Bearhill

Name

Bearhill

Legal name

Bearhill

Website

https://bearhill.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Bearhill is a privately held Alberta craft beverage company that owns and operates four brewpubs (plus a fifth Edmonton taproom), five beer brands, and a spirits portfolio including award-winning gins and a 2024-launched small-batch whisky, distributing packaged product through Alberta liquor stores, bars, and restaurants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer & Spirits

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Distilleries (312140), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Beer Brewing & Brands (CRADAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Spirits Distilling & Brands (CRADAIAC)

Keywords

• Craft beer production
• Brewpub operations
• Craft spirits distilling
• Whisky blending
• Packaged beer distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Edmonton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Craft Beer Sales (Brewpub): Direct sales of craft beer through four brewpub locations including Last Best Brewing & Distilling, Jasper Brewing Co., Campio Brewing Co., and Banff Ave Brewing Co. Products range from hop forward IPAs to easy-drinking fruity beers to craft pilsners and lagers.
2. Packaged Beer Distribution: Distribution of core and seasonal packaged products around Alberta through liquor stores, bars, and restaurants
3. Spirits and Distilled Products: Sales of gins (Afterglow Contemporary Style Gin, Savage Love London Dry Gin), seasonal spirits, liqueurs, and premium canned cocktails under Last Best Distilling brand. The Maligne Range offers aged spirits and whisky.
4. Collaboration Brews: Limited edition collaboration beers sold across Alberta, with portions of proceeds donated to charitable causes

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bearhill manufactures and serves craft beer across four brewpub locations in Alberta (Calgary, Jasper, Edmonton, and Banff) and distributes core and seasonal packaged products through liquor stores, bars, and restaurants across the province. The company also produces craft spirits, including award-winning gins and seasonal spirits under Last Best Distilling (since 2020) and small-batch malt whisky under The Maligne Range (launching 2024 in Jasper).

Product overview

Bearhill is a craft beverage company operating five distinct craft beer brands through four brewpubs across Alberta, plus Babe Brewing. The brewpub portfolio includes Last Best Brewing & Distilling (Calgary, est. 2015), Jasper Brewing Co. (Jasper, est. 2005 — Canada's first National Park Brewery), Campio Brewing Co. (Edmonton, est. 2018), and Banff Ave Brewing Co. (Banff, est. 2010). Beyond beer, Bearhill has expanded into spirits through Last Best Distilling (gins since 2020) and The Maligne Range (aged whisky launching 2024). Core and seasonal packaged products are distributed throughout Alberta, with beers ranging from hop forward IPAs to easy-drinking fruity beers to craft pilsners and lagers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Banff Ave Brewing Co. Craft beer brewpub in Banff, National Parks
• Babe Brewing
• Campio Brewing Co.
• Jasper Brewing Co.
• Last Best Brewing & Distilling
• The Maligne Range
• Last Best Distilling
• Campio Ritchie

Products and services

• Last Best Brewing & Distilling Brewpub and distilling location in Calgary, opened May 2015, offering handcrafted craft beer and award-winning spirits. Site houses Last Best Distilling producing gins that have garnered international awards from the World Gin Awards and San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
• Jasper Brewing Co. Canada's first National Park Brewery brewpub, opened in Jasper in 2005 by three born-and-raised Jasper locals. Functions as a community hub focused on well-crafted beer and Alberta-inspired cuisine, and is also home to The Maligne Range whisky operation opening in 2024.
• Campio Brewing Co. Brewpub established in 2018 in Edmonton's Ice District neighbourhood (plus Campio Ritchie location) offering a beer program that ranges from thirst-quenching brews to sour beers, positioned as beers to be enjoyed without a notebook in hand.
• Banff Ave Brewing Co. Brewpub founded in 2010 in Banff National Park, drawing inspiration from the Rocky Mountains and wildlife, offering fresh craft beer and pub cuisine to locals and tourists.
• Babe Brewing Craft beer brand in the Bearhill portfolio offering a range of products from hop-forward IPAs to easy-drinking fruity beers and craft takes on classics like pilsners and lagers.
• The Maligne Range Independent Canadian malt whisky-maker and blender based in Jasper. Distills small-batch whiskies aged a minimum of 5 years in oak casks affected by the Alberta climate, blended with whiskies from in-house distillation and collaborations with renowned Canadian distilleries.
• Last Best Distilling Spirits brand operating since 2020, producing un-aged spirits including award-winning gins (Afterglow Contemporary Style Gin, Savage Love London Dry Gin), seasonal spirits, liqueurs, and premium canned cocktails.
• Treeline Tango Tangerine Pale Ale Limited edition collaboration tangerine pale ale with Mosaic and Galaxy hops released as a charitable brew supporting Banff Canmore Community Foundation's Environment Fund for conservation initiatives.
• First Call Blood Orange IPA Charity collaboration blood orange IPA released by all four Bearhill brewpubs (Last Best, Campio, Banff Ave, Jasper) with proceeds supporting first responder charities including Legacy Place Society.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Wild Rose BreweryminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 August 2022Calgary's Wild Rose Brewery collaborated with Banff Ave Brewing Co. to launch the limited edition Treeline Tango Tangerine Pale Ale in support of Banff Canmore Community Foundation's Environment Fund. Twenty-five cents from every four-pack sold across the province supports conservation initiatives.
• Banff Canmore Community FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 August 2022Charitable partner for the Treeline Tango Tangerine Pale Ale collaboration. The Foundation's Environment Fund works to bolster collaboration around conservation of the Banff National Park environment.
• Canada MaltingminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2022Industry partner for the First Call charity collaboration brew along with Last Best, Campio, Banff Ave, and Jasper Brewing Co. to support Alberta's first responders.
• Country Malt GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2022Industry partner for the First Call charity collaboration brew supporting Alberta's first responders.
• Precision Label Ltd.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2022Industry partner for the First Call charity collaboration brew supporting Alberta's first responders.
• Last Spike BreweryminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2022Industry partner for the First Call charity collaboration brew supporting Alberta's first responders.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Half Hitch Brewing Company: Calgary-based independent craft brewery with a brewpub and packaged distribution in Alberta. Comparable as a regional craft peer operating in the same province with similar on-premise and packaged channel mix.
• Bench Creek Brewing & Distilling: Alberta-based craft brewery and distillery producing packaged beer and spirits. Comparable as a multi-vertical Alberta craft operator combining brewing and distilling with provincial distribution.
• Annex Ales Project: Edmonton-based craft brewery and taproom producing small-batch ales. Comparable as an Alberta craft peer with brewpub/taproom model, though smaller scale and primarily Edmonton-focused.
• Troubled Monk Brewery: Red Deer, Alberta craft brewery and distillery operating a brewpub and producing packaged beer distributed across Alberta. Comparable as a multi-vertical Alberta craft operator, though smaller and operating primarily outside tourism-heavy destinations.

Broad incumbents

• Granville Island Brewing: One of Canada's oldest and largest craft breweries, based in British Columbia with distribution across Western Canada. Comparable as a larger Western Canadian craft peer — overlapping products, retail channels, and consumer demographic, but at meaningfully greater scale.
• Phillips Brewing & Malting Co. Victoria, BC-based craft brewery producing a wide range of beers and craft sodas distributed across Canada. Comparable as a larger multi-brand Western Canadian craft operator with packaged retail and brewpub exposure.

Direct peers

• Wild Rose Brewery: Calgary-based craft brewery producing a range of ales and lagers distributed across Alberta. Directly comparable as an Alberta craft peer of similar scale, and an existing collaboration partner (Treeline Tango Pale Ale) — overlapping channels, customer base, and category.
• Eau Claire Distillery: Alberta-based craft distillery producing gin, vodka, and whisky with a focus on locally-sourced grains and tourism-destination tasting rooms. Comparable as a fellow Alberta craft spirits operator with a similar sense-of-place brand strategy and on-site retail/tasting experience.
• Brewster's Brewing Company: Banff-based brewpub and brewery operating in Banff National Park. Comparable as a direct tourism-destination brewpub competitor in Bearhill's home market, sharing similar customer mix (tourists and locals) and food/beverage service model.
• Alley Kat Brewing Company: Edmonton-based independent craft brewery founded in the mid-1990s, producing a diverse lineup of ales and lagers for the Alberta market. Comparable as a long-standing Alberta craft peer with similar brewpub-style positioning and regional distribution focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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