List of breweries in Canada

This is an incomplete list (10+ years old) of many of the breweries in Canada. Breweries are not included in this list unless the individual brewery is notable or contains significance to Canadian culture and history.

Breweries in Canada
NameProvince/TerritoryCityFoundedNotesRef
Agassiz BrewingManitobaWinnipeg1998Closed in 2010
All or Nothing BrewhouseOntarioOshawa2014
Amsterdam Brewing CompanyOntarioToronto1986
La BarberieQuebecQuebec City1995
Beau's All Natural Brewing CompanyOntarioVankleek Hill2006
Belgh BrasseQuebecAmos1999
Big Rock BreweryAlbertaCalgary1985
La Brasserie du Roi (The King's Brewery)QuebecQuebec City1668Closed in 1674; founded by Jean Talon. Talon's original 1668 brewery building burned down in 1713.[1][2]: 21–22 
Les Brasseurs du NordQuebecBlainville1987
Les Brasseurs RJQuebecMontreal1998
Brick Brewing CompanyOntarioKitchener1984
Cameron's Brewing CompanyOntarioOakville1997
Carling BreweryOntarioLondon1840Originating in 1840 as a small brewing operation in London, Ontario, Carling became a national and eventually a global brand, particularly popular in the UK and South Africa. Carling merged with the Brewing Corporation of Ontario (BCO) in 1930. BCO launched Carling in the US in 1932, and acquired Toronto's O'Keefe Brewery in 1934. BCO became Canadian Breweries (CBL) in 1937. Carling brands entered the UK market in 1952. After CBL was sold to Rothmans in 1969, it was renamed Carling O'Keefe in 1973. In 1989, Carling O'Keefe merged with Molson, which merged in 2005 with Coors to form Molson Coors Brewing Company. Molson Coors has continued to brew and sell Carling Black Label across Canada.
Carling O'KeefeOntarioToronto1930Originally formed as Brewing Corporation of Ontario, became Canadian Breweries in 1936. One of the "Big Three" of Canadian brewing formed by buying or merging smaller competitors. Became Carling O'Keefe in 1973. Merged with Molson in 1989
Central City Brewers & DistillersBritish ColumbiaSurrey2003
Le Cheval BlancQuebecMontreal1986Merged in 1998 to form Les Brasseurs RJ
Collective Arts BrewingOntarioHamilton
Columbia BreweryBritish ColumbiaCreston1898Purchased by Labatt in 1974
Cool Beer Brewing CompanyOntarioEtobicoke1997
Creemore SpringsOntarioCreemore1987Acquired by Molson in 2005
Dominion BreweryOntarioToronto1878Acquired by Canadian Breweries in 1930, closed in 1936
Dow BreweriesQuebecQuebec City1790Originally Dunn Brewery, renamed William Dow & Co. on death of Thomas Dunn. Combines with Williams to become National Breweries in 1909.[3] The National Breweries Ltd. building was constructed in 1919 with additions in 1924.[4] Acquired by Canadian Breweries in 1952, brands discontinued in 1997
F&M BreweryOntarioGuelph1995Closed in 2018
Farmery Estate BreweryManitobaNeepawa2012
Formosa Springs BreweryOntarioFormosa1994various owners, independent as of May 2018[5]
Fort Garry Brewing CompanyManitobaWinnipeg1994
Granville Island BrewingBritish ColumbiaVancouver1984Purchased by Molson in 2009.
Great Lakes BreweryOntarioToronto1987
Great Western Brewing CompanySaskatchewanSaskatoon1989Founded in 1927 as Hub City Brewing Company
Half Pints Brewing CompanyManitobaWinnipeg2006
Hamilton's Kent BreweryOntarioLondon1859[6]Named after, and imported its hops from, the county of Kent in England. Closed in 1917.[7]
Hogsback Brewing Company
OntarioOttawa2010Closed in 2018
Alexander Keith's BreweryNova ScotiaHalifax1820Sold to Oland Brewery in 1928, now owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev. The current ironstone brewery building was built in 1837.[8]
King BreweryOntarioNobleton2002
Labatt Brewing CompanyOntarioLondon1847Purchased by Interbrew in 1995, now owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev
Lakeport Brewing CompanyOntarioHamilton1992Taken over by Labatt in 2007
Lighthouse Brewing CompanyBritish ColumbiaEsquimalt1998
McAuslan BrewingQuebecMontreal1989Sold to Les Brasseurs RJ in 2013
Mill Street BreweryOntarioToronto2002Sold to Labatt Brewing Company in 2015
Molson BreweryQuebecMontréal1786Merged with Coors in 2005 to form Molson Coors Brewing Company. The oldest extant building from the original Molson brewery complex was built in stone in 1913.[9]
Moosehead BreweriesNew BrunswickSaint John1867The Halifax Explosion of 1917 destroyed the Moosehead brewery.
Mt. Begbie Brewing CompanyBritish ColumbiaRevelstoke1996
Muskoka Cottage BreweryOntarioBracebridge1996
Nelson Brewing CompanyBritish ColumbiaNelson1991
Neustadt Springs BreweryOntarioNeustadt1997Originally founded by Henry Huether in 1859 as the Crystal Springs Brewery. Closed in 1916 due to prohibition. Reopened in 1997 as Neustadt Springs Brewery.
Northern BreweriesOntarioSudbury1907Closed in 2006
O'Brien Brewing and Malting CompanyYukonKlondike City1904Closed in 1919
Oland BreweryNova ScotiaHalifax1907Sold to Labatt Brewing Company in 1971
Paddock Wood Brewing CompanySaskatchewanSaskatoon2004
Parallel 49 Brewing CompanyBritish ColumbiaVancouver2012
Picaroons Traditional AlesNew Brunswick1995Still operating
Louis Prud'homme's breweryQuebecMontreal1650Closed; just outside the walls of Fort Ville-Marie (early Montréal)[2]: 23–24 
Quidi Vidi Brewing CompanyNewfoundland & LabradorSt. John's1996Still operating
Russell Brewing CompanyBritish ColumbiaSurrey1995
Shaftebury Brewing CompanyBritish ColumbiaVancouver1986
Sleeman BreweriesOntarioGuelph1988Re-establishment of family brewer dating back to 1830s. Original Sleemans during prohibition; re-established in 1988; Sold to Sapporo Brewery in 2006
Steam Whistle BrewingOntarioToronto2000
Steamworks Brewing CompanyBritish ColumbiaVancouver1995
Steelback BreweryOntarioTiverton2004Closed in 2010
UnibroueQuebecChambly1991Sold to Sleeman Breweries in 2004, now owned by Sapporo Brewery
Upper Canada Brewing CompanyOntarioGuelph1985Acquired by Sleeman Breweries in 1998
Walkerville Brewing CompanyOntarioWindsor1998Closed in 2007
Wellington BreweryOntarioGuelph1985
Wild Rose BreweryAlbertaCalgary1996Sold to Sleeman Breweries in 2019
Yukon Brewing CompanyYukonWhitehorse1997

See also

References

Further reading
  • Acker, Caroline J; and Sarah W. Tracy (2004). Altering American Consciousness: The History of Alcohol and Drug Use in the United States, 1800-2000. Amherst, Mass: University of Massachusetts Press, Print.
  • Mancall, Peter C. (1995). Deadly Medicine: Indians and Alcohol in Early America. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, Print.

Notes
  1. "Îlot des Palais". Points of Interest. Ville de Québec.
  2. Sneath, Allen Winn (2001). ""Brewing in the New Land"". Brewed in Canada. Toronto and Oxford: Dundurn Group. pp. 23–24.
  3. Sabourin, Diane. "Griffintown". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  4. Hill, Robert G. "AMOS, Louis Auguste (1869-1948)". Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950. Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. "Formosa Springs Brewery Reopens Under New Ownership". 4 May 2018.
  6. Phillips, Glen C. (2000). On Tap: The Odyssey of Beer and Brewing in Victorian London-Middlesex. London, ON: Cheshire Cat Press. p. 76. ISBN 0921818211.
  7. Baker, Michael (2006). A New London, 1914: Selections from the Orr Photographic Collection. London, ON: Museum London. p. 14. ISBN 1-897215-10-X.
  8. "Keith Hall and Brewery". Canada's Historic Places. The Canadian Registrar. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  9. "Molson Brewery complex 1670, Notre-Dame Street East". Memento. Heritage Montreal. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

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