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| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
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| Founded | September 1986 (1986-09) |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Products | Beer |
| Owner | Royal Unibrew |
| Website | amsterdambeer |
TheAmsterdam Brewing Company is abrewery inToronto,Ontario, Canada. It was founded byDutchman Roel Bramer and is now headed by Jeff Carefoote.[1]
The company began in September 1986 as The AmsterdamBrasserie and Brewpub in a former tirere-treading plant onJohn Street in the then nascentToronto Entertainment District. A second brewpub location with a larger brewing capacity was opened as The Rotterdam onKing Street West in 1988. In 1993, the former was closed, and operations were consolidated at the latter under the current name The Amsterdam Brewing Company, with a focus as a microbrewery. The company subsequently moved to a location onBathurst Street nearFort York.[1]
In 2003, Amsterdam Brewing purchased Kawartha Lakes Brewing ofPeterborough, Ontario which produced KLB Raspberry Wheat, KLBIPA, KLB Nut Brown and KLBCream Ale.
On November 1, 2012, the company moved to 45 Esandar Drive, directly east of the new Leaside Village retail area. The brewery moved to a larger facility in order to accommodate the growth of the Amsterdam brand. In May 2013 the company partnered with family run hospitality group Urban Dining Group, Headed by Todd Sherman, Together they would become equal partners on the Amsterdam Brewhouse, a brew pub on theToronto waterfront at 245 Queens Quay West.[2][3] In October 2017, The Urban Dining Group and AMSTERDAM beer company opened a second brewpub in Leaside near the main brewery to better serve the Leaside community, called the Amsterdam Barrel House.[4]
On July 15, 2022, a Denmark-basedRoyal Unibrew entered into an agreement to purchase the brewery forCA$44,000,000 (approx.US$34,000,000). The acquisition, which includes a brewery and two brewpub restaurants, is intended to help Royal Unibrew expand into the Americas. The deal was finalized on September 15, 2022.[5]