

THE GHOSTS OF LITTLE CHICAGO: Guelph, Sleeman, and Canada's Booze Empire
Fireside chat with Cage por Bill Muise
T1 · E70
11 sept 2026
07:38
Notas del episodio
Beneath Guelph, Ontario are sealed tunnels.
In the 1920s they moved beer from the Sleeman Brewery straight to the mob.
When Canada went "dry" in 1916, a loophole created billionaires.
The Sleeman brothers. Rocco Perri. And a pipeline to Al Capone.
This is the story of Canada’s bootlegging empire:
The 50-year ban, the King of the Bootleggers,
and why Ontario still has government liquor stores today.
From Silver Creek to Chicago.
This is Fireside Chat with Cage.
Palabras clave
Guelph Ontario, Sleeman Brewery, Rocco Perri, Al Capone, Canadian Prohibition, LCBO, bootlegging, Little Chicago