Archive record · Brewery
Side Launch Brewing Company
Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
- Founded
- 2014
- Archive ID
- TB-S2SQ8H73
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Ingested from the Ontario compendium (August 2026). Address as published there; independence as-listed and not independently
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Named for the way Collingwood's shipyard used to put boats in the water — sideways. The town's industrial memory in a glass.
Ownership & corporate history
- Acquired by Equals Brewing Company2022
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Equals Brewing states it acquired Side Launch; current Side Launch locations remain active under the brand. Source: https://www.equalsbrewing.com/copy-of-home
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 200 Mountain Rd, Collingwood, ON L9Y 4V5Collingwood, Ontario
BREWERY / TAPROOM / BEER GARDEN
Operated by Side Launch Brewing Company
Site detail
Current first-party page explicitly identifies Collingwood as brewery, taproom and beer garden.
- 695 Sovereign Rd, London, ON N5V 4L5London, Ontario
TAPROOM / BEER GARDEN / RETAIL; PRODUCTION ROLE UNCONFIRMED
Operated by Side Launch Brewing Company
Site detail
Current first-party page calls London a taproom and beer garden. June 2025 grand-opening evidence supports site activation. Do not infer on-site brewing.
These are different physical places. A brewery moving premises is not the same brewery continuing, and the archive keeps them apart.
Events
- Equals Brewing acquired Side Launch Brewing Company, with the Collingwood brewery/taproom continuing under the Side Launch brand.2022
Opening
Exact closing date and current beneficial ownership of Equals are not resolved here.
- Side Launch held a London beer-garden grand opening June 5–8, 2025 at 695 Sovereign Rd; current first-party pages list the site as active.2025-06-05
Opening
Current first-party page calls London a taproom/beer garden, not a production brewery.
The Beer Library
Beers
Northbound Lager
Year-RoundLager
Listed in LCBO 2026 Ontario craft-beer merchandising guide.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hazy IPA
Year-RoundHazy IPA
Current LCBO listing; Made in Ontario.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Margarita Sour
Year-RoundSour Ale
LCBO current; citrus and light salinity.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Light Lager
Year-RoundLight Lager
Current LCBO listing; Made in Ontario; Ontario Craft Beer; 100 calories per can; 4.0% ABV.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
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Straight answers
Common questions about Side Launch Brewing Company
- Who owns Side Launch Brewing Company?
- Side Launch Brewing Company is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Collingwood, Canada.
- Is Side Launch Brewing Company independent?
- Yes. Side Launch Brewing Company 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 Side Launch Brewing Company founded?
- Side Launch Brewing Company was founded in 2014 in Collingwood, Canada.
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