Half Pints Brewing Company

Half Pints Brewing Company Ltd
Privately held company
Industry Beverage industry
Founded 2006
Headquarters Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada
Coordinates 49°53′30″N 97°12′56″W / 49.891566°N 97.215571°W / 49.891566; -97.215571
Products Beer
Number of employees
 12 (November 2014)
Website halfpintsbrewing.com

Half Pints Brewing Company is a privately owned brewery in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Incorporated in August 2006, it is the only craft brewery in Manitoba, and the sole remaining Manitoban-owned brewery.[1]

The brewery has grown its capacity and floor space, and has expanded its market west into Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. As of 2013 Half Pints has a capacity of 34,000 hectolitres.[2] In 2010, the capacity was 8,000 hectolitres, up from 1,500 hectolitres in 2006 when the brewery initially opened.[1]

Half Pints is owned by David Rudge.[2] Rudge is also the head brewmaster of the company. As of November 2014, Half Pints Brewing has 12 employees.[3]

Products

Half Pints produces four flagship beers: St James Pale Ale, Bulldog Amber Ale, Little Scrapper IPA and Stir Stick Stout. The brewery also produces seasonal beers.[4] In 2011, Half Pints introduced "Queer Beer", a brew for Winnipeg's Pride Festival. Proceeds from the beer are donated to Pride Winnipeg. The beer was brought back for a second season in 2012.[5]

Reception

The company's products review well in Beer Advocate,[6] and have appeared in RateBeer's Best Beers of Canada list since 2008, with the Humulus Ludicrous scoring gold in each year.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kirbyson, Geoff (10 July 2010). "Half Pints Brewery tanks up". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 Kirbyson, Geoff. "Half Pints exports to one city at a time". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  3. ↑ http://halfpintsbrewingco.blogspot.ca/2014/11/why-growl.html
  4. ↑ "What's Brewing". Half Pints Brewing Co. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Half Pints partners with Pride Winnipeg, releases Queer Beer for second year". CTV News. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  6. ↑ “Half Pints Brewing Company at Beer Advocate.
  7. ↑ “Best Beers in Canada” at RateBeer.com, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 2012

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