Rocky View Brewing Company
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Cochrane, Alberta · Wix shop · rockyviewbrewing.com
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A family-owned Cochrane microbrewery canning approachable ales and lagers: the Original Range of Backpacker Blonde, Avalanche Amber, Elevation IPA, Rugged Peak Pilsner, Whiteout Witbier and Mountain Brown (made with honey from a bee farm on the Tsuut'ina Nation), plus an Adventure Series that includes Powderface Hazy IPA, Mt Lorette Lager and a Lemon Radler.
Rocky View Brewing Company's packaged beer (HTS 2203.00.00, "Beer made from malt") can no longer ship to the US: the US import ban on listed Canadian alcohol took effect September 29, 2026, after a 50% Section 338 duty from August 22, 2026. No US sales were found; the brewery describes its distribution as across Alberta.Source: whitehouse.gov, Sep 8, 2026
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Made in Canada
Brewed in Alberta by founders Lyle and Denean Thorsen, who started on an acreage in Bearspaw ("It is here that a home brewing passion expanded into a fully operational brewery in 2016") and now pour at a taproom at 420 1st Street W in Cochrane.
On the tariff list
- HTS 2203.00.00 · Beer made from malt · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"ELEVATION IPA FIND IN STORE ... Our West Coast style iPA is approachable and hopped with Centennial, Cascade and Citra ... very sessionable at 5.5% ABV" (https://www.rockyviewbrewing.com/our-beers)
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- rockyviewbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Rocky View Brewing Company is a microbrewery located in the town of Cochrane, in the beautiful Foothills of Alberta.
- rockyviewbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Our family-owned brewery originated on an acreage in the rural area of Bearspaw, Alberta.
- rockyviewbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
We have since expanded our product distribution across Alberta and opened a Taproom in Historic Downtown Cochrane in December 2021.
- rockyviewbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
420 1st Street W Box 177 Cochrane, AB T4C 1A5
- rockyviewbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
This seasonal offering uses honey from a bee farm located on the Tsuut’ina Nation.
- rockyviewbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Our West Coast style iPA is approachable and hopped with Centennial, Cascade and Citra
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
certain alcoholic beverages that are products of Canada, as set forth in the Annex to this proclamation, are excluded from importation into the United States, effective with respect to goods imported on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on September 29, 2026.
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