Calgary Beer Map

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A 12 Pack of Breweries You Can Visit

Calgary Beer Map

Follow the Calgary Beer Map to great local breweries.
June 15th, 2018

With some of the best barley in the world growing just outside the city, Calgary’s craft beer scene is booming. There are over 30 breweries in Calgary ready for you to explore with a thirst quenching lineup of craft beers and a unique story behind each one. The Calgary Beer Map makes exploring these pints a breeze. Take a tour, meet the brew master, and start exploring local breweries in Calgary.

The Calgary Beer Map can be found at any of the 30 participating brewery locations, the #AskMeYYC Roaming Team's kiosk at the Calgary Tower, and at Tourism Calgary's offices.

Thirsty? Here’s a 12-pack of breweries you can visit that are on the Calgary Beer Map.

 

Annex Ale Project

Annex Ale Project

Annex Ale Project

If experimentation is your game, make the Annex Ale Project your first stop. This is where unconventional beers come to play, with exciting flavours taking over the Metes & Bounds or the Bitter Division, a new take on the English bitter. With two core beers, a rotating tap of small batches, and natural craft sodas, there is something to quench everyone’s thirst.
Banded Peak

Banded Peak

Banded Peak

Three childhood friends from Calgary start a brewery. That’s how this adventurous brewery went from home brewing to serving up pints in their very own taproom at Banded Peak. Get a clear view of the brewing process from the tap room, where these friends are serving up the Summit Seeker classic IPA, Southern Aspect west coast IPA, and the Chinook Saison.
Big Rock Brewery

Big Rock Brewery

Big Rock Brewery

Big Rock Brewery has been in the craft beer game since 1985, when Ed McNally named his brewery after a 16,000-ton boulder in the middle of the Canadian Prairies. Three original European style brews are still on the menu, the Traditional Ale, Grasshopper, and Pilsner, with new brews handcrafted daily in Canada’s biggest craft brewery.

Brewsters Brewing Company

Brewsters Brewing Company is a second-generation family business that pairs great beer with great food at six Calgary locations. The Curly Horse India Pale Ale and Honest Paul IPA are always on the menu, with a rotating tap of seasonal pints and fruity thirst quenchers, like the 52nd Street Peach Ale.
Cold Garden Beverage Company

Cold Garden Beverage Company. (Photo credit: Travel Alberta/Davey Gravey)

Cold Garden Beverage Company

Cold Garden Beverage Company is a brewery unlike any other. From the quirky décor and second hand furniture to the pool-noodle covered brewing equipment, Cold Garden’s unique personality starts with their beer. The All-Nighter Vanilla Cappuccino Porter and Cakeface Marzen style lager lead a unique craft beer lineup with as much personality as their dog friendly tasting room.

Common Crown Brewing Co.

Common Crown Brewing Co. is all about bringing people together. Their beer lineup is expanding every season with some of the finest local ingredients in each brew. A stop at Common Crown means a look into a community spirit of Calgary, full of local music, art, and agriculture.
Last Best Brewing and Distilling

Last Best Brewing and Distilling

Last Best Brewing and Distilling

Pull up a chair and enjoy a pint with some friends at Last Best Brewing and Distilling. New beers are always brewing in this taproom and brewery in the Beltline community of Calgary. With a barbershop in the basement, Last Best serves up their popular Beltline Blonde, There Will Be Porter, Show Pony Ale, and Dirty Bird Black Lager.

Paddy’s Barbecue & Brewery

Paddy’s Barbecue & Brewery

Paddy’s Barbecue & Brewery

Small batch craft brews and tasty Southern style barbecue come together at Paddy’s Barbecue & Brewery. Pair smoked meat perfection with a pint that is brewed on site, with 8 beers on tap and ready to drink, like the Golden Mosaic Saison, Vienna Lager, and El Dorado Belgian Pale.
Tool Shed Brewery

Tool Shed Brewery

Tool Shed Brewing Company

Every beer at Tool Shed Brewing Company starts with a story. People Skills Ale was inspired by a friend who could use some people skills of his own. Star Cheek IPA got its name from the perfect white star that appears on founder Jeff Orr’s cheek any time he enjoyed a pint. Founder Graham Sherman has the Red Rage ale to call his own. Start your own story and enjoy a pint and a tour you will never forget at this popular Calgary brewery.
Trolley 5

Trolley 5

Trolley 5 Restaurant & Brewery

Trolley 5 prides itself on bringing people together through great beer, delicious food, and good times. With a brewery and tap room on 17th Avenue, this is the perfect place to enjoy a pint and people watch from the patio. Try the Derailed Pale Ale, First Crush White IPA, or the Conductor Beltline Lager for a taste of the neighbourhood.
Village Brewery

Village Brewery

Village Brewery

Calgary is famous for welcoming visitors to the community, and no one exemplifies this better than the folks at Village Brewery. Village’s tap room exemplifies everything that a community stands for, from their beer brewed with local ingredients, to their tap room exclusively featuring local artists’ creations on the wall.
Wild Rose Brewery

Wild Rose Brewery

Wild Rose Brewery

Wild Rose Brewery is an Alberta original that started in 1996. Classic brews like the Velvet Fog Canadian Wheat Ale, Electric Avenue Golden Lager, Barracks Brown Ale, can be found on tap throughout Calgary and the rest of the province. Visit their airport hangar location in Currie Barracks and make a toast to a craft beer you will only find in Alberta.
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