Archive record · Brewery
Muskoka Brewery
Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada
- Founded
- 1996
- Archive ID
- TB-839AK9BQ
- Last checked
- 2026-08-07
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
A legacy independent anchoring the Ontario cottage country scene, famous for their Mad Tom IPA and Cream Ale. Destination Ontario confirms established 1996 and Cream Ale history; 2026 public brand evidence confirms 30th-year brand set.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Mad Tom and Major Tom, Detour and Tread Lightly — cottage-country beer named for the going rather than the arriving. Muskoka has been Ontario's summer-weekend brewery since 1996, and Detour, a session IPA built to be drunk on a dock all afternoon, is the one that proved a light beer could still have a spine.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Todd LewinDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Official current history states Muskoka Brewery is currently owned and operated by Todd Lewin and Bob MacDonald; ownership percentages and start date not stated.
- Owned by Bob MacDonaldDate unknown
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Official current history states Muskoka Brewery is currently owned and operated by Todd Lewin and Bob MacDonald; ownership percentages and start date not stated.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 1964 Muskoka Beach Road, Bracebridge, ONBracebridge, Ontario
PRODUCTION BREWERY / TAPROOM / RETAIL
Operated by Muskoka Brewery
Site detail
Current first-party site.
Where it is
44.99792, -79.32003
Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded
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Behind the beer
Cottage-country craft pioneer in Ontario's lakelands.
The Beer Library
Beers
Tread Lightly
Year-RoundLight Lager
/ Destination Ontario source plus current 2026 brewery public brand evidence; exact first-party product pages to source-lock.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Detour
Year-RoundIPA
/ Destination Ontario source plus current 2026 brewery public brand evidence; exact first-party product pages to source-lock.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Lager
Year-RoundCream Ale
Year-RoundCream Ale
/ Destination Ontario source plus current 2026 brewery public brand evidence; exact first-party product pages to source-lock.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Rally Ultra Premium Light
Year-RoundMad Tom
Year-RoundHazed & Confused
Year-RoundAviator Bicoastal IPA
Year-RoundMajor Tom
Year-RoundMuchos Rios Cerveza
SeasonalMuskoka Michelada
SeasonalPineapple Ninja Wheat Ale
SeasonalMuskoka Lager
Year-RoundLager
Destination Ontario source plus current 2026 brewery public brand evidence; exact first-party product pages to source-lock.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Veer
Year-RoundNon-Alcoholic Beer
Destination Ontario source plus current 2026 brewery public brand evidence; exact first-party product pages to source-lock.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Kiwi Kolsch
Year-RoundKölsch-Style Beer
Current LCBO listing; Ontario; cold-conditioned Kölsch-style beer.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Craft Lager
Year-RoundLager
Current LCBO; Made in Ontario; Ontario Craft Beer; 4.8% ABV.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
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On the record
Awards
- 2017
Gold — Cream Ale
Ontario Brewing Awards
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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Sources
- beersConfirmed
Muskoka Brewery publishes the beers listed on this page.
Muskoka Brewery — beer lineup · Muskoka Brewery
BreweryHigh reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-07Brewery-statedClaim last checked 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 Muskoka Brewery
- Who owns Muskoka Brewery?
- Muskoka Brewery is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Bracebridge, Canada.
- Is Muskoka Brewery independent?
- Yes. Muskoka Brewery is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- When was Muskoka Brewery founded?
- Muskoka Brewery was founded in 1996 in Bracebridge, Canada.
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