Canada

L'Amère à boire

Located in Montreal, Quebec

 

A brew pub owned by Grégoire Roussel and René Guindon

La Barberie

Located in Quebec City , Quebec

Opened in 1997

La Voie Maltee

Located in Saguenay and Chictoutimi, Quebec

A Micro Brewery with good food.
Two locations

Lake on the Mountain Brewery

Located in Prince Edward County, Ontario

 

They opened in 2007 brewing a 'Country Brown Ale' and a 'Cream Ale'.

Lakes of Muskoka Cottage Brewery

Located in Bracebridge, Ontario

Located right in the heart of Muskoka in downtown Bracebridge,  They capped their first bottle of Muskoka Cream Ale back in 1996.

Lakeport Beverage Corporation

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

According to their website Lakeport Honey Lager  is Ontario's #1 honey beer

Lighthouse Brewing

Located In Victoria, BC

Founded in 1998. They produce four beers:
Becan,Race Rock,Keepers and a lager.
Their race rock amber ale is an award winner

L'Alchemiste Microbrasserie

Located in Jolitte Quebec

 

La Bock de Joliette

 

L'INOX Maîtres Brasseurs

Located in Quebec City , Quebec

L'INOX came into being in 1987, following the association of three individuals sharing a common passion for beer: Pierre Turgeon, André Jean, and Roger Roy. In addition to experimenting with beer, their seek to have direct contact with those that will consume their brew

Le Bien Le Malt

Located in Rimouski, Quebec

Les 3 Brasseurs

Located in Toronto, Ontario

The 3 Brewers opened its very first microbrewery restaurant in Place de la Gare à Lille in 1986. Since then operations have expanded to 28 locations in France as well as several restaurants in other parts of the world including Quebec and Ontario.

 

Les Bières de la Nouvelle-France's

Located in Saint-Alexis des Monts,Quebec

Based in Saint-Alexis des Monts in the Mauricie region, the Les bières de la Nouvelle-France (BNF) microbrewery is passionate about making exceptional beer. Close collaboration and sharing of know-how between Quebeckers and Belgians have resulted in quality beer that is truly unique.

This microbrewery produces six beers: the Claire Fontaine, the Blonde d'Epeautre, the Ambrée de Sarrasin, the Nouvelle-France Rouge, La Messagère and La Messagère Red Ale - two gluten-free brew created specifically for those who are gluten intolerant.

 

Les Brasseurs du Hameau

Located in Ham-Sud Quebec

 

Les Brasseurs du Hameau Ramdham Pamplemousse is a popular brew Brewmaster: Normand Vigneault

Les brasseurs du Nord

Located in Blainsville, Quebec

Laura Urtnowski, Bernard Morin and Jean Morin were still in their twenties when they founded Les Brasseurs du Nord. As students they had perfected their own beer recipe. Their homebrew met with such success that they decided to start a brewery.

Founded in 1987, Les Brasseurs du Nord is famous for its six ale-type beers – Boréale Rousse, Boréale Blonde, Boréale Cuivrée, Boréale Noire, Boréale Dorée and more recently Boréale Blanche.

Wholly Quebec-owned, we are the last large microbrewery still run by its founder-owners.

Les Trois Mousquetaires

Located in Brossard, Quebec

Microbrasserie The Three Musketeers

head brewer Jonathan Lafortune focus on creating traditional German-style beers

Longwood Brewpub

Located in Nanaimo, British Columbia

Longwood Brew Pub & Restaurant stands proud as the "jewel in the crown" of Longwood Station in the heart of Vancouver Islands second biggest city

Harley Smith  is the brewer who holistic approach to beer manufacturing. Beers are unflitered. the brewers at Longwood have over 40 recipes to choose from.

 

MacLean's Ale

Located In Guelph, Ontario

A very small craft brewery know for its famous signature MacLean's Pale Ale. MacLean's brews with a unique combination of British malts, English Fuggles and Goldings hops. Add to that a distinctive strain of English ale yeast and the result is a well hopped, malty ale with a fine balance and flavour.

The name F&M MacLean's Ale is often used.

Magnotta Brewing

Located in Vaughan, Ontario

Since 1996, Magnotta Brewery has focused on brewing ultra-premium lagers and ales by adhering to traditional and time-honoured craft-brewing methods. All Magnotta beers are carefully made without fillers (adjuncts) like corn or rice, without additives or preservatives, without pasteurization, and without the high gravity process that requires dilution and blending. Produces True North Beer

Magnotta Winery

 

Mark James Group

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

The Mark James Group is British Columbia's premiere collection of craft brewery restaurants. Established in 1976, MJG now has five popular brewery restaurants.

Taylor's Crossing ,The Yaletown Brewing Company, BrewHouse at Whistler, Dix BBQ & Brewery, BigRidge Brewing Company and The Flying Beaver

McAuslan Brewing

Located in Montreal, Quebec

 

McAuslan Brewing began operations in January of 1989. Located at 4850 St-Ambroise Street in Montreal's St-Henri district, it has established itself as Quebec's foremost micro-brewery.

St-Ambroise, is their flagship beer They also produce Griffon brand. Griffon Extra Pale Ale has won gold at the World Cup Griffon Red (rousse) has also won gold.

La Microbrasserie Archibald

Located in Lac_Beauport Quebec

 

Ten minutes from Quebec city.. They brew 11 beers

Microbrasserie Charlevoix

Located in Baie-Saint -Paul, Quebec

Founded in 1998 producing Belgium style beers

microbrasserie  d'Orleans

Located in Sainte-Famille, Québec

Jean and François bought the building in january of 2006. In June of the same year, the first beer was brewed in " Ste-Famille, Île d'Orléans
all beers brewed with mineral water

Microbrasserie Pit Caribou

Located in Perce, Quebec

The brewery opened in 2007

Microbrasserie Saint Arnould

Located in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec

 

Named after the patron saint of brewers.

They produce 11 different beers including La Mucacha, La Blanche des Anges ans P'Tit Train du Nord

Mill Street Brewery

Located in Toronto, Ontario

The Brewery opened in 2002. It won Canadian Brewery of the Year honours in 2007-08

The brewery was named after its original location at 55 Mill Street in the historic Distillery District , the former industrial complex occupied by spirits maker Gooderham and Worts . In early 2006, all large-scale brewing was moved to a bigger facility in Scarborough, Ontario , and the Distillery District location reponed in October, 2006 as a brewpub

 

Mission Spring

Located In Mission, BC

A pub brewery near Vancouver. Micro Brewery Mission Springs Brewing Company produces its beers in-house using a traditional English-style, 10-barrel brewery. Brewmaster Tim Brown uses purified water and only the finest hops and malts to produce our line of Mission Springs ales.
They make a Oatmeal Stout

The restaurant and brewery compliments Mission Springs Brewing Company's longer-standing pub operations. There is a breathtaking view of the Fraser River from either of the big covered patios of the restaurant and pub.

Molson

Located across Canada

Perhaps the best known name in Canadain Beers. Certaily the largest and most popular bewery featuring Molson Canadian.

The company dates back to 1786 with an award-winning brand portfolio which includes, Molson Canadian, Coors Light, Molson Export, Molson Dry, Rickard's and Pilsner.

Molson brews Carling Black Label, Bohemian,Coors Light, Export Ale and Rickard's Red

Moosehead Breweries

Located in St. John, New Brunswick

Canada's oldest independent brewery

The brewery traces its history back to1865 and Susannah Oland who immigrated to Canada .  Susannah began brewing a few batches of an old family recipe for “brown October ale,” a beer that had been brewed on their estate in England. The brew was so good, friends and neighbours persuaded the family to produce it on a larger scale and sell it to the public. In 1867, the Oland family opened their first brewery in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. It was known as the Army and Navy Brewery .

Shortly after becoming a widow she was forced to sell but later she repurchased the brewery along with her son George W.C.and renamed it S. Oland Sons & Company . The brewery was destroyed the the 1917 Halifax explotion.

After the war George W.C. moved to St John and purchased the James Ready Brewery in West Saint John. This larger brewery would eventually become Moosehead Breweries Limited.

James Ready beers are still produced by Moosehead

Moosehead Breweries has continued expanding and is now distributed in 15 countries, and all 50 states in the U.S.A. And the strong family tradition of brewing also continues at Moosehead Breweries as two of Derek's sons, Andrew and Patrick, have become the 6th Oland generation to work in the family business.

Mountain Crest Brewing Co

Located In Calgary, Alberta

Founded by the sister-brother team of Manjit & Ravinder Minhas . The beer is actually brewed in USA.

Mt Begbie Brewing Co

Located In Revelstoke British Columbia

Small brewery that opened in 1996,owned and operated by Bart and Tracy Larson. Their beers include: High Country Kolsch,Begbie Cream Ale,Power House pale ale, Tall Timber Ale, and Selkirk

Multi -Brasse Microbrasserie

Located in Tingwick,, Québec

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Nelson Brewing Company

Located Nelson, British Columbia

A craft brewery located in Nelson, British Columbia, the cultural and recreational heart of the West Kootenay region. Ther are certified organic.

Their beers include: After Dark, Blackheart Oatmeal Stout, Liplock Summer Wheat Ale and Wild Honey Ale

Neustadt Springs Brewery

Located in Neustadt, Ontario

A family owned brewery started in 1859. The brewery is build over a natural spring and lays claim to been the oldest original operating brewery in Ontario

They use orgainic hops from New Zealand

 

Niagara's Best Beer Ltd.

Located In St. Catharines Ontario

A small brewery located in Canada's wine country Stared by
Kent and Kristy Kramer. They make two great beers
Niagara's Best Blonde Premium Ale and Niagara's Best Lager.

Northampton Brewing Company

Located in Fredericton, New Brunswick

Producers of   Picaroons Traditional Ales
The brewery uses tarditional 15th century method of brewing beer

Okanagan Springs Brewery

Located in Veron British Columbia

One of BC's original craft breweries, Okanagan Spring Brewery was founded in 1984 by Buko von Krosigk and Jakob Tobler—two men determined to make the best quality beer possible.

Their brewing facility housed a former fruit-packing facility in Vernon, BC, and as a result Buko and Jakob took their inspiration from the pristine surroundings of BC's Okanagan Valley ( now noted for its great wines). Like the local spring water they used to brew, their beer would be pure.

Pacific  Western Brewing Company

Located in Prince George, British Columbia

 

Established in 1957 in Prince George, BC on a fresh water spring, the Pacific Western Brewing Co.(PWB) is now British Columbia's largest independent Canadian-owned brewery.

In its first 35 years the brewery changed hands a number of times.  Originally named Caribou Brewing, it has been known for a rich and colourful past at the hands of such entrepreneurs as Austrian Eugene Zarek and the illustrious "Uncle" Ben Ginter.

In the late 1980's entrepreneur Kazuko Komatsu began producing a special beer at the brewery for export to Japan. The beer was so well received in the Japanese market that she went on to assume control of the brewery in 1991.

1965    First Canned Beer in BC

Paddock Wood

Located In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

 

Paddock Wood Brewing was started in 1996 by Steve Cavan as a home-based mail-order only business (mostly to feed his hobby and passion for brewing), but is now a private corporation with 41 shareholders. Saskatchewan's first craft (or micro) brewery

Their beers include: Black Cat, Czech Mate, Bête Noire and 606 Pale Ale

Pepperwood Brewery

Located in Burlington, Ontario

a small brewpub currently producing six house brands, Pale Ale, Dry Hopped Best Bitter, Cream Ale, Red Ale, Monkey Brown, and a Framboise.

Phillips Brewing Company

Located in Victoria British Columbia

 

In August of 2001, Phillips Beer rolled out the soon-to-be loved classics the Raspberry Wheat Ale, India Pale Ale and Espresso Stout  All due to the efforts of Matt Phillip who fought the odds when the banks said no.

It took years of hard work before the Brewery became know as one of BC's best

Pump House Brewery

Located In Moncton, New Brunswick

It was opened as a brewpub in downtown Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada in 1999 by the co-owners Shaun Fraser, a local fire department chief, and his wife Lilia, both have since won outstanding entrepreneurships for their remarkable success. They debuted in style on New Year's Eve with the first new beer of the Millenium. The famous Swiss chef Kurt Wermelinger has been leading the kitchen team since its openning.

In July 2002, a brewing/bottling plant was built outside the city centre and production began in the same year. A gausthaus/restaurant was also established later on the plant site, called the Barn Yard BBQ.

Their beers include:Blueberry Ale, Cadian Ale, and Fire Chief Red Ale

Propeller Brewery

Located In Halifax Nova Scotia

A small brewery that began in 1997 but has risen quickly to the top. winning gold metals at the World Beer Championships. They rely on the world's best ale malts-malted barley-a combination of the finest two-row Canadian malted barley from Saskatchewan, blended with carefully selected specialty malts from top producers in Europe and Britain.

Owner is Joh Allen

Quidi Vidi

Located in Saint John's, NF

Quidi Vidi Brewing Company Limited (QV) was established in 1996. QV is a Newfoundland based independent brewing company focused on producing world-class quality beers for the main stream, specialty and now the premium segment of the beer market.

Beerr include: Eric's Red Cream Ale, 1892 Traditional Ale,Iceberg, and QV

R &B Brewery

Located in Vancouver British Columbia

This False Creek micro-brewery was started by Rick Dellow and Barry Benson. After spending many years installing microbreweries and brewpubs and training brewers all over the world they decided to bring their wealth of knowledge and experience home to Vancouver

Their beers include Red Devil Ale, Raven Cream Ale and Sun God Wheat Ale

Railway City Brewing CO

Located in St Thomas, Ontario

 

A small brewpub which opened in April 2008

Ridge Brew House

Located in Osyooso British Columbia

Located in British Columbia's beautiful Okanagan Westridge Inn Resort

Their most popular beer is NGD Ale Other beers include Ridge Honey ALe, Ridge Amberillo, OTown Brown Ale and Ride Indian Pale Ale

Good food.

Robert Simpson Brewing Co Ltd.

Located in Barrie, Ontario

A craft brewery owned by Robert Simpson
The caption on the original bottles read In Heaven there is no beer, so drink one now while you are here.

Robert Simpson Sugar Bush Lager  is very

Roughneck Brewery

Located in Calmar, Alberta

Roughneck Brewing Company is a craft brewery locally owned and operating in Alberta. All our beer is brewed in small batches using only the best malted barley, hops, filtered-water, and yeast. The result is a great tasting all natural beer

Main beer Roughneck Driller's Ale

 

Rudders Brewery

Located in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

A small ten barrel gravity flow brewery.

Their newest beer Raspberry Blond Golden Wheat beer with a hint of raspberry

 

Russell Brewing Company

Located in Surrey, British Columbia

A popular and fast growing brewery. Owned by Russell Breweries Inc who also own Fort Garry Brewing Company in Winnipeg. Makers of BC Lion Lager

Scotch Irish Brewing

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Scotch Irish Brewing has entered into an agreement to sell its brands and equity to Heritage Brewing of Carleton Place.

Shaftebury Brewing Company

Located in Delta British Columbia

Shaftebury Brewing Company is one of the original craft breweries in BC. With somewhat of an irreverent brand personality reminiscent of some micros throughout the US, its portfolio includes brands like Shaftebury Cream Ale, Shaftebury Honey Pale Ale and the newly launched Four Twenty Brilliant

It is currently owned by Sleeman Breweries .

Sleeman Brewing and Malting

Located throughout Canada

In 1834 John H Sleeman opened his first brewery in St Davies The Stanford Springs Brewery. In 1898 the first release of Steeman Cream Ale which becomes the cornorstone of the company .

After a few troubled years John W Sleeman rebuilds the companies reputation. I997 they merge with Okanagan Springs Brewery. Today, Sleeman is one of the fastest growing premium brewers in North America

Spinnakers Brew Pub

Located in Victoria British Columbia

Spinnakers was a pioneer of the North American craft-brewing renaissance and is Canada's oldest brewpub.

Spinnakers' brews range from pale to dark, light to full bodied. The ales are served by traditional beer engines that have been imported from England

 

Steelback

Located in Tiverton, Ontario

Steelback Brewery was started in September, 2002 by Frank D'Angelo owner of D'Angelo Brands juices. The company has endured its ups and downs. It re launched in 2008 Since the re launch, the company has won multiple brewing awards and also was awarded Sobey's Business of the Year Award on March 21, 2009

Steelback's five beers include: Steelback Premium Lager, Steelback Tiverton Honey Brown, Steelback Premium Draught, Steelback Tiverton Dark, and Steelback Light, and only on tap, the Steelback Red Maple

Steam Whistle Brewing

Located in Toronto,Ontario

Brewery is named Steam Whistle, drawing from the inspirational sounds of steam rushing from factory whistles, signaling the end of a fulfilling workday and a time for personal reward. Steam-powered whistles were icons of the 1950's, a golden era of progress and prosperity, when things were built to last and people enjoyed the simple things in life

In March 2000, the first cases of Steam Whistle Pilsner rolled off the bottling line packaged in unique green glass bottles

Steamworks Pub Brewery

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Steamworks is a popular brew pub in Gastown section of Vancuver.They brew their own beer and they have many choices to choose from. Including Cascadia Cream Ale, Lions Gate Lager, Nirvana Nut Brown Ale, and Blitzen Christmas Ale

Storm Brewing LTD.

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

They opened in 1995 with a very popular beer called Red Sky created by Brewmaster and owner, James Walton

Also popular is their Storm Brewing's Hurricane I.P.A.

Storm Brewing In NFDL

Located in Saint John's, NF

Named to reflect the harsh Marine environment of the Atlantic. It was originally founded in 1995 under the name Freshwater Brewing Co

Beers include: Storm Hemp Ale,Raspberry Wheat Ale,Coffee Porter, Island Gold and Irish Red

Stratford Brewing Company

Located in St Thomas, Ontario

Stratford Brewing Company is a small, family run business. At the helm are husband and wife team, Joseph Tuer and Rebecca Hill, both Stratford natives.

Signature beer is Stratford Pilsner. Joseph and Alan's decision to focus on one signature beer is not only based on their personal preference for pilsner, but also because they noticed a definite lack of quality pilsners in the Ontario micro brewing industry

Taps Brewing

Located in Niagara Falls, Ontario

 

Founded in 2004, Taps Brewing Company is was orginally located in the heart of Ontario's wine country, in historic Niagara-on-the-Lake. They are moving to a larger facility in Niagara Falls. They brew in small batches, using only four ingredients: pure filtered water, select hops, choice malted barley and yeast. .

 

The Gahan House Pub & Brewery

Located in Charlottetown, PEI

Located in a historic house just off the main street in Charlottetown, The Gahan House Brew-pub serves as one of PEI's tourists destinations. It is the only brewery in the province and brews beer for a number of pubs/restaurants on the island. Seven (7) fresh handcrafted ales are brewed on-site by Brewmaster Trent Hayes.

The Gahan Brewery (formerly Murphy's Brewing Co.) was established in March 1997 renamed in 2000. Island Red Premium Ale and Sir John A's Honey Wheat Ale were launched as the first two flavours to be bottled by the brewery

The Lion Brewery

Located in Waterloo, Ontario

A brewpub located in the Huether Hotel.
Kelly Adlys has been brewing beer since 1986.

The Merchant Brew Pub

Located in St Chatherine, Ontario

 

In the spring of 1999, three 20something buddies -- John Tiffin, Iain Watson and James Vanderzanden opened a brew pub called the Merchant Ale House.

Beers Include: Old Time Hockey Ale and Drunken Monkey Oatmeal Stout

The Publican House Brewery

Located in Petersborough, Ontario

Newly opened in 2009 by owner Jon Conquer. Their signature beer is simply called House Ale.
They also brew a pale ale called Square Nail

Street windows allow passerby's to watch the entire brewing procedure.

 

Trafalgar Ales & Meades.

Located in Oakville, Ontario

Founded by Mike and Nancy Arnold and George Hengstman in August 1993. For ten years TBC steadily built a reputation as a craft brewery specializing in uniquely brewed small batches of beer. In 2003, with the hugely successful introduction of three flavors of Mead to the Ontario market, TBC changed to Trafalgar Ales & Meads and is now recognized as one of Ontario's most progressive small breweries

 

Tree Brewing

Located in Kelowna, British Columbia

German trained Tree Brew Master, Stefan Buhl is committed to producing only the highest quality un-pasteurized pure beer. Their beers include: Rebel,Kelowna Pilsner,Spy Porter,Thirsty Beaver Amber Ale,Cutthroat Pale Ale and the popular Hop Head.Also know as Fireweed Brewing Corporation

Unibroue

Located in Chambly, Quebec

Located just outside Montreal in the small village of Chambly, Canada's most impressive brewery churns out some of the most distinctive Belgian-style ales this side of the Atlantic.  The brewery is emaculate, the recipes are inspired, and Unibroue's love for the history of the region is apparent. 

Vancouver Island Brewing Company

Located in Victoria, British Columbia

Vancouver Island Brewery was the Island's first craft brewery. Starting from humble beginnings in a small warehouse in Central Saanich in 1984. In 1995 they moved to a bigger facility in Victoria

 

Walkerville Brewing

Located in Windsor, Ontario

The brewery can trace its history back to 1885 Their logo World class beer made right here

Wellington Brewer

Located in Gulf, Ontario

Philip Gosling opened Wellington Brewery in the spring of 1985 . Starting as a small microbrewery Wellington has grown over the years

They also produce Trailhead Vienna style lager

Widemouth Brewing

Located in Surrey, British Columbia

The company started in 2006..They claim to be BC's most popular brewery They make a Bohemia style pilsner

Wild Rose Brewery

Located in   Calgary, Alberta

A small microbrewery started 1996.
They current produce six beers including Velvet Frog SOB and Wrasberry Ale.

Woodbridge Brewery

Located in Woodbridge,Ontario

 

A small brewery making three beers. Arctic Gold Pilsner, Europa Red Lager, and White Star Ale

Yukon Brewing Company

Located in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

When entering the American market, Chilkoot Brewing Company Ltd. faced trademark issues and decided to call itself the Cheechako Brewing Company. In 1999, however, the name changed again and the brewery now promotes itself as the Yukon Brewing Company.

The brewery produces seven brews that are available outside of Yukon and four special brews that are only available in Whitehorse