Archive record · Brewery
Carling Brewery (Manitoba) / Carling-O'Keefe — Redwood site
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Founded
- 1957
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-CP1SAPVD
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
The direct owner is recorded. No company is held above it.
- Carling Brewery (Manitoba) / Carling-O'Keefe — Redwood siteThis brewery
- Molson Coors Beverage CompanyConglomerate
From the record
Summary
Separate brewery-company/site record preserves the post-Drewrys industrial lineage without pretending Drewrys and Carling were the same legal entity. Legal entity: Carling Breweries (Manitoba) Ltd.; later Carling-O'Keefe; Molson-owned site. Production evidence: Historical production/site continuity — former Drewry plant became Carling in 1957, later Carling-O'Keefe; acquired by Molson and closed in 1997; brewery demolished 1999. Corporate/site succession AT High level; detailed merger dates HELD. Owner as recorded: Canadian Breweries Ltd / Carling; later Carling-O'Keefe; Molson Brewing Company. Status as recorded: CLOSED.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Molson Brewing Companyuntil 1997
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
MHS states the Carling/Carling-O'Keefe plant was bought by Molson and closed in 1997. Source: SRC-CA-1803
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
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Timeline
- 1957The Redwood Avenue plant becomes Carling
"In 1957, it became Carling Brewery and later Carling-O'Keefe" (MHS) — Drewry's brewery of 1877 at 55 Redwood Avenue (redwood-brewery-drewry-s-brewery, TB-V0XXTJ4N).
- 1997Closed by Molson; demolished 1999
"Bought by the Molson Brewing Company, it was closed in 1997. The former brewery building was demolished in 1999 and the site stood vacant at the time of a 2024 visit." When Molson took the plant (the 1989 Molson–Carling O'Keefe merger is the national date): UNKNOWN for this site.
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Common questions about Carling Brewery (Manitoba) / Carling-O'Keefe — Redwood site
- Who owns Carling Brewery (Manitoba) / Carling-O'Keefe — Redwood site?
- Carling Brewery (Manitoba) / Carling-O'Keefe — Redwood site is owned by Molson Coors Beverage Company. Carling Brewery (Manitoba) / Carling-O'Keefe — Redwood site is based in Winnipeg, Canada.
- Is Carling Brewery (Manitoba) / Carling-O'Keefe — Redwood site still independent?
- No. Carling Brewery (Manitoba) / Carling-O'Keefe — Redwood site is owned by Molson Coors Beverage Company and is no longer independent.
- Is Carling Brewery (Manitoba) / Carling-O'Keefe — Redwood site still open?
- No. Carling Brewery (Manitoba) / Carling-O'Keefe — Redwood site has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. Separate brewery-company/site record preserves the post-Drewrys industrial lineage without pretending Drewrys and Carling were the same legal entity. Legal entity: Carling Breweries (Manitoba) Ltd.; later Carling-O'Keefe; Molson-owned site. Production evidence: Historical production/site continuity — former Drewry plant became Carling in 1957, later Carling-O'Keefe; acquired by Molson and closed in 1997; brewery demolished 1999. Corporate/site succession AT High level; detailed merger dates HELD. Owner as recorded: Canadian Breweries Ltd / Carling; later Carling-O'Keefe; Molson Brewing Company. Status as recorded: CLOSED.
- When was Carling Brewery (Manitoba) / Carling-O'Keefe — Redwood site founded?
- Carling Brewery (Manitoba) / Carling-O'Keefe — Redwood site was founded in 1957 in Winnipeg, Canada.
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