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Who owns this brewery?
From the archive
Cosgrave Brewery of Toronto Ltd.
VERIFIEDYESEvidence BChecked 2026-09-08
- Direct owner
- Cosgrave Brewery of Toronto Ltd.
How Tally knows
The archive holds a dated, evidenced ownership event for Toronto Brewing & Malting Co.: Toronto Brewing & Malting Co. was acquired by Cosgrave Brewery of Toronto Ltd.. 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
1 source
- Made in Toronto — Whisky and Beer — City of Toronto (accessed 2026-09-08) Proves: Corroboration of Copland's Toronto history and the Labatt era.
The chain
- —Cosgrave Brewery of Toronto Ltd.acquired_by — Resolves held claim HOC-0394 ("ACQUIRED / OWNED"). Toronto Brewing and Malting (est. late 1850s by John A. and Thomas P. Aldwell; incorporated 1874) was acquired and operated by Cosgrave — the City of Toronto exhibit says by 1910, while the pass carries a 1917 date. The variance is pre
Connections
- Toronto Brewing & Malting Co.owned byCosgrave Brewery of Toronto Ltd.
What we still don’t know
No open research gaps recorded for this answer.