Newfoundland Brewery Limited (1893-1962)
Location: Elizabeth Ave and Rennie’s River.
Brands: India Beer, India Pale Ale, and Irish Cream Porter.
What Happened: Taken over by Molson (1786-2005) Coors (1873-2005) Brewing Company (2005, USA/Canada).
India Pale Ale label circa 1954
India Beer Label circa 1954
Irish Cream Porter label circa 1952
Filed under History, India Beer, Newfoundland Brewery
Bavarian Brewing Company Limited (1932-1962)
Location: Leslie Street.
Brands: Jockey Club, Dark Munich, Red Label, Black Label, and Blue Star (1954 award winner in Germany!).
What Happened: Taken over by Labatt (1847-1995), which is now owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev (2008, Belgum).
For more information see the posts tagged with “Bavarian Brewing.”
Blue Star Label by Bavarian Brewing Company Limited circa 1956
References:
Joseph R. Smallwood and Robert D.W. Pitt (editors) Encyclopaedia of Newfoundland, Volume 1 (Newfoundland Book Publishers, 1981, under the Breweries entry)
Filed under Bavarian Brewing, Blue Star, History
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