Lighthouse Brewing Company is a brewery in Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada.Pamela Roth. "Victoria’s microbrewery culture thriving". Victoria News, Oct 14, 2015
History Lighthouse was founded in 1998 by Paul HoyneAndrew Duffy. "Victoria’s Lighthouse Brewery celebrates sweet 15". Times Colonist. Andrew Duffy, July 30, 2013 with an investment of $750,000CAN. At that time the company had a single brewer, and produced draft beer in batches of 2,000 litres. Its first product was Race Rocks amber ale."Victoria’s Lighthouse Brewery celebrates sweet 15". Andrew Duffy | Times Colonist, July 30, 2013
By 2005 the company was operating a canning line."Tours on tap". STEPHEN BEAUMONT, The Globe and Mail, Oct. 12, 2005
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."Owner of Lighthouse Brewing Banned From Selling His Own Beer". Canadian Beer News, July 10, 2009
In 2012, the company's beverages won three prizes at the British Columbia Beer Awards."BC Beer Awards: Cream rises to the top". Vancouver Sun, Randy Shore, October 15, 2012
In 2013, Lighthouse extended its operations into a nearby 6,000-square-foot space and expanded production from four to seven regular varieties. It also stepped up brewing of specialty brews and opened a "growler" station at which visitors can test these on site."Craft Beer Review: Lighthouse Brewing Barnacle Wheat IPA". Urban Diner. Joe Wiebe on April 17, 2013 Siren Red Ale won the 3 Degrees Marketing Trophy at the Australian International Beer Awards for Best Amber/ Dark Ale.The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Australian International Beer Awards Trophy Winners web site (retrieved 2013-06-13)"B.C. Beer Awards: Brassneck Brewery takes best in show". CBC News, Oct 25, 2015
Products Lighthouse Brewery names its beers after nautical themes in British Columbia.
Lighthouse brews a variety of types of beer in small batches, including stout,"Beers to drink this fall, including new Maiden Voyage, Thanksgiving saisons, and more". The Georgia Strait, by Carolyn Ali on October 1st, 2014"Lighthouse Brewing Company- Desolation Imperial Oyster Stout". Craft Beer Critics, Jul 17, 2014 light and dark ale, lager, and single batches of specialty beers."Young buyers turn to craft beer". By Darron Kloster, Times Colonist, Apr 18, 2010. via Canada.com The labels for its products are designed by local artists."The Artistry of Beer". by Mary Ellen Green - Monday Magazine, Jun 20, 2012
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External links Lighthouse Brewing Company