THE LIST
LARGEST CRAFT BREWERIES (RANKED BY NUMBER OF LITRES BREWED)
Volume brewed (litres)
No. of local employees
Year est. in Ottawa area
Beau’s Brewing Co. 10 Terry Fox Dr., Vankleek Hill, ON K0B 1R0 613-678-2799 beaus.ca
4,606,300
100
2
Big Rig Brewery 103 Schneider Rd., Ottawa, ON K2K 1Y3 613-591-6262 bigrigbrewery.com
2,300,000
3
Whitewater Brewing Co. 78 Pembroke St., Cobden, ON K0J 1K0 613-646-0005 whitewaterbeer.ca
4
Name/Address/ Phone/Fax/Web
Local executive(s)
Brewmaster
Brands and specialties
2006
Steve Beauchesne CEO
N/A
Lug Tread Lagered Ale, Lug Tread 2.5% Lagered Ale, Full LCBO, The Beer Store, Time IPA, Good Time Session IPA, Country Vibes Amber grocery chains Lagered Ale, Local Organic Lagered Ale, Wag the Wolf White IPA, Grapefruit Radler, Halcon Barrel House
160
2012
Lon Ladell co-owner
Lon Ladell
Alpha Bomb IPA, Bongo Grapefruit Radler, Premium Pilsner, Hazy 44 Session IPA, Midnight Kissed My Cow Chocolate Milk Stout, Gold Lagered Ale
1,000,000
62
2013
Christopher Thompson Sean Goddard co-founder and president
Beyond the Pale Brewing Co. 106-250 City Centre Ave., Ottawa, ON K1R 6K7 613-668-2337 btpshop.ca
650,000
45
2012
Rob McIsaac Shane Clark Al Clark co-founders
Shane Clark
Pink Fuzz, Clean Cut, Aromatherapy, Pale Ale Project, seasonal beers
Brewery taproom, Brewery Retail Store, The Beer Store, grocery stores, LCBO, restaurants and bars across Ontario
5
Calabogie Brewing 105 Schneider Rd., Kanata, ON K2K 1Y3 613-608-2739 calabogiebrewing.com
600,000
30
2014
Tom Leger general manager
Hugh Colbert
Front Porch, Bogie, Brown Cow, Bleep Bloop, Five Island Watermelon
Taprooms, local bars and restaurants, LCBO, The Beer Store
5
Perth Brewery 121 Dufferin St., Perth, ON K7H 3A5 613-264-1087 perthbrewery.ca
600,000
25
1993
Jeremy Steeves Terry Steeves Cathy Brown co-owners
WND
Last Duel Lager, Euro Pilsner, Bonfire Black Lager, Hopside IPA, Calypso IPA, Oh Canada Maple, Honey Lager, Easy Amber Ale
LCBO, The Beer Store, local pubs and restaurants, grocery stores
5
Kichesippi Beer Co.* 2265 Robertson Rd., Ottawa, ON K2H 5Z2 613-728-7845 kbeer.ca
600,000
27
2010
Paul Meek president and owner
Phil Kochanke
Heller Highwater, 1855, Wuchak Series, Cheshire Cat Pilsner
Brewery retail store, pubs and restaurants, LCBO, grocery chains, The Beer Store
8
Broadhead Brewing* 106-1680 Vimont Crt. , Orléans, ON K4A 3M3 613-695-9444 broadheadbeer.com
500,000
10
2011
Josh Laroque Jamie White co-founders
Jon Cormier
Backbone Standard, Longshot White, Grindstone Amber, Wildcard Pale Ale, Underdog Pale Ale, Dark Horse Stout, Bodacious Blueberry Blonde
LCBO, The Beer Store, local pubs and restaurants, grocery stores
9
Lowertown Brewery* 73 York St., Ottawa, ON K1N 5T2 613-722-1454 lowertownbrewery.ca
330,000
4
2014
David Morphy Todd Brown
Patrick Fiori
Lowertown Lager, Lowertown Pale Ale, Lowertown Dark Lager, Lowertown IPA, Lowertown Red Fife, assorted seasonal brews
On-site restaurant
10
Bicycle Craft Brewery 812-50 Industrial Ave.. Ottawa, ON K1G 4K2 613-408-3326 bicyclecraftbrewery.ca
200,000
11
2014
Laura Behzadi Fariborz Behzadi co-founders
WND
Velocipede IPA, Frequency APA, On the Lam NE IPA, Milkshake IPA series, various seasonal releases
Brewery retail shop and tap room, Ottawaarea licensees, LCBO
10
Microbrasserie-Bistro Gainsbourg 9 Aubry St., Gatineau, QC J8X 2H1 819-777-3700 gainsbourg.ca
200,000
45
2013
Nicolas Cazelais
Pascal Desbiens
Scotch Ale, Double IPA, Côte Ouest IPA, Orange Tie Wrap, Session IPA, Blanche de Chelsea, Blonde de Chelsea, Rousse de Chelsea, Couleur Café, White Stout, Darling, Bonnie Parker, Traitresse
Chelsea Pub, Broue Ha Ha, Veux-tu une bière, on-site bottle and kegs, local restaurants
12
Brasserie du Bas-Canada 455, boul. de la Gappe, Local 103 Gatineau, QC 819-525-6162 brasseriebascanada.com
180,000
12
2017
Marc-André Cordeiro Lima Gabriel Girard Bernier co-founders
N/A
IPA, Double IPA, Triple IPA, Milkshake IPA, Lagers, Imperial Stouts, Smoothie Sours
On-site
12
Tooth and Nail Brewing Co.* 3 Irving Ave., Ottawa, ON K1Y 1Z2 613-695-4677 toothandnailbeer.com
180,000
10
2015
Matthew Tweedy Dayna Guy
Matthew Tweedy
Vim & Vigor Pilsner, Valor Saison, Fortitude Stout, Rabble Brewery Rouser IPA, rotating, seasonal and vintage selections
14
3 Brewers 215-240 Sparks St., Ottawa, ON K1P 6C9 613-380-8140 3brewers.ca
179,056
118
2013
Paul Lightfoot general manager, Sparks Street location
WND
White, Amber, Blonde, IPA, Brown, feature beers and brewer taps
3 Brewers locations (Sparks Street and Kanata)
15
Orléans Brewing Co. 4380 Innes Rd. , Orléans, ON K4A 3W3 613.830.8428 orleansbrewing.com
162,000
6
2017
Yann Lemieux Célia Lemieux co-owners
Yann Lemieux
Juicy McHazy, Kölsch Me Ousside, Billy Bob Bison, Black Hop Down, Wit Willie, Sid’s Vicious IIPA, Hellz Ya, Kettlebell Sour Series
LCBO, licensees, taproom and retail shop
16 16
Flora Hall Brewing 37 Flora St. Ottawa, ON K2P 1A7, 613-695-2339 florahallbrewing.ca
150,000
17
2017
Dave Longbottom president and owner
Rod Hughes
Flora Hall bar and retail Flora Hall English Ordinary Bitter, North East IPA, store, select bars American Oat Pale Ale, Farmhouse Saison, Blackberry Sherbet Sour, West Coast IPA, Oatmeal Stout, Norwegian Kveik, Belgian Table Beer, Brett Saison
Ridge Rock Brewing Co.* 421 Donald B. Munro Dr. Carp, ON K0A 1L0 ridgerockbrewco.ca
150,000
25
2018
Ryan Grassie Calvin De Haan Jake Sinclair Jason LaLonde co-owners
Jamie Maxwell
Amber, Simcoe IPA, Electric Mayhem IPA, Stout, Irish Stout, Blonde, Lagerbier, APA, Prairie Wind Wheat
Brewery retail shop and tap room, Ottawaarea licensees, LCBO
Brasseurs Du Temps* 170 Montcalm St., Gatineau, QC J8X 2M2 819-205-4999 / 819-205-1079 brasseursdutemps.com
150,000
70
2009
Alain Geoffroy Dominique Gosselin Marc Godin co-owners
Dominique Gosselin
Et La Lumière Fut, Allumante, Carpe Diem, Diable Au Corps, La Nuit des temps, Bouillon de la Chaudière
La Trappe a Fromage, Broue Ha Ha, select IGA and Metro locations in Gatineau
Stray Dog Brewing 4-501 Lacolle Way, Orléans, ON K4A 5B6 613-830-7364 straydogbrewing.ca
128,000
6
2017
Marc Plante Justin MacNeill co-owners
Justin MacNeill
This One California Common, Anytime Pale Ale, Shaggin Wagon IPA, Jeanne D'ark oatmeal stout, Bleu Nuit blueberry saison, Summer Slam cucumber wheat, Ripe Now watermelon wheat
LCBO, grocery stores, restaurants and pubs from Pembroke to Cornwall, The Beer Store
Evergreen Craft Ales 21-767 Silver Seven Rd., Kanata, ON K2V 0H1 evergreencraftales.com
125,000
7
2015
Chris Samuel
Chris Samuel
Seasonal and experimental. Maiden Voyage Pale Ale, Stratosphere IPA, Clothing of the Gods IPA, Deux! Sour Mango IPA, Flour Power Daytime IPA
Taproom, Patio Retail store, LCBO, The Beer Store
Microbrasserie Cassel Brewery B-2 Racine St., Casselman, ON K0A 1M0 613-369-4394 casselbrewery.ca
90,000
8
2012
Mario Bourgeois owner
Tyler Swan
Golden Rail Honey Brown Ale, Caboose IPA, Franco Craft Lager, Prorogation Brunch Stout, Cranberry Saison, Layover Session IPA, 1844 Pilsner
Grocery stores, restaurants, LCBO, online store and pub retail store
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Points of sale
Big Rig restaurants and brewery, LCBO, The Beer Store, grocery stores, online to Ontario residents
Farmer's Daughter, Whistling Paddler, Class V, Midnight Lakeside & Riverside Stout, High Tide NEIPA, Blood Moon Sour, seasonal varieties Bottle Shops, online, LCBO, grocery stores, The Beer Store, bars and restaurants
*These companies did not respond to this year’s survey in time for publication. This information is from previous years. WND= Would not disclose *These companies did not respond to this year’s survey in time for publication. This information is from previous years. WND = Would not disclose
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