Archive record · Brewery
Wellington Brewery
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Founded
- 1985
- Archive ID
- TB-0QT464TF
- 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
Canada's oldest independently owned microbrewery Long-running independent Ontario craft brewery; exact ownership/address queued.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Canada's oldest independently owned microbrewery, brewing in Guelph since 1985 and never sold. Four decades of turning down offers.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Vince GelosoJanuary 2026
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Vince and Giancarlo Geloso together purchased a 95% controlling stake effective Jan. 1, 2026.
- Owned by Giancarlo GelosoJanuary 2026
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Vince and Giancarlo Geloso together purchased a 95% controlling stake effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 950 Woodlawn Road West, Guelph, ON N1K 1G2Guelph, Ontario
PRODUCTION BREWERY / TAPROOM / RETAIL
Operated by Wellington Brewery
Site detail
Current first-party site.
Events
- Vince and Giancarlo Geloso acquired a 95% controlling stake in Wellington Brewery effective Jan. 1, 2026.2026-01-01
Transaction is explicitly not affiliated with Geloso Group; remaining 5% holder(s) not fully source-locked.
The People
Behind the beer
Canada's oldest independently owned continuously operating microbrewery.
The Beer Library
Beers
Arkell Best Bitter
Year-RoundEnglish Bitter
Brewed continuously since 1985, cask-conditioned, and stubbornly English at a time when Ontario was going in the other direction. Canada's oldest independent microbrewery has never updated it.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Wellington County Ale
Year-RoundEnglish Pale Ale
Wellington established beer/brand record; exact current product page/ABV queued.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Special Pale Ale
Year-RoundPale Ale
Wellington established beer/brand record; exact current product page/ABV queued.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Imperial Russian Stout
Year-RoundImperial Stout
Wellington established beer/brand record; exact current product page/ABV queued.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Upside IPA
Year-RoundIPA
Wellington established beer/brand record; exact current product page/ABV queued.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Fine Italian-Style Pilsner
Year-RoundItalian-Style Pilsner
Current LCBO listing; Made in Ontario; 5.5% ABV.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Imperial Stout
Year-RoundImperial Stout
Current LCBO; Ontario; 8.0%.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →House Money Mango Passionfruit Sour
Year-RoundFruit Sour
Current LCBO listing; Made in Ontario; Ontario Craft Beer; mango-passionfruit sour; 5.0% ABV.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Travel Guide
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Straight answers
Common questions about Wellington Brewery
- Who owns Wellington Brewery?
- Wellington Brewery is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Guelph, Canada.
- Is Wellington Brewery independent?
- Yes. Wellington 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 Wellington Brewery founded?
- Wellington Brewery was founded in 1985 in Guelph, Canada.
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