57 - Andrew & Spencer Oswald

As the province of Alberta begins to re-open, Let’s Meet For A Beer Isolation Edition comes to a close and we return to a full interview each week, now releasing every Friday! The first episode back is with brothers Andrew & Spencer Oswald of family operated Omen Brewing in Edmonton.

Omen is a completely family owned brewery, operated by Andrew, Spencer, their brother, and their dad. The four of them have worked together in a number of other businesses before, but this is the first time they’ve gone into business together as equal partners, and say that this comes with a massive advantage since they can trust each other 100%.

They've all independently spent time in Europe and fell in love with many of the dark beer styles available overseas, which has hugely influenced the beers that they offer with Spencer as their brewmaster. Of their 10 taps as many as 7 are typically dark beer styles, along with a gluten free beer available since one of their sisters-in-law is celiac. If you’re a fan of lighter styles of beers don’t worry, they’ve always got a couple available and they always say “don’t be afraid of the dark, we’ll keep a couple lights on for you."

When the province of Alberta put social distancing guidelines into place in response to COVID-19 Omen’s taproom had to be closed, and the Oswalds were sure this would be the end of their 100% taproom focused brewery. However when they started offering delivery their business exploded! They’ve gone from brewing once a week prior to brewing two or three times each week as demand grows for their brews to be delivered.
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