Edmonton Brewing & Malting Company / Molson Brewery
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada · Est. 1913
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Alberta Pass 26. Closed 2007. Founder: William Henry Sheppard. Historic five-storey brewery built in 1913; later sold to Fritz Sick and then Molson. Closed in 2007; surviving buildings are part of Brewery District and municipal heritage.
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Beers
Yellowhead Beer
HISTORICALAlberta Pass 26. City of Edmonton says one of first beers produced at 1913 brewery.
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HISTORICALLager
Alberta Pass 26. City of Edmonton says one of first beers produced at 1913 brewery.
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HISTORICALImperial Stout
Alberta Pass 26. City of Edmonton says one of first beers produced at 1913 brewery.
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HISTORICAL / PROHIBITIONLow-Alcohol / Near Beer
Alberta Pass 26. City source says brewery survived Prohibition selling Temperance Beer available by prescription.
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Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26, which cited https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/edmonton_archives/sketching-history-commercial-buildings for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Alberta master, Pass 26 (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.
Straight answers
Common questions about Edmonton Brewing & Malting Company / Molson Brewery
- Is Edmonton Brewing & Malting Company / Molson Brewery still open?
- No. Edmonton Brewing & Malting Company / Molson Brewery has closed. Alberta Pass 26. Closed 2007. Founder: William Henry Sheppard. Historic five-storey brewery built in 1913; later sold to Fritz Sick and then Molson. Closed in 2007; surviving buildings are part of Brewery District and municipal heritage.
- When was Edmonton Brewing & Malting Company / Molson Brewery founded?
- Edmonton Brewing & Malting Company / Molson Brewery was founded in 1913 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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