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Brewery Description:
Incorporated in 1994, Bear sold its first kegs in March of 1995. Bear easily outgrew its first facility and moved to the brand new location in September of 1997. The brewery acquired a new bottling line and began bottling in six packs in the summer of 1998. Under the supervision of Plant Engineer Chris Elliott, the Bear bottling line can maintain a speed of 5000 bottles per hour. Bear Brewing Co. grew from zero to its current output of 12,000 hectoliters of beer per year. This makes Bear the third largest microbrewery in BC.