to 
  5. Establishment Brewing then walk (36 min) or uber to
  6. Village Brewing then walk (34 min) or uber to
  7. Bow River Brewing then (12 min) walk or uber to 
  8. Prairie Dog Brewing then (18 min) walk or uber to
  9. New Level Brewing

Barley Belt

Inglewood Tour🚶

Barley Belt Tour🚶🚕

Barley Belt Tour🚶🚕

  1. Eighty-Eight Brewing then walk (10 min)  to 
  2. Dandy Brewing then walk (2 min) to
  3. Evil Corp Brewing then walk (12 min) to
  4. Cold Garden then walk (5 min) to
  5. Burn Block Social Club then walk (4 min) to
  6. High Line Brewing

Inglewood

Downtown Tour🚶

Barley Belt Tour🚶🚕

South West Tour 🚕

  1. 33 Acres Brewing then walk (2 min) to
  2. Four Dogs Brewing then walk (17 min) or uber to 
  3. Trolley 5 Brewpub then walk (11 min) to
  4. Last Best Brewing then walk (20 min) or uber to 
  5. Best of Kin then walk (10 min) to
  6. Two House Brewing

Downtown

South West Tour 🚕

South West Tour 🚕

South West Tour 🚕

  1. Marda Loop Brewing Co, then uber to
  2. Vaycay Brewing then walk  (5 min) to
  3. Wildrose Brewing then uber to
  4. Bitter Sisters then uber to
  5. Stoneyslope Brewing

South West

South East Tour🚕

South West Tour 🚕

South East Tour🚕

  1. Good Mood Brewing then uber to
  2. Big Rock Brewing then uber to
  3. Boiling Oar Brewing

South East

North Tour🚕

South West Tour 🚕

South East Tour🚕

  1. Railyard Brewing then uber to
  2. Minhas Micro Brewery then walk (6 min) to
  3. Zero Issue Brewing then uber to
  4. Citizen Brewing Company then uber to
  5. Two Pillars Brewing then uber to
  6. Tool Shed Brewing Co.

North

CLOSED BREWERIES 😭

R.I.P. 🪦 Thanks for the mems

  • Ol' Beautiful Brewing - burned down July 2024, looking for new home
  • Common Crown brewing - closed, looking for new home
  • Elite Brewing
  • Legend 7 Brewing
  • Revival Brewcade (closed and is now Burn Block Social)
  • O.T. Brewing
  • Heathens Brewing
  • Outcast Brewing
  • Inner City Brewing
  • Rapid Ascent Brewing
  • Red Bison Brewing
  • Caravel Craft Brewing
  • Mill Street Brewing
  • Paddy's BBQ & Brewing


These closed because we didn't drink enough beer. (yes, it's your fault) 🫵

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