CCSI Plastic Crowncap Database - Brewer/Bottler
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 Brewer/bottler #2493 | | | Name | Calgary Brewing & Malting Co. Ltd. |
| | Address | 1892 15th Street SE |
| | | | | | | | Extra info | The Calgary Brewing and Malting Company Ltd. (CBMC), one of Calgary's longest surviving businesses, was founded by A.E. Cross in 1892. In 1893 the company produced its first beer, and registered its well-known buffalo head and horseshoe logo. In 1910, CBMC bought Golden West Brewing Co. of Calgary. When prohibition returned to Alberta from 1916-24, the brewery sold soft drinks for domestic consumption but continued brewing beer for export. In 1925 it purchased Silver Spray Breweries of Calgary, and renamed it Big Horn Brewery. In 1952 it acquired Edmonton's North West Brewing Company, and renamed it Bohemian Maid in 1958. CBMC owned or financed many hotels across the province, in order to ensure a market for its beers. A.E. Cross died in 1932 and his son, J.B. Cross, took over as president. The Brewery was bought out by Canadian Breweries in 1961, although J.B. Cross remained president until his retirement in 1963. The company was subsequently bought by Rothman's in 1969, renamed Carling O'Keefe in 1973, purchased by Foster's Brewing of Australia in 1981, and finally taken over by Molson Breweries in 1989. It was closed in 1994. |
| | | | | | | Other names used for this Brewer/bottler | | Name 1 | Carling - O'Keefe Breweries of Canada Ltd. |
| | | Name 2 | Calgary Beverages Ltd. |
| | | Name 3 | Golden West Brewing Co. Ltd. |
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