Descendants Brewery in Kitchener, Ontario is calling it quits and will be closing its doors due to COVID-19.

Descendants was the dream of Robin Molloy, an Irish transplant who arrived in Kitchener in 1990. Robin moved to Berlin, Germany with his partner Lee in 2012 to study to become a Certified Brewmaster at the VLB. Upon returning to Kitchener-Waterloo, we began to develop the brewery now known as Descendants, and open our doors in April 2016.

He chose this name because the beer is an homage to all descendants of our ancestors. Molloy liked to put a face to his brews to better connect with them and the idea that they are descendants like us. Our first launch, Harbinger, paved the way for the rest of our characters that we have created and enjoyed, and we’ll continue to create more interesting characters for our community to experience.

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Photo courtesy of CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD