Come join us, and make yourself at home! Throw on a record or play a tune on our house piano. We now have a heater on our cozy lit patio where you can hang out with your pals and enjoy one of our thirst-extinguishing ales, or a bevy from our selection of amazing local wines, ciders, or sodas.

We are committed to showcasing local hand-crafted goods. We are very grateful to those who put so much love and care into everything they do. Here is a list of our current brewery guest stars. ​

ALE ROSTER ​ ﻿​ Hand-crafted ales, reporting for duty. Our Senior Brews below are available year-round. Small Batch And when we can, we pull off a seasonalbrew.

Hoser 100% BC-Grown Ingredients BASTARD CHILD - Not a traditional brew. This baby is a "bastard" beer because it has no roots in historic beer styles. It's our own thing. Both barley & wheat mashed out of wedlock spawns a love child with outspoken flavour boldness, yet charmingly smooth. Despite its uncertain ancestry, this proud Hoser shamelessly boasts its BC-born identity, and evangelizes for the Craft Beer Revolution. Naturally, it resists filtration conformity, so keep it refrigerated and drink soon when fresh.

DAMAGE SUMMARY ABV: 5.0% // IBU: 7

BACKDRAFT BLONDE Blonde Ale In case of emergency (ex: extreme thirst / dry palate), extinguish thirst with this hearty blonde ale. A voluptuous malt body dances in with flirtatious biscuit flavours and a subtle caramel sweetness. Seductive citrus hints and spicy intentions are insinuated from the recipe's 'finishing hops'.

DAMAGE Summary ABV: 5.2% // IBU: 15

FALSE ALARM BITTER Pale Ale / Bitter Some mishaps are bittersweet! Responding to a recent call for more beer, our Beer Department made an accidental recipe mix-up. But, after an emergency assessment, we can report that the error resulted in a delicious Pale Ale. The British term for Pale Ale is “Bitter”, which we find more fitting for a false alarm. Always prepared with a safe malt foundation, just in case you wish to take a risk and brave the “Bitter”. If you follow the drill, you can rely on a dependable routine of hop subtleties: citrus, floral, fruit, evergreen, and earthy.

DAMAGE ABV: 4.8% // IBU: 35

STOKED EMBER ALE Extra Special Bitter This flavour inferno is fueled by eight different barley malts, including caramelized malts that smoulder with complex toffee & biscuit flavours, emitting a warming red incandescence like glowing embers. Our unrivaled roster of BC-grown hops equips this brew with fresh citrus aromas, and an evergreen essence reminiscent of our BC forests. Ancient glacial meltwaters filtered through different aquifers blend to give us a mineral-rich brewing water, providing a unique South Okanagan taste. Sweet foreplay and a hoppy ending!

DAMAGE ABV: 5.0% // IBU: 35

HOLY SMOKE STOUT Smoked Stout Fire-dried barley trips the alarm with engulfing smokiness, but roasted coffee and dark chocolate flavours are quick to respond, rushed to the scene by toasted grains. It's dark and daring, but still drinkable all night... tried and tested! Bold and brave without being too thick. It's not something you'd drizzle on pancakes, though we wouldn't rule it out as a breakfast option.

DAMAGE ABV: 4.7% // IBU: 25

OUR STORY

The Firehall Brewery and "Beer Shop & Social" is a small, family operation, bunkered below the "Old Firehall" on Main Street in Oliver, British Columbia, Canada. Centered downtown in the Wine Capital of Canada, we're in the unique position of being both the fuel for winemakers and the palate cleansers for winedrinkers. Known for its sunshine and natural beauty, the South Okanagan is the paradise where we've chosen to brew. Owned and operated by two families, the Huttons and the Ruhlands, we encourage you to make yourself feel at home in our social space, where we emphasize the importance of craft quality and personal relationships.

The "Old Firehall"

The Old Firehall was built for Oliver’s Volunteer Fire Department in 1948. The firefighers built themselves a new fire station in 2000, and the "Old Firehall" was purchased and renovated in 2003, becoming the Wine Country Welcome Centre and Toasted Oak Wine Bar & Grill. Pappa’s Firehall Bistro now resides in the restaurant space, serving house-made recipes, craft beer, and local wine & cider.

founded by father & son

While Sid studied at the Okanagan School of Business in Kelowna, BC, it was the evening’s self-guided beer education that taught him how to brew. He was fresh out of high school, so him and his friends were not quite old enough to buy beer yet, forcing them to brew their own in Sid's dorm room. The idea to put a microbrewery in Oliver’s ‘Old Firehall’ was born of father and son, Jim and Sid Ruhland. Planning for the Firehall Brewery launch began in early 2011, and equipment installation began in July later that year. We heard a local bootlegger was selling his brewing system, and soon enough we were busy piping it into the Old Firehall’s cavernous bunker with the help of friends & family. For an inside look at the whole process, check out ‘Brewing a Brewery‘. The first batch was released at the end of March 2012, and since then we’ve been pumping out unfiltered, unpasteurized, & uncompromised artisan ales, again with much help from friends, family, a team of awesome staff.

Despite steady business growth, there was something missing from the very beginning: a proper social space for visitors and locals to gather and interact with the brewers (and drink beer). So, in the spring of 2016, community generosity crowdfunded the creation of the Beer Shop & Social, now located beside the brewery on the alley-access, lower level of the Old Firehall. See Campaign Story >

The brewery family grows!

In August 2016, we were very excited to announce the addition of two new active partners to our business team. Danielle & Dermott Hutton relocated with their young family to the South Okanagan, to work in the brewery as co-owners and assist in our growth. These days, Danielle may be seen through the steamed-up brewery window, helping Head-Brewer Joe Whyte stirring the barley mash, or welcoming guests with with Dermott in the Beer Shop (when they’re not at home with their three children). Dermott and Danielle exude a natural passion for craft, culture, and family, so their addition to the Brewery fits perfectly with those passions already existent in our brewery culture.​

Firehall BREWERY

6077 Main Street Lower Level / Alley-Access Oliver, BC, Canada ​ info@firehallbrewery.com 778-439-BEER (2337)

HOURS OF OPERATIONS Tuesday - Thursday: 3 - 7pm Friday - Saturday: 2 - 9pm Sunday-Monday: Closed