16 Facts About Carling O'Keefe

Carling O'Keefe was a brewing company in Canada that is part of Molson Coors.

In 1840, Thomas Carling began a small brewing operation in London, Ontario, selling beer to soldiers at the local military camp.

John Carling O'Keefe became a prominent figure in Canadian business and politics; he was knighted in 1893 and died in 1911.

Carling O'Keefe was one of the first to use trucks for beer delivery, the first to build a mechanically refrigerated warehouse, and one of the first to advertise extensively.

Carling O'Keefe became owned by a holding company, O'Keefe Limited, controlled by Sir Henry Pellatt, Sir William Mulock and Charles Vance Millar, who served as its president until his death in 1926.

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Carling O'Keefe House is the former mansion owned by Eugene Carling O'Keefe in Toronto.

Carling O'Keefe was merged into the-then Brewing Corporation of Ontario later that year.

Carling O'Keefe was one of the major targets, but the acquisition was not completed until 1934.

Carling O'Keefe closed some breweries, reducing its number of brands to just six in 1959.

Carling O'Keefe bought two more brewers: Doran's of Northern Ontario, and National Brewing of the US.

In 1981, Carling O'Keefe, responding to the entry of Budweiser by Labatt's, licensed Miller High Life beer for production in Canada.

Carling O'Keefe merged with Molson Brewery to form Molson Breweries Canada in 1989.

Carling O'Keefe brands are currently owned by the Molson Coors Brewing Company.

Carling O'Keefe's Toronto location on Carlingview Drive is a Molson brewery.

In 1974, Carling O'Keefe USA sponsored a NASCAR car driven by Canadian short track driver Earl Ross and owned by former NASCAR driver Junior Johnson in the Winston Cup Series.

In 1976, Carling O'Keefe became a minority partner in the Toronto Argonauts professional football team.