Granville Island Brewing
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Est. 1984
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Read the list and you have read a map of Vancouver: Brockton, English Bay, Kitsilano, Cypress, Spanish Banks, False Creek, Pemberton, the Sunshine Coast. Every beer is a place you can stand in, which is a strong idea and worth knowing was kept intact after Molson bought the brewery in 2009.
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Timeline
- 2009Bought by Creemore Springs
Acquired in 2009 by Creemore Springs, itself a Molson Coors subsidiary since 2005 — so Canada's first official microbrewery ended up owned by a multinational through another craft brewery it had already bought.
The People
Behind the beer
Vancouver's iconic microbrewery under the bridge.
The Beer Library
Beers
Follow the money
How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 1984Founded
- 2009Bought by Creemore Springs
Acquired in 2009 by Creemore Springs, itself a Molson Coors subsidiary since 2005 — so Canada's first official microbrewery ended up owned by a multinational through another craft brewery it had already bought.
Today the chain tops out at Molson Coors Beverage Company.
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Sources
- beersConfirmed
Granville Island Brewing publishes the beers listed on this page.
Granville Island Brewing — beer lineup · Granville Island Brewing
BreweryHigh reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-07Reviewed 2026-08-07
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 Granville Island Brewing
- Who owns Granville Island Brewing?
- Granville Island Brewing is owned by Molson Coors Beverage Company. Granville Island Brewing is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Is Granville Island Brewing still independent?
- No. Granville Island Brewing is owned by Molson Coors Beverage Company and is no longer independent.
- When was Granville Island Brewing acquired?
- 2009. Acquired in 2009 by Creemore Springs, itself a Molson Coors subsidiary since 2005 — so Canada's first official microbrewery ended up owned by a multinational through another craft brewery it had already bought.
- When was Granville Island Brewing founded?
- Granville Island Brewing was founded in 1984 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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