Friends raising Meta beers beside a mountain river
Meta Brewery · Calgary, Alberta

The art and science of great beer

Full-flavoured craft beer, crisp lagers and refreshing seltzers, brewed with precision and made to be shared.

Nucleus NEIPA cans
Core Craft

Nucleus NEIPA

Hazy, juicy and smooth

Every atom contains a very small, dense, central core called the nucleus. Our Nucleus NEIPA is the core of our beer galaxy as our first craft brew.

  • 6.5%Alc./vol.
  • 40IBU
  • 473 mlCans
Wavelength West Coast IPA cans
Core Craft

Wavelength West Coast IPA

Hoppy and bitter

If you like a traditional West Coast IPA with a bold, hoppy aroma, high bitterness, and citrus and pine flavours, you're in the right place. Wavelength has all that and more.

  • 6.5%Alc./vol.
  • 70IBU
  • 473 mlCans
Dynamic DIPA cans
Core Craft

Dynamic DIPA

Big, bold and layered

Our double IPA is like your favourite IPA on steroids. Dynamic DIPA delivers a serious hop punch packed with strong, layered flavours from both Old and New World hops.

  • 8.0%Alc./vol.
  • 80IBU
  • 473 mlCans
Kinetic Lager cans
Lagers

Kinetic Lager

Clean and crushable

Kinetic Lager is a refreshing, light-bodied golden lager with a fine balance between malt sweetness and hop bitterness.

  • 5.0%Alc./vol.
  • 15IBU
  • 355 mlCans
Black Buck cans
Lagers

Black Buck

Strong, golden and balanced

A true representation of Canadian brewing artistry. Black Buck pairs a golden hue with a complex yet balanced profile of fine hops and barley malt.

  • 6.2%Alc./vol.
  • 355 mlCans
Xpress Lager cans
Lagers

Xpress Lager

Crisp everyday lager

Xpress Lager is a clean, crisp, easy-drinking lager made for everyday refreshment.

  • 5.0%Alc./vol.
  • 355 mlCans
Xpress Pilsner cans
Lagers

Xpress Pilsner

Bright and refreshing

Xpress Pilsner is a bright, golden pilsner with a clean malt backbone and a light, refreshing hop finish.

  • 5.0%Alc./vol.
  • 355 mlCans
Quantum Vodka Soda cans
Ready to Drink

Quantum Vodka Soda

Light, bright, 100 calories

Quantum vodka soda is a simple, refreshing cocktail that combines natural fruit flavour and premium vodka with just the right amount of sparkle. Made for sunny days that roll into great nights.

  • 5.0%Alc./vol.
  • 355 mlCans
Flux Hard Iced Tea cans
Ready to Drink

Flux Hard Iced Tea

Lemon iced tea, all grown up

Classic lemon iced tea with a grown-up twist. Flux is sweet, tart and seriously refreshing.

  • 5.0%Alc./vol.
  • 355 mlCans
Seismic Surge cans
Seasonal Craft · Coming soon

Seismic Surge

Bold, citrusy and piney

The name of our newest pale ale alludes to a familiar West Coast geological activity — and to the powerful flavour and hoppy punch of a West Coast Pale Ale.

  • 5.0%Alc./vol.
  • 473 mlCans
Celestial Canadian Wheat Ale cans
Seasonal Craft

Celestial Canadian Wheat Ale

Bright, fizzy summer refresher

This is the refreshing summer beer you've been looking for. A smooth golden head highlights the wheat and barley malt flavours, with a hint of carefully chosen hops for maximum drinkability.

  • 4.2%Alc./vol.
  • 18IBU
  • 473 mlCans
Radiant Rauchbier cans
Seasonal Craft

Radiant Rauchbier

Smooth, amber and smoky

A German speciality that gets its smoky aroma from malt dried over an open flame, which carries its character right through to the beer.

  • 5.0%Alc./vol.
  • 22IBU
  • 473 mlCans
Cryogenic Czech-style Pilsner cans
Seasonal Craft

Cryogenic Czech-style Pilsner

Golden, subtle, Saaz-hopped

When Bavarian brewmaster Josef Groll brewed his first batch of lager in the city of Pilsen in 1842, he created a new beer style that soon flowed across Europe and the western world.

  • 4.5%Alc./vol.
  • 32IBU
  • 473 mlCans
Spectrum Stout cans
Seasonal Craft

Spectrum Stout

Dark and roasty

This delicious creation has a range of luscious flavours on the dark end of the spectrum. Deep and rich, with notes of chocolate, coffee, molasses and hints of licorice.

  • 6.2%Alc./vol.
  • 40IBU
  • 473 mlCans
Hexagon Honey Brown Ale cans
Seasonal Craft

Hexagon Honey Brown Ale

Honey, caramel, hazelnut

This easy-drinking ale gets its name from the natural shape of a honeycomb and its taste from nature: hints of carefully selected Albertan honey, caramel and roasted hazelnut, with a mild malt note that pairs perfectly with moderate to light hoppiness.

  • 5.3%Alc./vol.
  • 24IBU
  • 473 mlCans
A can of Cryogenic Czech-style Pilsner beside a poured glass and pumpkin seeds
Who we are

Science meets beer craft

Brewing beer is part art and part science. The slightest adjustment can mean the difference between a porter and a pilsner, a sour brew or a fruity one.

Sharing a delicious, well-crafted beverage can bring meaning to life. But creating truly excellent brews takes science: the brewing process, and all the ways grain, hops and yeast interact. Meta Brewery goes behind and beyond art and science to create high-quality, full-flavoured lagers, craft beers and vodka seltzers that add enjoyment to life.

The lineup

Something for every glass

From hazy IPAs to everyday lagers and light, fruity seltzers.

Nucleus, Wavelength and Cryogenic cans on ice with lime wedges
Made with science

Brewed by a Weihenstephan-trained brewmaster

Head Brewmaster Andreas Althof brings more than two decades of international brewing experience and German brewing tradition to every batch.

For retailers

Carry Meta

Stock Meta in your liquor store, bar or restaurant. Order through Liquor Connect, or apply for a wholesale account for direct delivery.

Contract brewing

Brew with us

Existing brand or start-up brewery, we can contract-brew your beer to your specifications and help you meet demand in peak periods.

Two Nucleus NEIPA cans raised in a toast by a mountain lake
Find Meta

Ask for Meta at your local liquor store

Meta beers and seltzers are available to liquor stores, bars and restaurants across Alberta through Liquor Connect.