List of breweries in Canada

This is an incomplete list 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.

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Breweries in Canada
NameProvince/TerritoryCityFoundedNotesRef
Agassiz BrewingManitobaWinnipeg1998Closed in 2010
All or Nothing BrewhouseOntarioOshawa2014
Jesuit Brother AmbroiseQuebecQuebec1646Closed; first brewer in New France
Amsterdam Brewing CompanyOntarioToronto1986
La BarberieQuebecQuebec City1995
Bavarian Brewing Company LimitedNewfoundland & LabradorSt. John's1932Closed in 1962
Beau's All Natural Brewing CompanyOntarioVankleek Hill2006
Belgh BrasseQuebecAmos1999
Cameron's Brewing CompanyOntarioOakville1997
The Bennett Brewing CompanyNewfoundland & LabradorSt. John's1827Closed in 1962
Big Rock BreweryAlbertaCalgary1985
Brading BreweryOntarioOttawa1865Merged into Brewing Corporation of Ontario in 1930. Brewery closed in 1970.
La Brasserie du Roi (The King's Brewery)QuebecQuebec City1668Closed in 1674; founded by Jean Talon[1]:21–22
Les Brasseurs du NordQuebecBlainville1987
Les Brasseurs RJQuebecMontreal1998
Brick Brewing CompanyOntarioKitchener1984
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
Dawes BreweryQuebecLachine188Acquired by National Breweries in 1920s, acquired by Canadian Breweries in 1952, brands discontinued in 1997
Dominion BreweryOntarioToronto1878Acquired by Canadian Breweries in 1930, closed in 1936
Dow BreweriesQuebecQuebec City1790Originally Dunn Brewery, renamed William Dow & Co. on death of Thomas Dunn. Acquired by National Breweries in 1920s, 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[2]
Fort Garry Brewing CompanyManitobaWinnipeg1994
Forty Six North Brewing Ontario Sudbury 2019 Operated by Graham Orser
Granville Island BrewingBritish ColumbiaVancouver1984
Graystone BrewingNew BrunswickFredericton2016
Great Lakes BreweryOntarioToronto1987
Great Western Brewing CompanySaskatchewanSaskatoon1989Founded in 1927 as Hub City Brewing Company
Half Pints Brewing CompanyManitobaWinnipeg2006
Hamilton's Kent BreweryOntarioLondon1859[3]Named after, and imported its hops from, the county of Kent in England. Closed in 1917[4].
Hogsback Brewing Company
OntarioOttawa2010Closed in 2018
Jasper Brewing Company Alberta Jasper 2005 Opened in 2005. Canada's first brewery in a National Park.
Kavanaugh and CompanyNewfoundland & LabradorSt. John's1890Closed in 1936
Alexander Keith's BreweryNova ScotiaHalifax1820Sold to Oland Brewery in 1928, now owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev
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
Lindberg Brewing Company LimitedNewfoundland & LabradorSt. John's1877Closed in 1912
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
Moosehead BreweriesNew BrunswickSaint John1867
Mt. Begbie Brewing CompanyBritish ColumbiaRevelstoke1996
Muskoka Cottage BreweryOntarioBracebridge1996
Nelson Brewing CompanyBritish ColumbiaNelson1991
Newfoundland Brewery LimitedNewfoundland & LabradorSt. John's1893Closed in 1962
Northern BreweriesOntarioSudbury1907Closed in 2006
Old Credit Brewing Co.OntarioMississauga1994Still operating
O'Brien Brewing and Malting CompanyYukonKlondike City1904Closed in 1919
Oland BreweryNova ScotiaHalifax1867Sold to Labatt Brewing Company in 1971
Paddock Wood Brewing CompanySaskatchewanSaskatoon2004
Parallel 49 Brewing CompanyBritish ColumbiaVancouver2012
Picaroons Traditional AlesNew Brunswick1995Still operating
Louis Prud'homme's breweryQuebecMontréal1650Closed; just outside the walls of Fort Ville-Marie (early Montréal)[1]:23–24
Quidi Vidi Brewing CompanyNewfoundland & LabradorSt. John's1996Still operating
James Ready BreweryNew BrunswickSaint John1890
Russell Brewing CompanyBritish ColumbiaSurrey1995
Sawdust City Brewing Ontario Gravenhurst 2014 Rob & Karla Engman and Sam Corbeil
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
Yellowbelly BreweryNewfoundland & LabradorSt. John's1846
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. Sneath, Allen Winn (2001). ""Brewing in the New Land"". Brewed in Canada. Toronto and Oxford: Dundurn Group. pp. 23–24.
  2. https://www.canadianbeernews.com/2018/05/04/formosa-springs-brewery-reopens-under-new-ownership/
  3. 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.
  4. Baker, Michael (2006). A New London, 1914: Selections from the Orr Photographic Collection. London, ON: Museum London. p. 14. ISBN 1-897215-10-X.

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