National Breweries Limited
Quebec / Montréal, Quebec, Canada · Est. 1909
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Quebec Pass 83. Quebec cultural-heritage register dates National Breweries Limited from 1909 to 1952. Montréal heritage records state 14 breweries, including Dawes, Dow, Ekers and Union, formed the group in 1909.
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Brewery record taken from Tally's Quebec master, Pass 83, which cited https://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/detail.do?id=10282&methode=consulter&type=pge for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Quebec master, Pass 83 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
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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 National Breweries Limited
- Is National Breweries Limited still open?
- No. National Breweries Limited has closed. Quebec Pass 83. Quebec cultural-heritage register dates National Breweries Limited from 1909 to 1952. Montréal heritage records state 14 breweries, including Dawes, Dow, Ekers and Union, formed the group in 1909.
- When was National Breweries Limited founded?
- National Breweries Limited was founded in 1909 in Quebec / Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
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