Operations
The brewery currently produces the following beers under the Sleeman name:
- Cream Ale
- Original Draught
- Honey Brown Lager
- Silver Creek Lager
- Original Dark
- Rousse
- 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. The takeover by Sapporo means that no portion of Brewers Retail is held by any majority Canadian-owned entity.
Many Sleeman brands are distributed in clear bottles, which are less expensive and give them a distinctive look, but can result in the liquids becoming more susceptible to light damage. Concerned this would affect the beer's taste, Sleeman compensates for this in a majority of their brews by using hops that are processed to be less light sensitive.
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