SABMiller brands

Main article: SABMiller

SABMiller, one of the top five global brewing companies,[1][2] owns a portfolio of over 150 brands, including international beers such as Pilsner Urquell, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Miller Genuine Draft, and local brands, such as Gambrinus and Castle Milk Stout.[3]

Contents

SAB brands

Main article: South African Breweries

Botswana brewery

Chibuku Shake Shake (so called because it separates out and must be shaken) is brewed from a mix of sorghum and corn, and sold in paper cartons or 2 litre brown plastic containers with a wide blue lid.[4][5][6]

Canarias Brewery

The Canarias Brewery was formed in 1994 from the merger of two Canary Island breweries, CCC and SICAL, both of whom had been established at the start of the 20th century.[7] The brewery produces the beer brands, Dorada and Tropical,[8] and brews under licence various global brands, such as Carlsberg, Pilsner Urquell, and Guinness.

Castle brewery

Castle Brewery was founded in Johannesburg in 1894. It later merged with other breweries to form South African Breweries.

The main brand is Castle Lager, a 5% pale lager introduced in 1895. Castle Lager has won many awards, from gold medals to the "World's Best Bottled Lager" award at the 2000 International Brewing Industry Awards.[9] It is advertised as "somewhat dry, somewhat bitter, never sweet" and as "the beer that stood the test of time".[10] Other brands are Castle Lite and Castle Milk Stout.

Delta Corporation Zimbabwe

Dreher Brewery

Main article: Dreher

Dreher (Kőbánya) Brewery (Dreher Sörgyárak) in Budapest is owned by SABMiller. Its main products are the Dreher Classic, Arany Ászok and Kőbányai Világos pilsener-style lagers but it also brews Dreher Bak (a double bock).

Cerveceria Hondureña (Hondurean Brewery)

Kompania Piwowarska breweries

Main article: Kompania Piwowarska

Kompania Piwowarska (which in Polish means "Brewing Company") is a brewing company established in Poland in 1999 as a result of the merger of two SABMiller owned Polish breweries, the Lech brewery in Poznań, and the Tyskie Górny Śląsk brewery in Tychy, which was founded in 1629.[11] The company also owns the Dojlidy Brewery in Białystok‎. The three breweries have a total capacity of 15.1 million hectolitres.[12] SAB purchased a majority share in the Lech and Tyskie breweries in 1995.[13] Kompania Piwowarska currently controls 45% of the Polish beer market.[14]

La Constancia brewery

Mozambique brewery

Nile brewery

Peroni brewery

Main article: Birra Peroni

Birra Peroni is an Italian brewing company, founded in Vigevano in Lombardia in 1846 although now headquartered in Rome.

The flagship brand is Nastro Azzurro, a pale lager which is marketed worldwide.[15]

Plzeňský Prazdroj brewery

Radegast Brewery

Main article: Radegast (beer)

Radegast Brewery is a brewery located in Nošovice, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic since 1970. The beer is named after the god Radegast. The brewery is owned by Pilsner Urquell (since 1999), which is, in turn, owned by SABMiller.

Tanzanian breweries

Colombian breweries (Bavaria)

Main article: Bavaria Brewery (Colombia)

Peruvian breweries (Backus)

Ecuadorian breweries (Cerveceria Nacional)

Ursus Breweries

Main article: Ursus Breweries

Ursus Breweries, a subsidiary of SABMiller plc, is one of the top brewers in Romania. The company is based in Bucharest and owns 4 breweries in Cluj-Napoca, Timişoara, Buzau and Braşov, employing over 1,700 people.[16] Ursus Breweries’ brands are: Ursus, Timisoreana, Ciucas, Azuga, Stejar, Redd's, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Pilsner Urquell and Miller.

Other breweries (Backus)

Miller Brewing Company brands

Main article: Miller Brewing Company

Miller subsidiaries' brands

Henry Weinhard

Main article: Henry Weinhard's

Leinenkugel

Main article: Leinenkugel's

Non-beer brands

SABMiller is one of the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottlers and has carbonated soft drinks bottling operations in 14 markets.

Brands produced include

Gallery

References

  1. ^ [1] Namibia Economist - Heineken-Diageo-Nambrew joint venture in SA heats up the game
  2. ^ Mystery buyer for Chinese brewery stake
  3. ^ AgeEntry
  4. ^ BBC - h2g2 - Chibuku - 'Shake Shake'
  5. ^ Message d'erreur
  6. ^ Botswana
  7. ^ History, www.ccc.es
  8. ^ "Compañia Cervecera de Canarias (SABMiller)". ratebeer.com. http://ratebeer.com/brewers//compania-cervecera-de-canarias-sabmiller/2413/. Retrieved 2009-10-21. 
  9. ^ Brewing Awards 2005
  10. ^ Castle Lager
  11. ^ 1900–1999
  12. ^ Kompania Piwowarska update
  13. ^ http://www.kp.pl/ Kompania Piwowarska SA website
  14. ^ http://www.sabmiller.com/index.asp?pageid=149&newsid=1186
  15. ^ http://www.peroni.it Birra Peroni website
  16. ^ http://www.wall-street.ro/articol/Companii/80437/Ursus-Breweries-Dupa-un-an-de-alegeri-mediul-de-afaceri-are-nevoie-de-stabilitate.html
  17. ^ http://www.sabmiller.in/brands_haywards_5000.html Haywards 5000