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Who owns this brewery?
From the archive
Creemore Springs Breweries Ltd. (since 2009)
VERIFIEDYESEvidence BChecked 2026-09-08
- Since
- 2009
- Direct owner
- Creemore Springs Breweries Ltd.
How Tally knows
The archive holds 2 dated, evidenced ownership events for Granville Island Brewing: Granville Island Brewing was acquired by Creemore Springs Breweries Ltd. (2009); Granville Island Brewing is a subsidiary of Molson Coors Beverage Company (2009). Each event cites its source, listed below; the current owner is read from the most recent event, and Tally does not restate it as the ultimate parent — that is a separate question.
Evidence
2 sources
- Molson buys Granville Island brewery — The Globe and Mail (2009) Proves: The 2009 purchase of Granville Island Brewing was made by Creemore Springs, Molson's craft subsidiary, as the acquiring entity.
- Granville Island Brewing — Wikipedia (accessed 2026-09-08) Proves: Founded 1984; sold to Andrew Peller Ltd. in 1989; bought in 2009 by Creemore Springs, a subsidiary of Molson Coors.
The chain
- 2009Creemore Springs Breweries Ltd.acquired_by — Resolves held claim HOC-0011 ("Current parent/company owner"). The 2009 acquirer was Creemore Springs, then already a Molson Coors subsidiary — the direct owner, recorded per the direct-owner-vs-ultimate-parent rule.
- 2009Molson Coors Beverage Companysubsidiary_of — Resolves held claim HOC-0011 ("Current parent/company owner"). Ultimate parent via Creemore Springs, not the direct acquirer. Founded 1984; sold to Andrew Peller Ltd. 1989; Creemore/Molson Coors 2009.
Connections
- Granville Island Brewingowned byCreemore Springs Breweries Ltd.
- Granville Island Brewingacquired byCreemore Springs Breweries Ltd.
What we still don’t know
No open research gaps recorded for this answer.