Frontenac Brewery
Montréal, Quebec, Canada · Est. 1913
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Dated to 1913 by local historical research and held at reduced confidence, because that is the only anchor there is. Its ending is far better documented than its beginning: Quebec heritage records place Frontenac among the breweries fused with Dow, Dawes and Boswell to create Dow Brewery Limited in 1952 — the second great consolidation of Quebec brewing, forty-three years after the first.
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Timeline
- 1913Founded (local research)
Held at reduced confidence; no stronger anchor found.
- 1952Into Dow Brewery Limited
Fused with Dow, Dawes and Boswell.
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Beers
Frontenac Ale
RetiredAle
Quebec master source id QC-B0260; added Pass 8.
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How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 1913Founded
- 1952Into Dow Brewery Limited
Fused with Dow, Dawes and Boswell.
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: 1913, 1952.
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.
Straight answers
Common questions about Frontenac Brewery
- Is Frontenac Brewery still open?
- No. Frontenac Brewery has closed. Local historical research dates Frontenac Brewery to 1913; Quebec heritage records later document Frontenac as one of the breweries fused with Dow, Dawes and Boswell to create Dow Brewery Limited. Retained at B confidence.
- When was Frontenac Brewery founded?
- Frontenac Brewery was founded in 1913 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
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