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Waterloo Brewing Company

Waterloo Brewing Company

Waterloo Brewing LTD. (formerly the Brick Brewing Co.) is a brewery based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, with several divisions. The company is reportedly the largest Canadian-owned brewer in the province, and it was also Ontario's first modern craft brewery.

Waterloo's most successful brand is the Laker series. It also operates LandShark Lager Canada and Waterloo Brewing; the latter is their craft brewing division. In mid-2019, the company announced that it would change the corporate name from Brick to Waterloo Brewing Ltd.

In December 2022, the company announced that it was being acquired by Carlsberg Group. On March 7, 2023, Carlsberg completed the acquisition of Waterloo Brewing through its Canadian subsidiary.