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The brewing industry in Alberta and Canada is growing rapidly. Customer demand has led to an explosion in the numbers of locally owned and operated craft breweries. The demand for locally produced brews has led to establishing the Olds College Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management program, and the Olds College Brewery and Brewery Retail Store.
Olds College has a 100+ year history in education supporting the agriculture and agriculture value-added sectors, so the idea of starting up a teaching brewery was a natural fit. In 2012 we broke ground on a state of the art 2,000 square foot facility dedicated to teaching students the art and science behind brewing the best beer possible. Our brewing equipment is tailored for small commercial production.
The Olds College Brewery Retail Store sells cans, bottles, bombers, growlers and kegs. Our beers are also available at leading bars, restaurants, and liquor retailers across central Alberta!
As a social enterprise we are not profit driven. All revenue from beer sales goes toward supporting education and in doing so, the brewing industry. Our only goal is to train the next generation right and to produce the best beer possible while doing so.
We produce all types of beer and train students in all beer styles, so we are constantly turning out new and creative seasonal brews in addition to our four ‘core’ brands.
Brewmaster & Brewery Operations
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Tuesday - Saturday: Noon to 6pm
Closed on Stat Holidays
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Hay City
Description: A delicious, sessionable beer brewed for beer evangelists and newcomers alike. Constructed from pure Canadian wheat and barley, this refreshing ale is crisp and clean, with a mild malt sweetness.
Availability: Hay City is a core brand and is available year-round.
Style: American Wheat Ale
Ingredients: ABV: 5.0% | IBU: 20 | SRM: 5
Aggie Ale
Description: After spending long hours and many a sleepless night, the students of the Olds College Brewmaster program are pleased to present your palate with their Toils of Study. A refreshing hop forward and yet extremely approachable amber-coloured ale.
Dank and citrusy hops are backed by a toasty caramel malt body with hints of bready overtones. Aggie Ale is generously hopped with a blend of Pacific Northwest style hops throughout the brewing process to let you know what the students are all about. Pairs perfectly with a completed midterm.
Availability: Aggie Ale is a core brand and is available year-round.
Style: Pacific Northwest Amber Ale
Ingredients: ABV: 5.0% | IBU: 51 | SRM: 21
Old Skhool
Description: Full of rich, nutty, and roasty flavours, this American style brown ale has just the right balance of hop character to pique the interest and balance the malt complexity. Pairs perfectly with cold winter days while remaining light enough to spend some time on the summer patio.
Availability: Old Skhool is a core brand and is available year-round.
Style: American Brown Ale
Ingredients: ABV: 5.4% | IBU: 36 | SRM: 38
Prairie Gold
Description: Hops, hops, hops, and did you say you wanted some hops? This Pacific Northwest-styled IPA combines a full, malty backbone to balance an aggressive hopping schedule. Caramel and light, bready flavours from the malts intermingle with the powerful citrus, resin, and tropical fruit character of the hops. An intensely hoppy beer elegantly balanced for quaffability.
Availability: Prairie Gold is a core brand and is available year-round.
Style: India Pale Ale
Ingredients: ABV: 6.5% | IBU: 72 | SRM: 10
Seven Pharoahs: International Women's Day Beer
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we bring you Seven Pharaohs IPA – A beer honouring the ancient Egyptian women who worshipped Tenenet, the Goddess of Beer. We, the seven females attending the Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management Program at Olds College, represent the seven female pharaohs in ancient Egyptian times – a time when beer was currency and brewers were women.
By donating a portion of the proceeds from Seven Pharaohs to the Pink Boots Society, we are supporting and empowering up-and-coming female professionals in the brewing industry.
Ingredients: Water, barley malt, wheat, hops, yeast
ABV: 6.0%
The Porter Formally Known As (Black Widow)
Description: This is a robust porter style beer that utilizes a blend of traditional English and North American hops to provide the perfect balance of hop bitterness and rich, roasty malts with a hint of smoke. What you get is an incredibly smooth dark ale with layers of malt complexity. The Porter Formerly Known As i
Ingredients: Water, barley malt, hops, yeast
Style: Porter
ABV: 5.3%
Altbierta
Description: Altbierta is a rich, malt-forward, amber top-fermented lagered ale brewed with 100% Red Shed craft malts from Penhold, Alberta. This tasty beer features smooth biscuit and bread flavors with a moderate bitterness.
Availability: Available on tap and in bombers.
Style: Altbier
Ingredients: ABV: 5.0%
Saazquatch Lager
Description: This Czech-style pils is a refined beast. While true to its style with fruity and floral tones and slight grassy notes... it definitely has attitude. The subtle spiciness of this beer's namesake Saaz hop complements its sweet and savoury malt character. Rarely seen, you don't need to have big feet to know this beer is sure to become a legend!
NOTE: This beer is currently only available for enjoyment at Grouchy Daddy's.
Style: Lager
Ingredients: ABV: 5.8% | IBU: 29
When It Grains, It Pours
Description: Roggenbier is a historical German style that was put to rest following the instatement of the German Beer Purity Law. After many years, this style is gaining popularity again. This has flavours of rye, clove and banana. Cheers!
ABV: 4.4%
Ingredients:
Water, barley and wheat malt, hops, yeast
Eau, orge et blé malté, houblons, levure
Sai Whaaat
Description: Official beer of the Alberta Beer Festival 2018, this Saison was brewed under the "Be The Brewer" contest. Unfiltered, this burnished pale brew presents a light haze with an impossibly dense white head. Its aroma gives off a presence of banana with a note of spices and grains. The Saison yeast brings up some earthy and peppery flavours while noble hop Saaz gives a grassy finish. From light sweet to a dry finish, this refreshing Saison is perfect to enjoy during the patio season!
Style: Saison
ABV: 6.4%
Available all Summer at the retail store, Sobeys (Royal Oak - Calgary and Newcastle - Edmonton), and during the Alberta BeerFest.
Lost City
Description: This hoppy Red Ale features a King`s ransom of the distinctive El Dorado Hops in both flavour and aroma. The caramel and bready malt bill provide a sweet balance to its moderate bitterness.
Style: Hoppy Red Ale
ABV: 5.6%
This One Time, At Beer School
Description: Crisp and clean with a light malt approach and citrus flavours, this beer is refreshing and hoppy. Best enjoyed reminiscing about that one time...
ABV: 5.5%
Ingredients:
Water, barley and wheat malt, hops, yeast
Eau, orge et blé malté, houblons, levure
Snow Shovel Stout
Description: Snow Shovel Stout is smooth and roasty with chocolate, coffee, and earthy flavors.
To be consumed before, during, and after your shovelling obligations as part of a balanced routine.
ABV: 6.8%
Ingredients:
Water, barley malt, oats hops, yeast
Eau, orge malté, avoine, houblons, levure
Where to find usOlds College is located between Red Deer and Calgary in the friendly town of Olds, Alberta just off the QE2 Highway. You can find us on the north end of our campus in the same building as the Pomeroy Hotel. Where to find OC BeerOlds College beer can be found across Alberta. View all locations |  |
4500 - 50th Street Olds, AB, Canada T4H 1R6