| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1805 | John H. Sleeman born in England |
| 1827 | The village of Guelph is founded |
| 1834 | John H. Sleeman moves from Cornwall, England to Upper Canada |
| 1836 | John H. Sleeman settles in St. David’s and opens the Stamford Spring Brewery |
| 1841 | George Sleeman born in St. David’s, Upper Canada |
| 1845 | John H. Sleeman moves to Lockport, NY to craft brew beer |
| 1847 | John H. Sleeman sells the Stamford Spring Brewery and moves to Guelph |
| 1847-1850 | Sleeman leases Hodgert’s Brewery on Bedford Street |
| 1850 | John H. Sleeman purchases land on Waterloo Avenue |
| 1851 | John H. Sleeman builds a 24’ x 40’ building on Waterloo Avenue and opens the Silver Creek Brewery |
| 1859 | The first Sleeman home, a two-story family house, is built at 501 Waterloo Avenue |
| 1859 | George Sleeman (Sr.) takes over the day-to-day operations of the brewery at age 18 |
| 1862 | The business renamed Sleeman and Son and George Sleeman (Sr.) manages the family business |
| 1863 | The Guelph Maple Leaf Base Ball Club started in Guelph |
| 1864 | The Canada Temperance Act passed, allowing counties and municipalities to prohibit the retail sale of alcohol if supported by a majority vote |
| 1865 | George Sleeman (Sr.) becomes a partner in the family business |
| 1865 | George Sleeman (Sr.) purchases family home from his parents |
| 1867 | John H. Sleeman retires from the brewing industry and George Sleeman (Sr.) becomes the sole owner of the family business. Establishes agencies in Hamilton, Brantford, Owen Sound, Stratford, and Palmerston |
| 1867 | George A. Sleeman born |
| 1869 | Guelph Maple Leafs win the Canadian Championship in London, Ontario |
| 1874 | George Sleeman (Sr.) elected president of the Guelph Maple Leafs Base Ball Club |
| 1874 | The Guelph Maple Leafs win the first baseball World Championship in Watertown, N.Y. |
| 1874 | George Sleeman (Sr.) introduces bisulphate of soda to Sleeman beer, which acts as a stabilizer and preservative |
| 1876 | George Sleeman (Sr.) elected to Guelph Town Council (South Ward) |
| 1877 | George Sleeman (Sr.) elected Deputy Reeve of Guelph |
| 1879 | George Sleeman (Sr.) chairs the Inauguration Committee to transform Guelph from a town to a city |
| 1880 | George Sleeman (Sr.) becomes Guelph’s first mayor after the city’s incorporation |
| 1886 | George A. Sleeman manages the Brantford agency for four years |
| 1891 | The Sleeman residence at 501 Waterloo Ave completed (summer) |
| 1893 | John H. Sleeman dies in St. David’s |
| 1894 | Sleeman beer is available in Quebec through an agency in Montreal |
| 1894 | The development of the Guelph Railway Company begins |
| 1898 | George A. Sleeman finishes writing his recipe book |
| 1898 | George A. Sleeman becomes an agent in Ottawa for Sleeman Brewing and Malting |
| 1900 | Sleeman Brewing and Malting is incorporated and a second brewery, Spring Bank Beverages, is erected on Edinburgh Street |
| 1901 | P.E.I. becomes the first province to enact prohibition |
| 1902 | The bank takes over the Guelph Railway Company and the Silver Creek Brewery |
| 1903 | The Sleeman family starts a small rival operation called Spring Bank Brewery |
| 1905 | George Sleeman (Sr.) retires from the family business |
| 1906 | The Sleeman's buy Silver Creek Brewery back from the bank and merge it with Spring Bank Brewery |
| 1916 | The Ontario Temperance Act is passed and prohibits the sale of alcohol, but not the act of brewing or distilling liquor or alcohol |
| 1919 | The US government enacts national prohibition |
| 1921 | Spring Bank Beverages name changed to Canadian Malt Products |
| 1926 | George Sleeman (Sr.) dies |
| 1927 | Spring Bank Brewery incorporated and managed by Henry O. Sleeman |
| 1927 | The Ontario Temperance Act repealed. Ontario becomes the last southern province to end prohibition and switch to a provincial control system known as the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) |
| 1933 | Henry O. and brothers charged with smuggling and not paying their taxes |
| 1933 | Sleeman family's brewing license suspended |
| 1933 | Spring Bank Brewery sold to the Jockey Club Brewery Ltd |
| 1933 | Prohibition ends in the U.S.A. |
| 1934 | Standard Brands purchase the lands where the Silver Creek Brewery stood |
| 1938 | Jockey Club Brewery bought by Ace High Brewery Ltd |
| 1953 | John W. Sleeman born |
| 1955 | The incorporated company, Sleeman Brewing and Malting registered as inactive |
| 1957 | Last year that 501 Waterloo Avenue occupied by a Sleeman descendent |
| 1960 | George A. Sleeman dies |
| 1969 | The City of Guelph purchases the lands of the original Silver Creek Brewery from Standard Brands |
| 1975 | John W. Sleeman moves to England |
| 1976 | John W. Sleeman moves back to Canada |
| 1978 | John W. Sleeman builds and runs a British-style pub called "The Major Oak" in Oakville, ON until 1979 |
| 1979 | John W. Sleeman becomes a partner of The Imported Beer Company (stays a partner until 1992) |
| 1984 | John W. Sleeman receives the historical leather bound book of family recipes and an original heritage bottle from his Aunt Florian, leading the way to rebuilding the family brewing legacy |
| 1985 | John W. Sleeman restarts original Sleeman business with original patent, bottles, labels and recipes |
| 1985 | Sleeman Brewing and Malting Co. Ltd. once again incorporated |
| 1988 | John W. Sleeman reopens the family brewery to recreate all-natural ales and lagers based on the family recipes |
| 1988 | The first pints of Sleeman Cream Ale are sold for public consumption at Churchill's Landing, Guelph, Ontario, June 17th |
| 1988 | October 14th at 6:15pm the first Sleeman bottle product filled on line since 1933 (Sleeman Cream Ale) |
| 1988 | Sleeman Cream Ale available in Ontario based on the family recipe over 100 years old |
| 1991 | Sleeman doubles its brewing capacity to 200,000 hectolitres (60,000,000 bottles) and attains 1% of the Ontario beer market |
| 1994 | Sleeman Brewing & Malting Co. Ltd. receives the "Canada's 50 Best Managed Private Companies" Award |
| 1996 | Sleeman Brewing & Malting Co. Ltd. and Okanagan Spring Brewery merge to become Sleeman Breweries Ltd |
| 1996 | John W. Sleeman becomes Chairman, President and CEO of the new Sleeman Breweries Ltd |
| 1996 | Sleeman Breweries Ltd. goes public and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under trading symbol "ALE" June 3rd |
| 1996 | Sleeman Breweries Ltd. acquires Upper Canada Brewing Company (March) and Brasserie Seigneuriale Inc. (June). Sleeman brands available in the United Kingdom |
| 1998 | Sleeman Breweries Ltd. acquires Shaftebury Brewing Company, British Columbia's third largest craft brewer (January) |
| 1999 | Licensing agreement signed to distribute Stroh brands in Canada |
| 1999 | George Sleeman inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum for his contributions to the sport |
| 2000 | Sleeman Breweries Ltd. acquires The Maritime Beer Company |
| 2002 | Sleeman Breweries Ltd. signs an agreement with Sapporo Breweries Ltd. to provide contract production for Sapporo products in the United States |
| 2004 | Sleeman Breweries Ltd. acquires Unibroue Inc |
| 2006 | Sapporo Breweries reaches a deal to purchase Sleeman for approximately $400 million |
| 2012 | Sleeman Brewery Ltd. in Guelph produces a record 1,157,420 hectolitres of finished goods, approximately 40,000 hL more than previous year |
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