Oland Brewery is a brewing company in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

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Canada

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, and a unit of Labatt Brewing Company

Labatt Brewing Company

Labatt Brewing Company Ltd. is a Canadian beer company founded by John Kinder Labatt in 1847 in London, Ontario. In 1995, it was purchased by Belgian brewer Interbrew; it is now part of Anheuser-Busch InBev...

, itself a unit of InBev

InBev

InBev is a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev. The company existed independently for several years - since the merger between Interbrew and AmBev and until the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch. InBev has operations in over 30 countries and sales in over 130 countries...

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The Oland family, which formerly owned Oland Brewery, has been active in public life in Nova Scotia. Victor de Bedia Oland

Victor de Bedia Oland

Victor de Bedia Oland, was the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1968 to 1973.In 1980, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.-References:...

 was lieutenant-governor

Lieutenant-Governors of Nova Scotia

The following is a list of the Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in Nova Scotia came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1867, the post is a continuation from the first governorship of...

 of Nova Scotia from 1968 to 1973. Another family member, Sidney Oland, served as a senior executive of Labatt Brewing Company. The Oland family also founded Moosehead beer in 1867, which remains independent.

The company sponsored the construction of the schooner Bluenose II

Bluenose II

Bluenose II is a replica of the fishing schooner Bluenose which serves as Nova Scotia's sailing ambassador. Bluenose II was launched at Lunenburg on July 24, 1963, built to original plans and by many of the same workers. The original Bluenose captain Angus J. Walters took the helm of the new...

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Brands brewed at Oland's Halifax brewery include:

• Oland Export Ale
  Oland Export Ale
  Oland Export Ale is a regional beer of the Canadian Maritime provinces. Brewed at the Oland Brewery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, it has an alcohol content of 5.0% ABV.-History:...
  
  
• Schooner Lager
  Schooner Lager
  Schooner is a regional lager style beer of the eastern Canadian provinces. It has an alcohol content of 5.0% ABV and is brewed at the Oland Brewery in Halifax, Nova Scotia.-History:...
  
  
• Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale
• Alexander Keith's Red Amber Ale
• Alexander Keith's Traditional Lager
• Budweiser
• Bud Light