Archive record · Brewery
Soo Falls Brewing Company Limited
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Closed
- 1960
- Archive ID
- TB-5NYPYSAC
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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From the record
Summary
Status: CLOSED / CONSOLIDATED 1960. Address: 503 Bay Street, Sault Ste. Marie, ON. Sault Ste. Marie Public Library history says the brewery was constructed in 1899 by Short and Kocot and began producing lager and porter; Doran/Mackey/Fee interests purchased it in 1911. Federal 1959 list confirms 503 Bay St. [Canada Pass 123]
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Acquired by Doran / Mackey / Fee northern brewing interests1911 – 1960
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Sault Public Library history reports purchase by J.J. Doran, J.J. Mackey and Richard Fee group in 1911; exact cap table not inferred.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Events
- Soo Falls brewery was constructed in 1899 and began operation/production around 1900, producing lager and porter with reported 15,000-barrel capacity.1899-19
BREWERY_BUILT / OPENED
Exact first production/public-sale date is not separately established.
- Doran group purchased Soo Falls Brewing Company.1911
Exact closing date and consideration UNKNOWN.
The People
Behind the beer
Sault Ste. Marie Public Library history identifies Short as co-founder when the brewery was constructed in 1899.
Sault Ste. Marie Public Library history gives spelling Kocot; Brewery Block uses Kocat. Preserve spelling variance in notes rather than create a duplicate person.
The Beer Library
Beers
Doran's Lager Beer
RetiredLager Beer
(HISTORICAL / RETIRED) [Canada Pass 123]
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RetiredPorter
(HISTORICAL / RETIRED) [Canada Pass 123]
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