Great Western Brewing Company facts for kids
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| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
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| Founded | 1927 (as Hub City Brewing Company) |
| Headquarters | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada |
| Products | Beer |
The Great Western Brewing Company is an independent company in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. This company makes different kinds of beer and other alcoholic drinks. Some of their products have won international awards for being excellent. The company makes about 200,000 hectolitres of drinks every year. This makes it one of the larger breweries in Western Canada.
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How the Company Started
The story of this brewery began a long time ago, in 1927. It was first called the Hub City Brewing Company. A few years later, in 1930, its name changed to the Western Canada Brewing Company. Then, in 1932, it changed again to Drewery's Limited.
In 1956, a company called O'Keefe Brewing bought the brewery. O'Keefe Brewing later became part of a bigger company called Carling O'Keefe. The brewery continued to operate under that name until 1989.
Employees Save the Brewery
In 1989, a very big company called Molson bought Carling O'Keefe. Molson then planned to close the brewery in Saskatoon. This would have meant that over 40 employees would lose their jobs.
But something amazing happened! A group of sixteen employees and managers decided to buy the brewery themselves from Molson. They succeeded in 1989, and in 1990, they formed the Great Western Brewing Company. Since then, the brewery has been owned and operated independently by this group.
Products They Make
The Great Western Brewing Company makes many different types of beer and other alcoholic drinks. Some of their popular products include:
- Original 16 Canadian Pale Ale (5.0% alcohol)
- Original 16 Canadian Copper Ale (5.2% alcohol)
- Original 16 Prairie White Belgian-style Wheat (4.8% alcohol)
- Original 16 Canadian Ultra Lager (2.5% alcohol)
- Original 16 Hard Seltzer - Lemon Saskatoon Berry (4.8% alcohol)
- Original 16 Hard Seltzer - Peach (4.8% alcohol)
- Great Western Pilsner (5.0% alcohol)
- Great Western Light (4.0% alcohol)
- Great Western Classic Lager (5.0% alcohol)
- Great Western Radler (2.8% alcohol)
- Brewhouse Pilsner (5.0% alcohol)
- Brewhouse Light (4.0% alcohol)
- Brewhouse Lager (5.0% alcohol)
- Brewhouse Prime Ice (6.0% alcohol)
- Brewhouse Radler (2.8% alcohol)
- Gold (6.3% alcohol)
The company also has a special agreement. They are allowed to make and sell Olympia Beer in the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
Awards and Recognition
The Great Western Brewing Company has entered many international beer competitions. Many of their products have won awards! For example, Original 16 Canadian Pale Ale, Original 16 Canadian Copper Ale, Original 16 Prairie White Belgian-style wheat, Great Western Light, Great Western Pilsner, Brewhouse Pilsner, and Brewhouse Light have all received international awards. These awards come from places like the World Beer Awards, Canadian Brewing Awards, and the Monde Selection’s World Quality Selections.
