Copper Bottom Brewing
Copper Bottom Brewing is a craft brewery & restaurant located in Montague, PEI and owned by the husband-and-wife team Ashley Condon & Ken Spears. Both Ashley and Ken share a passion for craft beer and music that spans more than a decade. While the brewery’s primary focus is producing exceptional craft beer & food, they have also strived to create memorable experiences through their taproom and the various initiatives & events that take place at the brewery throughout the year.
Since opening its doors to the public in November of 2017, the brewery has grown. Most notably, they have recently received both ignition funding and the tourism extension funding to help build their kitchen. They successfully launched a full-service kitchen in February of 2024 and have seen significant growth in the taproom since then. Additionally, Copper Bottom has seen a significant increase in catered events including a 200% increase in private events and weddings since the new kitchen installation.
In addition to their taproom, Copper Bottom’s beer can be found in cans at all PEI Liquor stores, on tap at over forty restaurants across the Island, and in select bars throughout Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Copper Bottom Brewing attributes much of its success to the support they have received from CBDC PEI East.
“CBDC has been a huge help to us over the past 7 years. CBDC has very knowledgeable staff who were integral to us in the early stages of opening Copper Bottom. The access to funding over the years has also been invaluable as well at the Human Resource programs that have been offered. This HR work with CBDC PEI East has been integral for us to build the foundation of good HR practices within the business and has helped us find balance in our lives as business owners. Our staff retention is good, and we offer great benefits to our staff based on some of CBDC PEI East recommendations.” - Ashley Condon