Sleeman Brewing & Malting Wood Crate Beer Box Sleeman Brewery Guelph, Canada

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Here's a wooden beer box or crate from the Sleeman Brewery in Canada. The box is empty and would have carried 12 bottles. It measures 8 3/4" by 12 1/8", is 10 1/4" tall and weighs 4 pounds 6 ounces. The crate is in great condition with only a few scratches to the wood. This will be shipped using USPS Parcel Post (that can take up to 10 days for delivery). Any questions let me know. Thank you and Happy Holidays!Here's some more info about Sleeman Brewing... Sleeman Brewery Ltd. is a brewery located in Guelph , Ontario , Canada. John H. Sleeman originally began brewing beer in 1834. By 1933 the Sleeman brewery had ceased operations when their liquor licence was revoked for bootlegging, specifically, smuggling beer into Detroit, Michigan . The brewery was restarted in 1988 by John W. Sleeman, the great great grandson of John H. Sleeman. The company's current products are based on the family's original recipes. In 2006, the brewery was purchased by Japanese brewer Sapporo Brewery . Between the reestablishment of the brand in 1988 and the sale to Sapporo in 2006, Sleeman acquired several other Canadian microbreweries, and became the third largest Canadian brewing company after Molson Coors and Labatt's . The acquisitions included Okanagan Spring Brewery in 1996, Upper Canada Brewing in 1998, Maritime Brewing in 2000, Shaftebury Brewing Company and Unibroue in 2004.Timeline Sleeman's dates back to 1834 when John H. Sleeman begins his career as a malter and brewer. A timeline of Sleeman family owned breweries: 1800's - The Slyman family , beer-making pirates , change their name to Sleeman .[ 2] 1836 – Sleeman establishes the Stamford Springs Brewery in St. Catharines , Ontario 1845 – Sleeman sells his brewery to Holliday Brewery and opens a new company called Hodgerts Brewery in Guelph 1850 - Hodgerts Brewery is renamed Holiday Brewery and later sold. 1851 – Sleeman establishes his third brewery, Silver Springs Brewery, in Guelph and later relinquishes control to his son George Sleeman in 1867 1900 – John's grandson George A. Sleeman establishes the Sleeman Brewing and Malting Company 1921 – Silver Springs Brewery Beverage Company is renamed Canada Malt Products 1926 – Holliday Brewery obtains the original Sleeman Brewery and later acquired by Canada Cream of Malt in 1930 1927 – Spring Bank Brewery is created by Henry O. Sleeman, son of George A Sleeman. 1933 – Silver Creek Brewery is lost by the family when it was forced to sell to Jockey Club Brewery Limited after their liquor license was revoked for bootlegging. 1938 – Jockey Club Brewery Limited bought out by Ace High Brewery Limited 1939 – Ace High Brewery Limited ceases operations 1955 – Sleeman Brewing and Malting Company name becomes inactive 1988 – Sleeman Brewing and Malting Company re-established by John W. Sleeman, great great grandson of John H. Sleeman 2006 – Sapporo Breweries reached a deal to purchase Sleeman for approximately $400 million. [3 ] Operations The brewery currently produces the following beers under the Sleeman name: Cream Ale Original Draft Honey Brown Lager Original Dark Silver Creek Lager Light Clear, a low carbohydrate beer John Sleeman presents Fine Porter John Sleeman presents India Pale Ale Aside from its own brands, the company brews Pabst products for the Canadian market, including Old Milwaukee , Stroh's , Schlitz and Pabst Blue Ribbon . Other brands brewed under licence include Maclays Pale Ale for Maclays Brewery , Red Bull Beer and Sapporo Premium for Sapporo Brewery , their parent company.Sleeman also continues to brew Upper Canada Lager and Upper Canada Dark Ale, two beers that were formerly produced by the Upper Canada Brewing Company before Sleeman acquired the company. Additional beers under the Upper Canada brand including Rebellion Lager, Wheat and Maple Brown Ale have since been discontinued.Sleeman owns a 2% stake in Brewers Retail Inc. , the operator of The Beer Store retail chain, which due to a legally-protected near-monopoly has an over 90% market share of Ontario beer sales... read more

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