Moosehead Breweries
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Canada's oldest independent brewery, making Moosehead Canadian Lager (355 ml and 473 ml), Moosehead Light, Moosehead Radler, Cracked Canoe, the Small Batch series, Alpine Lager and James Ready, and contract-brewing and packaging for other brands.
If we’re shut out of the U.S. for an extended period, that could be really challenging in terms of regaining those lost sales. And that could take yearsSource: cp24.com, Sep 9, 2026
Moosehead's packaged beer (HTS 2203.00.00, "Beer made from malt") can no longer ship to the US: the US import ban on listed Canadian alcohol took effect September 29, 2026, after a 50% Section 338 duty that applied from August 22, 2026. For Moosehead that closes a long-standing market: CBC reported that "Moosehead Breweries sends 15 per cent of their production to the U.S. The brewery sends products to all 50 states but mostly along the east coast." Under the August duty the company kept shipping at a loss to hold shelf space, and president and CEO Andrew Oland warned that an extended shutout could take years to recover from. Moosehead has said it will not move production to a US facility.
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In their own words
We’ve been selling Moosehead in the U.S. for almost 50 years, and we’ve built an incredibly loyal American customer base, but navigating a 50 per cent tariff puts a massive burden on our ability to compete fairly in the U.S. market
Moosehead Breweries, company statement quoted by CTV News · bnnbloomberg.ca, Aug 25, 2026
The company's statement after the 50% duty on Canadian beer was announced.
We are working very hard with our importer in the U.S. and our distributor to line up as many as we can to ship to the U.S. over the next three weeks
Andrew Oland, president and CEO, quoted by CBC News · cbc.ca, Sep 9, 2026
On shipping as much beer as possible before the September 29 ban.
If we’re shut out of the U.S. for an extended period, that could be really challenging in terms of regaining those lost sales. And that could take years
Andrew Oland, president and CEO, quoted by CTV News · cp24.com, Sep 9, 2026
On what a long ban would mean for Moosehead's US business, which is 15 per cent of its volume.
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Made in Canada
Brewed at its historic brewery at "89 MAIN STREET WEST SAINT JOHN, NB E2M 3H2", where tours show "our historic brewery where we brew our beer today"; the company says it is "Located in Saint John, New Brunswick" and has been led by the Oland family since 1867.
On the tariff list
- HTS 2203.00.00 · Beer made from malt · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Moosehead Canadian Lager ... Formats options 355 ml 473 ml 100% Canadian Since 1867." (https://moosehead.ca/brands/moosehead-canadian-lager/)
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- moosehead.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Moosehead has been led by the Oland family since 1867, making us the last major brewery in Canada still owned by Canadians.
- moosehead.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Moosehead Breweries is home to Canada’s favourite iconic beers.
- moosehead.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Tour our historic brewery where we brew our beer today and learn how art, science, and passion come together to create award-winning beers.
- moosehead.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
89 MAIN STREET WEST SAINT JOHN, NB E2M 3H2
- moosehead.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
We contract several quality brands for sale and distribution in Canada and throughout the United States.
- moosehead.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Formats options 355 ml 473 ml 100% Canadian Since 1867.
- cbc.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Moosehead Breweries sends 15 per cent of their production to the U.S. The brewery sends products to all 50 states but mostly along the east coast.
- cbc.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
We are working very hard with our importer in the U.S. and our distributor to line up as many as we can to ship to the U.S. over the next three weeks
- bnnbloomberg.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
We’ve been selling Moosehead in the U.S. for almost 50 years, and we’ve built an incredibly loyal American customer base, but navigating a 50 per cent tariff puts a massive burden on our ability to compete fairly in the U.S. market
- bnnbloomberg.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Moosehead said it wouldn’t shift production to a U.S. facility in order to bypass U.S. duties.
- cp24.com · accessed 2026-09-29
the company is not making any money on shipments across the border, but it has continued to send beer to keep sought-after shelf space.
- cp24.com · accessed 2026-09-29
If we’re shut out of the U.S. for an extended period, that could be really challenging in terms of regaining those lost sales. And that could take years
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
certain alcoholic beverages that are products of Canada, as set forth in the Annex to this proclamation, are excluded from importation into the United States, effective with respect to goods imported on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on September 29, 2026.
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