Obsolete Brewing Company has been in business for less than a year, but it is already making a name for itself in the industry.
Case in point, brewer Marcos Bardelli was recently named Brewer of the Year by the Brewers Journal Canada.
“It was awesome. It was really good. Being new to the brewing scene here in Canada and being in a start-up brewery and everything happening so fast, everything was amazing,” he said.
Bardelli began his brewing career in his home country of Brazil, starting with home brewing in 2009. He opened a contract brewery in 2012 and began selling his products in 2014.
“And I used to work for a big brewery in Brazil called Bastards Brewery. I started managing their operations and brewing for them in 2015,” he said.
Moving to Canada to work in a brewery was a big adjustment for Bardelli and his family. It was always the goal of Bardelli and his wife to raise their children in a foreign country such as Canada.
The family was initially planning to move to New Zealand, but then the COVID-19 pandemic hit and they had to change their plans.
“So I kept looking for opportunities abroad. I did some interviews with other breweries in Europe and the U.S., and eventually found out about these guys that had this cool project, which I was looking for,” he said, adding he was looking for a start-up project such as Obsolete Brewing Company, where he could create the recipes. Everything worked out. It took us 10 months to do the whole process from start to finish. Everything worked out good,” he said.
Bardelli is pleased with his decision to move to Canada and be part of the community.
“We are more than happy to be here, to be part of the community. We live close to the brewery. My kids are going to day care. My wife works here at the brewery, too. So we are integrated into the community now. It feels good. We like Dauphin,” he said.
When traveling to Toronto to receive his award, the traffic jams in Canada’s largest city brought back bad memories of his home country.
“I didn’t miss them at all,” he laughed.
Bardelli appreciates the support the fledgling company has received from the community.
“We are a start-up brewery, so the support from the community is something that we really appreciate. So thank you all,” he said.
