Brasserie de Gédéon Rousseau / Louis Chevalier
Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Quebec Pass 83. Patrimoine Shawinigan documents an early Shawinigan brewery owned by Gédéon Rousseau and purchased by Louis Chevalier in 1906. It was first on Fifth Street, later moved to avenue Mercier, and eventually disappeared. Exact opening and closure years remain UNKNOWN.
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Brewery record taken from Tally's Quebec master, Pass 83, which cited https://patrimoineshawinigan.ca/archives/504 for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Quebec master, Pass 83 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
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Common questions about Brasserie de Gédéon Rousseau / Louis Chevalier
- Who owns Brasserie de Gédéon Rousseau / Louis Chevalier?
- Brasserie de Gédéon Rousseau / Louis Chevalier is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada.
- Is Brasserie de Gédéon Rousseau / Louis Chevalier independent?
- Yes. Brasserie de Gédéon Rousseau / Louis Chevalier is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- Is Brasserie de Gédéon Rousseau / Louis Chevalier still open?
- No. Brasserie de Gédéon Rousseau / Louis Chevalier has closed. Quebec Pass 83. Patrimoine Shawinigan documents an early Shawinigan brewery owned by Gédéon Rousseau and purchased by Louis Chevalier in 1906. It was first on Fifth Street, later moved to avenue Mercier, and eventually disappeared. Exact opening and closure years remain UNKNOWN.
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