Archive record · Brewery
Godspeed Brewery
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Founded
- 2017
- Archive ID
- TB-V0TZQPB3
- Last checked
- 2026-08-07
Who owns this brewery?
Named in dated ownership records. No parent company is held, and each owner's sources are shown below.
From the record
Summary
Founded by a former Dieu du Ciel! Brewmaster, specializing in flawless Japanese-inspired lagers and smoked beers. Current first-party shop/tap list and address
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Czech lager and Japanese ingredients in Toronto's east end, which sounds like a gimmick until you see the beer names: Desítka and Tmavý Ležák are Czech pub measures, Kakkō and Kawasemi are birds, and Ochame is a green tea IPA. Luc Lafontaine left Dieu du Ciel to brew in Japan before opening here, and the lineup is that journey written down.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Luc LafontaineJanuary 2016
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Corporations Canada lists Lafontaine as current ISC directly owning at least 25% and up to 50% of shares.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
The People
Behind the beer
Former Dieu du Ciel! brewmaster specialising in Japanese-inspired lagers.
The Beer Library
Beers
Desítka 10°
Year-RoundCzech Light Lager
Current first-party tap list, updated daily.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hopla!
Year-RoundAlsatian Pils
Current first-party tap list, updated daily.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Tmavý Ležák 12º
Year-RoundPolotmavý Ležák 11°
Year-RoundKakkō
Year-RoundVienna Lager
Current first-party tap list, updated daily.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Kawasemi
Year-RoundIndian-Style Lager
Current first-party tap list, updated daily.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Kasō
Year-RoundBarleywine Fumé
Current first-party tap list, updated daily.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Irori
Year-RoundPeated Scotch Lager
Current first-party tap list, updated daily.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Gokurosama Kölsch
Year-RoundYuzu Citrus Saison
Year-RoundOchame Green Tea IPA
Year-RoundSklepník ‘Stainless’ Edition
Year-RoundCzech Pilsner
Current first-party tap list, updated daily.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →House Pivo
Year-RoundCzech Pale Lager
Current first-party tap list, updated daily.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Tmavý Ležak
Year-RoundCzech Dark Lager
Current first-party tap list, updated daily.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Arioli
Year-RoundItalian Pils
Current first-party tap list, updated daily.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Ochame
Year-RoundGreen Tea IPA
Current first-party tap list, updated daily.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Yuzu
Year-RoundYuzu Citrus Saison
Current first-party tap list, updated daily.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Yuzu Saison With Japanese Citrus
Year-RoundSaison
Current LCBO listing; Made in Ontario; Saison using Japanese yuzu with coriander and Belgian-yeast character.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
Plan a visit
Show your working
Sources
- beersConfirmed
Godspeed Brewery publishes the beers listed on this page.
Godspeed Brewery — beer lineup · Godspeed Brewery
BreweryHigh reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-07Brewery-statedClaim last checked 2026-08-07
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