Seven Oaks & Ross House Museum

Redwood Brewery 

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Redwood Brewery

Just like the Winnipeg of today, the Winnipeg of 1884 was home to many breweries. The one included on Fonseca's map was the Redwood Brewery. 

From what we know, the Redwood Brewery pre-dated 1877, when it was known as the Herchmer and Batkin Brewery. In 1877, E.L. Drewry from London, England came to Winnipeg after living in St.Paul, Minnesota for a time and purchased the brewery, changing the name to Drewry's Brewery, operating it until 1924. 

Drewry's Brewery produced a variety of different beers, including a cream ale, lager, and a pilsner. But, by far, the most popular of his brews was his signature Drewry's Standard Lager, which can still be purchased at liquor stores and beer vendors today as Standard Lager, "brewed especially for Manitoba based on an original recipe dating back to 1877. It is a lager of established quality, long favoured for its mellow, satisfying flavour." 

According to a Winnipeg Free Press article written about the history of Winnipeg breweries, "by April 1878, Drewry already had ads in the Free Press touting his extra porter, 'brewed from the best malt and hops, especially for bottling, and highly recommended by physicians.'"

The bottles were even Manitoba made, coming from Manitoba Glass Co. in Beausejour, Manitoba. 

The Redwood Brewery location eventually closed in 1940 and the building was sold to the Great Western Brewing Co. based out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Great Western Brewing Co. would eventually become the American/Canadian brewing company called Molson Coors Brewing Company, which still produces the Standard Lager of Drewry's from the 1877 recipe.

The building that once housed the Redwood Brewery was demolished in 1999, but would have been located on the North-East side of the Main Street and Redwood Ave intersection. 
Seven Oaks House Museum & Ross House Museum sit on Treaty One land:
​The traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg and Ininíwak, the land of the Dakota and the homeland of the Métis Nation.

Contact us:

Eric Napier Strong - Curator / Manager

Seven Oaks House Museum

204-339-7429
SOHMuseum@gmail.com
50 Mac Street, Winnipeg, MB

​Ross House Museum

204-942-5396
RHouseMuseum@gmail.com
140 Meade Street North, Winnipeg, MB

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      • Past Events
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      • John & Mary
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      • An Enduring Legacy
      • Nahovway & Colin
    • Volunteer
    • Donate
    • Our Mission
  • Ross House Museum
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    • Events
    • History >
      • Artifact Gallery
      • The Ross Family >
        • Jemima McKenzie Ross
    • Volunteer
    • Our Mission
  • History at Home
    • Self-Guided Tours
    • Video Tours
    • Winnipeg 1884: Finding the Past in Our Present >
      • Residence of Hon. A.G.B. Bannatyne
      • St. John's College
      • St. John's College Ladies School
      • Hudson's Bay Land Office
      • Hudson's Bay Co. Store
      • Woods & Ovens Biscuit Manufactory
      • Grand Pacific Hotel
      • Manitoba Free Press
      • M. Keachie's Palace Stables
      • J.H. Ashdown Hardware
      • Redwood Brewery
      • Ryan's Boot & Shoe Store
      • Manitoba College
      • St. Mary's Academy
      • St. Boniface Boys College
      • St. Boniface Cathedral
      • Episcopal Palace, St. Boniface
      • Ladies College, St. Boniface