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.

Breweries in Canada

Name	Province/Territory	City	Founded	Notes	Ref
Agassiz Brewing	Manitoba	Winnipeg	1998	Closed in 2010
All or Nothing Brewhouse	Ontario	Oshawa	2014
Jesuit Brother Ambroise	Quebec	Quebec City	1646	Closed; first brewer in New France
Amsterdam Brewing Company	Ontario	Toronto	1986
La Barberie	Quebec	Quebec City	1995
Bavarian Brewing Company Limited	Newfoundland & Labrador	St. John's	1932	Closed in 1962
Beau's All Natural Brewing Company	Ontario	Vankleek Hill	2006
Belgh Brasse	Quebec	Amos	1999
The Bennett Brewing Company	Newfoundland & Labrador	St. John's	1827	Closed in 1962
Big Rock Brewery	Alberta	Calgary	1985
Brading Brewery	Ontario	Ottawa	1865	Merged into Brewing Corporation of Ontario in 1930. Brewery closed in 1970.
La Brasserie du Roi (The King's Brewery)	Quebec	Quebec City	1668	Closed in 1674; founded by Jean Talon	[1]^:21–22
Les Brasseurs du Nord	Quebec	Blainville	1987
Les Brasseurs RJ	Quebec	Montreal	1998
Brick Brewing Company	Ontario	Kitchener	1984
Cameron's Brewing Company	Ontario	Oakville	1997
Carling Brewery	Ontario	London	1840	Originating 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'Keefe	Ontario	Toronto	1930	Originally 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 & Distillers	British Columbia	Surrey	2003
Le Cheval Blanc	Quebec	Montreal	1986	Merged in 1998 to form Les Brasseurs RJ
Collective Arts Brewing	Ontario	Hamilton
Columbia Brewery	British Columbia	Creston	1898	Purchased by Labatt in 1974
Cool Beer Brewing Company	Ontario	Etobicoke	1997
Creemore Springs	Ontario	Creemore	1987	Acquired by Molson in 2005
Dawes Brewery	Quebec	Lachine	1811	Acquired by National Breweries in 1920s, acquired by Canadian Breweries in 1952, brands discontinued in 1997
Dominion Brewery	Ontario	Toronto	1878	Acquired by Canadian Breweries in 1930, closed in 1936
Dow Breweries	Quebec	Quebec City	1790	Originally 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 Brewery	Ontario	Guelph	1995	Closed in 2018
Farmery Estate Brewery	Manitoba	Neepawa	2012
Formosa Springs Brewery	Ontario	Formosa	1994	various owners, independent as of May 2018	[2]
Fort Garry Brewing Company	Manitoba	Winnipeg	1994
Forty Six North Brewing	Ontario	Sudbury	2019	Operated by Graham Orser
Granville Island Brewing	British Columbia	Vancouver	1984	Purchased by Molson in 2009.
Graystone Brewing	New Brunswick	Fredericton	2016
Great Lakes Brewery	Ontario	Toronto	1987
Great Western Brewing Company	Saskatchewan	Saskatoon	1989	Founded in 1927 as Hub City Brewing Company
Half Pints Brewing Company	Manitoba	Winnipeg	2006
Hamilton's Kent Brewery	Ontario	London	1859[3]	Named after, and imported its hops from, the county of Kent in England. Closed in 1917.[4]
Hogsback Brewing Company	Ontario	Ottawa	2010	Closed in 2018
Jasper Brewing Company	Alberta	Jasper	2005	Opened in 2005. Canada's first brewery in a National Park.
Kavanaugh and Company	Newfoundland & Labrador	St. John's	1890	Closed in 1936
Alexander Keith's Brewery	Nova Scotia	Halifax	1820	Sold to Oland Brewery in 1928, now owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev
King Brewery	Ontario	Nobleton	2002
Labatt Brewing Company	Ontario	London	1847	Purchased by Interbrew in 1995, now owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev
Lakeport Brewing Company	Ontario	Hamilton	1992	Taken over by Labatt in 2007
Lighthouse Brewing Company	British Columbia	Esquimalt	1998
Lindberg Brewing Company Limited	Newfoundland & Labrador	St. John's	1877	Closed in 1912
McAuslan Brewing	Quebec	Montreal	1989	Sold to Les Brasseurs RJ in 2013
Mill Street Brewery	Ontario	Toronto	2002	Sold to Labatt Brewing Company in 2015
Molson Brewery	Quebec	Montréal	1786	Merged with Coors in 2005 to form Molson Coors Brewing Company
Moosehead Breweries	New Brunswick	Saint John	1867
Mt. Begbie Brewing Company	British Columbia	Revelstoke	1996
Muskoka Cottage Brewery	Ontario	Bracebridge	1996
Nelson Brewing Company	British Columbia	Nelson	1991
Newfoundland Brewery Limited	Newfoundland & Labrador	St. John's	1893	Closed in 1962
Northern Breweries	Ontario	Sudbury	1907	Closed in 2006
Old Credit Brewing Co.	Ontario	Mississauga	1994	Still operating
O'Brien Brewing and Malting Company	Yukon	Klondike City	1904	Closed in 1919
Oland Brewery	Nova Scotia	Halifax	1867	Sold to Labatt Brewing Company in 1971
Paddock Wood Brewing Company	Saskatchewan	Saskatoon	2004
Parallel 49 Brewing Company	British Columbia	Vancouver	2012
Picaroons Traditional Ales	New Brunswick	Fredericton Saint John	1995	Still operating
Louis Prud'homme's brewery	Quebec	Montreal	1650	Closed; just outside the walls of Fort Ville-Marie (early Montréal)	[1]^:23–24
Quidi Vidi Brewing Company	Newfoundland & Labrador	St. John's	1996	Still operating
James Ready Brewery	New Brunswick	Saint John	1890
Russell Brewing Company	British Columbia	Surrey	1995
Sawdust City Brewing	Ontario	Gravenhurst	2014	Rob & Karla Engman and Sam Corbeil
Shaftebury Brewing Company	British Columbia	Vancouver	1986
Sleeman Breweries	Ontario	Guelph	1988	Re-establishment of family brewer dating back to 1830s. Original Sleemans during prohibition; re-established in 1988; Sold to Sapporo Brewery in 2006
Steam Whistle Brewing	Ontario	Toronto	2000
Steamworks Brewing Company	British Columbia	Vancouver	1995
Steelback Brewery	Ontario	Tiverton	2004	Closed in 2010
Unibroue	Quebec	Chambly	1991	Sold to Sleeman Breweries in 2004, now owned by Sapporo Brewery
Upper Canada Brewing Company	Ontario	Guelph	1985	Acquired by Sleeman Breweries in 1998
Walkerville Brewing Company	Ontario	Windsor	1998	Closed in 2007
Wellington Brewery	Ontario	Guelph	1985
Wild Rose Brewery	Alberta	Calgary	1996	Sold to Sleeman Breweries in 2019
Yellowbelly Brewery	Newfoundland & Labrador	St. John's	1846
Yukon Brewing Company	Yukon	Whitehorse	1997

See also

• Beer and breweries by region
• Beer in Canada
• Beer in Quebec
• Canadian Breweries
• List of breweries in British Columbia
• List of breweries, wineries, and distilleries in Manitoba
• List of breweries in Quebec

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.

Sources

• The Brewed Awakening guide to B.C.’s new breweries in 2016
• "Breweries in Québec, Canada", in Beer Me!, 2008

External links

• http://breweriesontheweb.com/CA.htm