Archive record · Brewery
Ekers Brewery
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Founded
- 1853
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-CWA4HCTH
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
City of Montréal heritage records identify Ekers as one of the 14 breweries that formed National Breweries in 1909. A McGill historical corporate report also lists National Breweries as operating Ekers and Dawes. Existing 1853 founding date remains B confidence because the exact founding chronology still lacks a stronger primary municipal/provincial statement.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
One of the fourteen breweries fused into National Breweries in 1909, per City of Montréal heritage records — and one of the two, with Dawes, that a McGill corporate history names as still operating under the new company. So it survived the merger as a working brewery rather than a retired brand. The 1853 founding date is deliberately held at reduced confidence: it is the date in circulation, but the archive has found no primary municipal or provincial statement to anchor it, and would rather say that than present it as firm.
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Timeline
- 1853Founded (unconfirmed)
The circulating date; held at reduced confidence pending a primary source.
- 1909Into National Breweries
Continues operating under the new company, alongside Dawes.
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How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 1853Founded
- 1909Into National Breweries
Continues operating under the new company, alongside Dawes.
No current parent in the archive's records — the moves above are history, not present ownership.
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Sources
- historyProbable
Lineage dates as recorded in Quebec Pass 83: 1853, 1909.
Tally's Quebec master, Pass 83 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 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 Ekers Brewery
- Is Ekers Brewery still open?
- No. Ekers Brewery has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. City of Montréal heritage records identify Ekers as one of the 14 breweries that formed National Breweries in 1909. A McGill historical corporate report also lists National Breweries as operating Ekers and Dawes. Existing 1853 founding date remains B confidence because the exact founding chronology still lacks a stronger primary municipal/provincial statement.
- When was Ekers Brewery founded?
- Ekers Brewery was founded in 1853 in Montréal, Canada.
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