BREWERY IS STEEPED IN HERITAGE.(Molson Inc.'s Montreal brewery)(Statistical Data Included)

Beverage Industry, May, 2001 by THEODORE, SARAH

Molson Inc.'s Montreal brewery has been turning out Molson products for more than 200 years, on the same site where John Molson began brewing beer in 1786. The Montreal plant is responsible for producing beer that is sold in both Canada and the United States.

The brewery has changed over time, undergoing several modernizations, and its traffic flow is perhaps not what Vice President of Operations Robert Presseau, Beverage Industry's tour guide, would choose if he were able to design his own layout, but the stone that sits in the plant from the original brewery helps keep those inconveniences in perspective.

The brewery according to Presseau, produces 3.7 million barrels per year. A new brewhouse, of German design, where Molson products are currently...

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