John Sleeman

Sleeman Breweries
Entrepreneur

Born in Toronto and raised in Ottawa, John Sleeman spent his early adulthood somewhat oblivious to his family’s brewing history; his father was an executive for Bell Canada and their family brewing history was rarely discussed.

At 16 John left school and his home in Ottawa to work. Despite his upbringing, John’s life path was destined to include good brew.

After getting married in England, he and his wife returned to Canada to open their own English pub stocked with authentic English beers. Soon after, the two of them went into business with his wife’s father to bring beer from around the world to Canada under the name Imported Beer Co.

After a few years in the business, John was paid a visit by his Aunt Florian, who came armed with an historic Sleeman bottle and the words, ‘It’s time you found out about your heritage.’ An empire was then on its way to being reborn.

Sleeman Brewery has come a long way and grown a great deal under the enthusiastic guidance of John Sleeman – which just goes to show how far the will to take a risk, hard work, and a family brewing history can take you.

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