# Great Western Brewing Company — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

> Great Western Brewing Company in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada scores 2.75 out of 5 — Limited, #29 in Saskatchewan. 41 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Great Western Brewing Company is a brewery in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.75 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #29 in Saskatchewan. Of the 41 beers we track, 35% are Pale Ale and 23% Amber Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 2.75 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #29 in Saskatchewan · #1,344 in Canada · #25,994 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 41

## About

The Great Western Brewing Company has been an integral component in the Saskatchewan business community since opening for business in 1990. In 1989, Molson Breweries was going to shut down the brewery until 16 employees started Great Western to save their jobs. Today the brewery is one of the top employers in Saskatoon, and through a lot of hard work, and a lot of great beer, they have earned an international reputation for world class craftsmanship. To learn more, go to gwbc.ca or greatwesternbeer.com or Original16.com

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 35% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 23% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 22% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 12% of the beers we track
- Shandy / Radler — 4% of the beers we track
- Other — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 519 2nd Avenue North, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Coordinates: 52.1360287, -106.6609433
- Website: http://www.gwbc.ca/

## Breweries nearby

- [Better Brother Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/better-brother-brewing-22672.md) — 3.75, Fine — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — 0.1 mi away
- [21st Street Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/21st-street-brewery-17618.md) — 3.73, Fine — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — 0.6 mi away
- [Shelter Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/shelter-brewing-company-29911.md) — 3.85, Fine — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — 0.7 mi away
- [9 Mile Legacy Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/9-mile-legacy-brewing-5570.md) — 3.73, Fine — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — 0.9 mi away
- [Prairie Sun Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/prairie-sun-brewery-5494.md) — 3.67, Fine — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — 1.2 mi away
- [High Key Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/high-key-brewing-co-21505.md) — 3.50, Poor — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — 1.4 mi away
- [City Limits Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/city-limits-brewing-34249.md) — 4.10, Great — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — 1.4 mi away
- [Saskatoon Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/saskatoon-brewery-6461.md) — 2.76, Limited — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — 1.6 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan](https://finding.beer/breweries/canada/saskatchewan/saskatoon.md)
- [Best breweries in Saskatchewan](https://finding.beer/breweries/canada/saskatchewan.md)
- [Best breweries in Canada](https://finding.beer/breweries/canada.md)

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