Alley Kat Brewing Company
Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Alberta
Edmonton's oldest craft brewery, brewing since 1995 at its 60 Avenue brewery and taproom, with cans and kegs distributed to Alberta liquor stores, bars, and restaurants.
Edmonton, AB CA · www.alleykatbeer.com
Independent Edmonton brewery founded in 1995 and sold in February 2020 by founders Neil and Lavonne Herbst to local owners Cameron French and Zane Christensen. Everything is brewed and canned at the single Edmonton site; ingredient origin is the vendor's own claim of local sourcing, with at least some imported hops.
Factors
Ownership
100.0 reportedCA 100%
The vendor's February 2020 release says the founders sold the brewery to Edmonton-based Zane Christensen and Cameron French, and the about page names French as current owner operator. Corporations Canada returns no federal corporation, so Alley Kat Brewing Company Ltd. is presumably an Alberta corporation; the Alberta Corporate Registry was not reachable, so the shareholder split is the vendor's statement only.
- Alley Kat Brewing Company sold to independent Edmonton-based ownership team. vendor_statement “Zane Christensen and Cameron French will assume ownership of the independent Edmonton brewery”
- ABOUT | Alley Kat Brewing vendor_statement “In 2020, our original founder, Neil Herbst, passed the Alley Kat torch to current owner, Cameron French; to ensure Edmonton's oldest craft brewery remained locally and independently owned.”
- Search for a Federal Corporation - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada registry “Corporate name: alley kat 0 results were found, 0 returned.”
- Agricultural processing industry listings | Alberta.ca directory “Alley Kat Brewing Company Ltd. Beer and Ale, Wine”
Manufacturing
100.0 reportedCA 100%
All beer is brewed and, since spring 2020, canned on the vendor's own canning line at 9929 60 Avenue in Edmonton, where it also runs brewery tours. The ready-to-drink vodka beverages are presented as Alley Kat products but the site does not say where they are produced.
- Edmonton's Original Craft Beer Arrives in Cans for the First Time in Spring of 2020 vendor_statement “tour the brewery including a look at the brand-new canning line”
- CONTACT | Alley Kat Brewing vendor_statement “9929 60th Ave Edmonton, Alberta T6E 0C7 Office / Brewery”
People
100.0 reportedCA 100%
Single-site business with office, brewery, and taproom at the same Edmonton address, and the owners are Alberta based. No employee count was found; LinkedIn was not reachable.
- CONTACT | Alley Kat Brewing vendor_statement “9929 60th Ave Edmonton, Alberta T6E 0C7 Office / Brewery”
Inputs
59.5 inferredCA 60% · EU 5% · other 15% · US 20%
The vendor says it uses locally sourced ingredients and works with local suppliers wherever possible, which fits Alberta barley malt, but it also names hops imported from South Africa and craft brewers commonly buy US and European hop varieties; cans and carriers are not sourced on the site. The split is an estimate. The website and merch shop run on Wix, a US-listed platform, but the taproom and Alberta liquor stores are the main sales routes.
- ABOUT | Alley Kat Brewing vendor_statement “we use only the freshest, locally sourced ingredients”
- Edmonton's Original Craft Beer Arrives in Cans for the First Time in Spring of 2020 vendor_statement “hopped with African Queen hops imported from South Africa's Western Cape province”
Where to buy
- Direct 93.9
Found via
- Alberta.ca agricultural processing listings 2026-09-13