four world beer cup medals.
one neighbourhood brewery.
CHOP Coal Harbour
A Local Rotating IPA Line.
We’d Like a Turn.
Four consecutive World Beer Cup medals. Two founders. Zero distributors. One open tap.
Hi William, Graham, and Kyle — thanks for reaching out, and for thinking of a local brewery for the Coal Harbour tap list.
We’re Shaketown Brewing: a small, founder-operated craft brewery in North Vancouver. Two founders, no distributor, no sales team — we make the beer and deliver it ourselves.
There are fewer and fewer independently owned breweries left in BC. Fewer still are run day-to-day by one of the best brewers in the province. Our head of brewing, Dave Varga, is both — and under him, we’ve won four consecutive World Beer Cup medals. We’re the only brewery to do that in its first four years in business.
A couple of weeks ago we also picked up two Gold medals at the Canada Beer Cup. We’re not short on proof — just on seasonal gimmicks.
The Situation
You asked for an IPA, pricing, and MOQs.
Here’s the full answer.
We make one IPA — Ice Cold IPA, a Cold IPA at 6% ABV. It’s our best-performing keg across our wholesale accounts, and honestly, one of the pricier beers we brew. More on that below, not buried in fine print.
No case or keg minimums to start — one keg is a fine way to begin. We self-deliver every Thursday across Greater Vancouver, Coal Harbour included. No distributor in the middle, so reordering is a phone call, not a negotiation.
Below is our full core lineup — specs, tasting notes, and wholesale keg pricing for each, IPA included.
Ice Cold IPA
Brewed cold and served colder. Berries, citrus, and stone fruit up front; a clean, piney hop kick on the finish. Hoppy enough to mean it, light enough to keep going.
Wholesale Keg Pricing
| 30L | 50L | |
|---|---|---|
| Keg price | $160 | $240 |
Our most expensive beer to brew — heavy hop rates (Mosaic, Citra, Centennial, Amarillo) and a dedicated yeast strain don’t come cheap. Also our best-performing keg account-wide. We think it earns the price; a sample is the easiest way to let your team decide.
Friendly Lager
A light lager with a subtle malt sweetness — notes of baked bread and honey. The sort of thing a reasonable person orders twice.
Wholesale Keg Pricing
| 30L | 50L | |
|---|---|---|
| Keg price | $115 | $165 |
Pre Prohibition Pilsner
Crisp and unfiltered, with a beautiful floral character and fruit-forward hop finish. North American in spirit, brewed with a nod to what pilsner was before it got boring.
Wholesale Keg Pricing
| 30L | 50L | |
|---|---|---|
| Keg price | $140 | $195 |
Also Gold at the 2026 Canada Beer Cup. Two medals, two different competitions, same recipe.
The River Pale Ale
Juicy hop notes of citrus and guava in a hazy, easy-drinking pale. Smoother than 100 saxophones. (The Committee has verified this claim.)
Wholesale Keg Pricing
| 30L | 50L | |
|---|---|---|
| Keg price | $140 | $200 |
On Collaboration
Happy to get creative.
Less happy to go unmarked.
An exclusive featured tap, a one-off collab brew, a brewmaster’s dinner, a patio takeover — we’re a small team with a big imagination, and this is exactly the kind of thing we want to build. Bring it.
Where we’d gently push back: brewing something under a private, unbranded label. Shaketown’s name is doing real work right now — independently owned, award-winning, brewed under Dave’s direct hand — and we’d rather earn the spot on your tap list with it than hide it. We’re in for almost anything creative. We just like our name on the glass.
Working With Us
Delivered by the people
who made it.
We’re four years old. We do everything ourselves — sales, deliveries, the whole thing. In practice, that means you’re dealing directly with the people who own and run the brewery. No third-party distribution company. Just us, on Thursday routes across Greater Vancouver.
When something comes up, you’re calling the brewery. We’re flexible in ways a distributor-managed brand can’t be.
Let’s put a beer
in front of you.
We can drop IPA samples — and the rest of the lineup — at Coal Harbour this week, or bring your team into the brewery and let Dave walk you through every pour himself.
One handle. The right fit. Let’s find out.
