Labatt's Manitoba Brewery Limited
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada · Est. 1958
Tally's Take
Why this matters
The last name on a line that began at Colony Creek in 1873, and it finished at 137 Colony Street, where federal brewing-industry lists place it from 1958. University of Winnipeg archival records document a major fire at the brewery in September 1975. By 1985 a labour agreement puts the Labatt Manitoba brewery division at Notre Dame Avenue and Keewatin Street, so production either moved or continued at a second Winnipeg site. The final closing year is not established, and is left unknown.
The Museum
Timeline
- 1958Succeeds Shea's
Federal lists place Labatt's Manitoba Brewery Limited at 137 Colony Street.
- 1975Major fire
Documented in University of Winnipeg archival records, September 1975.
- 1985Notre Dame and Keewatin
A labour agreement places the brewery division at a different Winnipeg location.
Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26, which cited https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/statcan/32-205/CS32-205-1958-eng.pdf for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19 - historyProbable
Lineage dates as recorded in Manitoba Pass 26: 1958, 1975, 1985.
Tally's Manitoba 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 Labatt's Manitoba Brewery Limited
- Is Labatt's Manitoba Brewery Limited still open?
- No. Labatt's Manitoba Brewery Limited has closed. Manitoba Pass 26 master. Research brewery ID: MB-B0050. Entity type: Historical production brewery. Pass 11 lineage recovery. Federal brewing-industry lists identify Labatt's Manitoba Brewery Limited at 137 Colony Street from 1958. University of Winnipeg archival records document a major brewery fire there in September 1975. A 1985 labour agreement places the Labatt Manitoba brewery division at Notre Dame Avenue and Keewatin Street, indicating later Winnipeg production-site relocation/continuity. Exact final closing year remains UNKNOWN.
- When was Labatt's Manitoba Brewery Limited founded?
- Labatt's Manitoba Brewery Limited was founded in 1958 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Drinking Labatt's Manitoba Brewery Limited? Stamp it in your passport.
Discover it here — collect it in the Passport. Track every beer, earn stamps, and build your own beer passport.
Every brewery deserves its full story told.
If you're the owner or team behind Labatt's Manitoba Brewery Limited, we'll build out your complete profile — history, the people, every beer — and feature you in a Tally's documentary. No cost, just your story.