THE GHOSTS OF LITTLE CHICAGO: Gue...
THE GHOSTS OF LITTLE CHICAGO: Guelph, Sleeman, and Canada's Booze Empire
Fireside chat with Cage by Bill Muise
S1 · E70
Sep 11, 2026
07:38
Episode notes

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.

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Guelph Ontario, Sleeman Brewery, Rocco Perri, Al Capone, Canadian Prohibition, LCBO, bootlegging, Little Chicago
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