Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 06:26:22 GMT Server: Stronghold/2.0.1 Apache/1.2.0 Connection: close Content-Type: text/html BIG ROCK BREWERY: Founder: Ed McNally
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The People of Big Rock

Founder Ed McNally

Ed McNally, a former lawyer, rancher and farmer, predicted that Calgary needed a brewery that would provide consumers with "real" beer brewed according to the European tradition - with no additives, no preservatives and no pasteurization. Ed McNally identified a market niche for premium pure malt unpasteurized ales.
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Big Rock Brewery Ltd. was one of North America's first micro breweries and has continued to grow ever since. Ed McNally is the recipient of numerous awards of distinction including; 1995 National Entrepreneur of the year, 1992 Pinnacle Entrepreneurship Award and the Distinguished Business Leader Award. Excellent people, superior quality and world class beer have been Ed McNally's formula for success. For more see History.



Quotes from Ed McNally.

"I just had to have one, I didn't think there was any complexity we couldn't cope with."
-Report on Business Oct/88

"The Beer does it's own advertising, it's health food in a glass"

"Everyone told me I was an idiot to start a brewery"

"I wanted to make a beer I wanted"
-Financial Post Sept. 13/91

The beer drinkers of America are starting to taste beer like they taste wine"
Calgary Commerce/May



The Founder | The Brewmaster | The Artist



Big Rock Brewery
5555 76th Ave S.E., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Phone: 403-720-3239, Fax: 403-236-7523
ale@bigrockbeer.com

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