Left to Right:
Léo Ruhland, Marie-Eve Ruhland, Noah Ruhland, Sid Ruhland, Caela Hutton, Dermott Hutton, Declan Hutton, Danielle Hutton, Emma Hutton

Firehall Brewery is very excited to announce the addition of two new active partners to its business team. Danielle & Dermott Hutton will be relocating with their young family to Oliver permanently, to work in the brewery as co-owners and assist in the growth of operations in the “Old Firehall” heritage building on Main Street.

In the five years since Firehall Brewery’s establishment, the business has evolved from a single-employee production facility, managed by Sid Ruhland, to the multi-faceted enterprise it is today. Of course, “one-man show” terminology omits the tremendous contributions from essential family members, friends, and contractors (including contracted office administrators) required at the start-up of any business.

Over the coming weeks, Dermott may be seen through the steamed-up brewery window, helping Head-Brewer Joe Whyte stirring the barley mash. And Danielle will be found welcoming guests in the Beer Shop, when she’s not at home with their three young children. Dermott and Danielle exude a natural passion for craft, culture, and family, so their addition to the Brewery cannot be expected to alter those same passions already existent in its organizational culture.

The Firehall Brewery is a small, locally-owned microbrewery established in Oliver in 2011, that produces draught and bottled artisan ales.