Sleeman Breweries

Sleeman Breweries Ltd.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAlcoholic drink
Founded1988
FounderJohn W. Sleeman
Headquarters
Guelph, Ontario
,
Canada
ProductsBeer
Production output
1,200,000 hl
ParentSapporo Brewery
(2006–present)
SubsidiariesThe Beer Store (4.2%)[1]
Websitewww.sleeman.com
Sleeman delivery truck in Waterdown

Sleeman Breweries is a Japanese-owned Canadian brewery founded by John Warren Sleeman in 1988 in Guelph, Ontario. The company is the third-largest brewing company in Canada. Along with its own Sleeman brands, the company produces under licence the Stroh's family of brands, Maclays Ale and Sapporo Premium beers for sale in Canada. The company's parent Sapporo owns 4.2 per cent[1] of Ontario's primary beer retailer The Beer Store.[2]

The company is the re-establishment of a line of brewing companies owned by the Sleeman family dating back to the 1830s. The original Sleeman Breweries was established in the 1850s and operated until it lost its licence due to smuggling and tax evasion, for 50 years, in 1933.[3]

John W. Sleeman re-established the brewery in the 1980s using the original company recipes. In 2006, Sleeman Breweries was purchased by Sapporo Brewery for CA$400 million.[4] John W. Sleeman remained as CEO until 2010 when he relinquished that role and was made Chairman of the company.[5]

  1. ^ a b "THE BEER STORE OPERATIONS REPORT 2017" (PDF). The Beer Store. p. 57. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. ^ Harrison, Derek (6 March 2015). "What's Wrong With the Beer Store?". Windsor Independent. Windsor, Ontario. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Oh Canada Profile: Sleeman Breweries". Foodservice and Hospitality magazine. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. ^ "CBC News - Money - Sapporo acquisition of Sleeman on tap". cbc.ca. August 11, 2006. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  5. ^ Blackwell, Richard (30 August 2012). "Brewing a Recipe for Success". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.