Waterloo Brewing
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada · Est. 1984
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Founded as Brick Brewing in 1984 — the first new brewery in Ontario in decades, and the one that made the others look possible.
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Timeline
- 2023Acquired by Carlsberg
Waterloo Brewing was acquired by Carlsberg Canada.
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Beers
Waterloo Dark
Year-RoundDark Lager
Launched by Brick Brewing in 1984 as the first new brewery in Ontario in decades. A dark lager was an unusual opening move and it outlasted most of what followed.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Lager
Year-RoundLager
Waterloo Brewing brand-family seed; exact product names/current status queued for first-party deep pass.
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Year-RoundPilsner
Waterloo Brewing brand-family seed; exact product names/current status queued for first-party deep pass.
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Year-RoundIPA
Waterloo Brewing brand-family seed; exact product names/current status queued for first-party deep pass.
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Year-RoundAmber Ale
Waterloo Brewing brand-family seed; exact product names/current status queued for first-party deep pass.
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Year-RoundPorter
Waterloo Brewing brand-family seed; exact product names/current status queued for first-party deep pass.
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How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 1984Founded
- 2023Acquired by Carlsberg
Waterloo Brewing was acquired by Carlsberg Canada.
No current parent in the archive's records — the moves above are history, not present ownership.
Straight answers
Common questions about Waterloo Brewing
- Who owns Waterloo Brewing?
- Waterloo Brewing is recorded as owned by Carlsberg Canada, which does not yet have a full company profile in this archive.
- When was Waterloo Brewing founded?
- Waterloo Brewing was founded in 1984 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
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