Archive record · Brewery
Molson Winnipeg Brewery (Redwood site)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Also known as Molson Brewery - Winnipeg, former Carling-O'Keefe Winnipeg plant
- Founded
- 1989
- Closed
- 1997
- Archive ID
- TB-EEYNJMPF
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Historical production brewery. The 1989 Molson-Carling-O'Keefe merger created the Molson operator phase at the Redwood brewery. Manitoba Historical Society states Molson closed the Winnipeg brewery in 1997; the former brewery was demolished in 1999.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
The last operator of the Redwood brewery, and the one that switched it off. The 1989 Molson–Carling-O'Keefe merger handed Molson a plant that had been making beer since before 1877, under Herchmer & Batkin, then Drewry, then Western Canada Breweries, then Carling and Carling-O'Keefe. The Manitoba Historical Society records Molson closing the Winnipeg brewery in 1997; the building was demolished in 1999. Eight years as operator, at the end of more than a century of brewing on one corner.
Where it brewed
- 55 Redwood Avenue, Winnipeg, MBWinnipeg, Manitoba
PRODUCTION
Operated by Molson Winnipeg Brewery (Redwood site)
Site detail
Pass 11 Redwood-site lineage recovery. The 1989 Molson-Carling-O'Keefe merger created the Molson operator phase at the Redwood brewery. Manitoba Historical Society states Molson closed the Winnipeg brewery in 1997; the former brewery was demolished in 1999.
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Timeline
- 1989Molson takes the site
The Molson–Carling-O'Keefe merger creates the final operator phase.
- 1997Closed
Manitoba Historical Society records the closure.
- 1999Demolished
Ends brewing at Redwood and Main after more than 120 years.
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How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 1989Founded
- 1989Molson takes the site
The Molson–Carling-O'Keefe merger creates the final operator phase.
No current parent in the archive's records — the moves above are history, not present ownership.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26, which cited https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/drewrybrewery.shtml 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 reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19 - historyProbable
Lineage dates as recorded in Manitoba Pass 26: 1989, 1997, 1999.
Tally's Manitoba master, Pass 26 (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 Molson Winnipeg Brewery (Redwood site)
- Is Molson Winnipeg Brewery (Redwood site) still open?
- No. Molson Winnipeg Brewery (Redwood site) has closed (1997). Historical production brewery. The 1989 Molson-Carling-O'Keefe merger created the Molson operator phase at the Redwood brewery. Manitoba Historical Society states Molson closed the Winnipeg brewery in 1997; the former brewery was demolished in 1999.
- When was Molson Winnipeg Brewery (Redwood site) founded?
- Molson Winnipeg Brewery (Redwood site) was founded in 1989 in Winnipeg, Canada.
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