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🌍 Canada · Regional · Known for a full range of styles
Known for a full range of styles

Founded in 1786 by English immigrant John Molson on the banks of the St. Lawrence River in Montreal, Molson is one of the oldest continuously operating brewing companies in North America. In 2005, Molson merged with Colorado's Adolph Coors Company to form what is now Molson Coors Beverage Company, one of the world's five largest brewers. The Canadian operations are run through Molson Coors Canada Inc. Molson Canadian, introduced in 1959, remains the brewery's flagship lager brand.

4Beers
1Styles
4.6%Avg ABV
Consistency· share of beers above catalogue avg
75%
catalogue avg 43%

Beers by Molson

4 beers
Molson Canadian
Molson Canadian
North American Adjunct Lager · 5%
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MOL
Molson Dry
American Dry Lager · 5.5%
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MOL
Molson Export
North American Blonde Ale · 5%
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MOL
Molson Ultra
Light American Lager · 3%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 4 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 4 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
cleanevery beer
4 of 4 beers
crispevery beer
4 of 4 beers
lightevery beer
4 of 4 beers
refreshingevery beer
4 of 4 beers

With 4 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Focused4 beers · 1 style family
Lager 4

Everything sits in one family — which makes the comparison below the interesting part. It isn't what they brew that sets them apart, but how.

What sets them apart
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 515 other Lager breweries.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.
typical for LagerMolson
in no beersin every beer
smooth-drinking
in 3 of 4 · typical Lager brewery: fewer than 1 in 5
Far more smooth-drinking than typical.
bitter
in none of their beers · typical Lager brewery: 2 in 5
Absent — the field expects it.
sweet
in 3 of 4 · typical Lager brewery: 2 in 5
Notably more sweet than typical.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 37%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
3 / 4
beers above the median
#922
best ranked beer
Molson Export

Their beers place in the Top 37% of the catalogue on average, across 4 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.

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About Molson

Founded in 1786 by English immigrant John Molson on the banks of the St. Lawrence River in Montreal, Molson is one of the oldest continuously operating brewing companies in North America. In 2005, Molson merged with Colorado's Adolph Coors Company to form what is now Molson Coors Beverage Company, one of the world's five largest brewers. The Canadian operations are run through Molson Coors Canada Inc. Molson Canadian, introduced in 1959, remains the brewery's flagship lager brand.

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