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[[File:Brasserie.jpg|thumb|Molson Brewery, c. 1885]]
On May 2nd, 1782, [[John Molson]], age 18, left England for Canada, landing in [[Montreal]] on June 26. Shortly after his arrival, he began working at the [[Thomas Loyd brewery]]. In 1784, Molson sued Thomas Loyd for repayment of a debt. The end result was Loyd admitting to the crime, and all of his brewery buildings being put up for auction. Around this time, Molson sensed the market potential for beer in the British colony. Prices for wine, rum, and port were rising and an influx of English and Irish immigrants were particularly partial to beer. In January 1785, Molson used the money inherited from his parents to acquire what had been the Thomas Loyd brewery on the shores of the [[St Lawrence River|St Lawrence]], just outside the fortifications of the burgeoning City of Montreal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography – MOLSON, JOHN (1763-1836) – Volume VII (1836-1850) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/molson_john_1763_1836_7E.html |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=www.biographi.ca}}</ref>
In June 1785, he temporarily closed his business to cross the Atlantic for modern equipment and ingredients. Upon his return, he offered the seeds free of charge to neighboring Montreal farmers, who agreed to grow them to satisfy the brewery's need for malt.<ref name="martin">{{cite journal|last1=Martin|first1=Joseph E.|title=Titans|journal=Canada's History|date=2017|volume=97|issue=5|pages=47–53|issn=1920-9894}}</ref> In 1786, just six weeks after taking the helm, Molson delivered his first brew, an [[ale]]. Priced at five cents a bottle, his brew sold well.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
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