Historic British American Brewing Co., British Ale Light Beer Pint Glass, Windsor Ontario Canada

Historic British American Brewing Co., British Ale Light Beer Pint Glass, Windsor Ontario CanadaThe rise and fall of Windsor, Ontarios Original Six breweries is a tale of brew masters, risk takers, gangsters, roadhouses, and the transformative impact of Prohibition on Windsors brewing industry. Windsor wasnt exactly a pioneer in the Canadian beerbrewing industry; that would be La Brasseries du Roy started by Jean Talon, in Qubec City in 1668. 217 years later, Windsor finally boasted its first fullfledged beermaking enterprise: the

Horlacher Brewery

on August 3rd

In the early days of the Hotel Denver

Black Pride Beer was brewed from 1967-1972 by the West Bend Lithia Co

sales had dropped to about 625

The brewery occupied over 4 acres of land along the edge of the valley of Twelve Mile Creek

Golden Gate Genuine Draft beer was produced from 1962 through 1971 and its image is reproduced on this clear pint glass with a digitally restored label from my personal collection

reproduced on this clear pint glass with a digitally restored label from my personal collection

The company erected a new bottling house in 1907 followed by a 40-ton refrigeration unit two years later

when the business was owned by the City Contract Co

went together with two brothers-in-law to launch the Sudbury Brewing and Malting Company in 1907 – expanding across the north through the purchase of the Soo Falls Brewing Company in 1911 and the Kakabeka Falls Brewing Company of Fort William (Thunder Bay) in 1913

Cincinnati Cream Ale became a beloved brand on both sides of the border