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Brewing began in Sri Lanka in 1881 primarily to meet the needs of the colonial tea planters. Despite the country's tropical weather, the preferred beer styles have remained relatively unchanged, with strong stouts remaining popular. In 2011, Sri Lanka's beer market was estimated to be around 51 million litres per annum, with per capita beer ...
Lion Brewery (Sri Lanka) Lion Brewery or Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC is a predominantly Sri Lankan owned and operated brewery. The company is listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange and its stock is part of the S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index. Lion Brewery produces the highest selling beer, Lion Lager, in both Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Varieties. Three Coins – 4.8% ABV, an all-malt lager. Sando Stout - 8.8% ABV, a stout made with Danish barley, Scottish malt and German hops. No longer in production. Three Coins Riva - 4.8% ABV, a Belgian style witbier. Launched in 2001, as a jointly branded product with Belgian brewers, Riva N.V., it was the first wheat beer brewed in Asia.
Ingredients. Fermented coconut sugar or sugarcane. Arrack is a distilled alcoholic drink typically produced in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, made from the fermented sap of coconut flowers or sugarcane, and also with grain (e.g. red rice) or fruit depending upon the country of origin. It is sometimes spelled arak, [1] or simply referred to as ...
Asia Pacific Breweries is a Singaporean-based joint venture between Heineken International and Fraser and Neave. The company was subsequently renamed Asia Pacific Brewery Lanka Limited. In February 2017 the company changed its name again to Heineken Lanka Limited to reflect its relationship with the Heineken Group.
Lion remains the number-one brand in neighbouring Sri Lanka, where Mohan Meakin had introduced it in the 1880s through their Ceylon brewery. Among their list of beers is Old Monk 1000, sporting the same logo as the Old Monk Rum [5] considered as a strong beer with high alcohol content.
Beer in Asia. Beer by country. Sri Lankan alcoholic drinks. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
Since then, the brand has become one of the leading beer brands with more than a 50% share of the Malaysian market. It manufactures and distributes beer, stout, and other beverages mainly in the domestic market and has investments in Sri Lanka, Singapore and in a Malaysian alcoholic beverage company.