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The local beer market is currently occupied by two main brewers. The largest of Sri Lanka's brewers is the Lion Brewery, which is also the oldest brewery in the country. It produces over 90% of Sri Lanka's beers. In 1988 it constructed a new brewery at Biyagama to replace the century-old facility at Nuwara Eliya.
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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.
Launched in 2001, as a jointly branded product with Belgian brewers, Riva N.V., it was the first wheat beer brewed in Asia. [11] Irish Dark - 7.5% ABV, an Irish-style ale. No longer in production. Irish Dark Red Ale - 4.5% ABV, an Irish-style ale. Grand Blonde - 8.8% ABV. Launched in 2009. [12] Sando Power Strong - 8.8% ABV
In September 2005 Asia Pacific Breweries acquired a 60% stake in United Brewery, [3] [4] partnering with the Sri Lankan-based Anandappa family group (20%) and MBL Offshore Limited (20%). [5] Asia Pacific Breweries is a Singaporean-based joint venture between Heineken International and Fraser and Neave .
The history of Sri Lanka is unique because its relevance and richness extend beyond the areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. The early human remains which were found on the island of Sri Lanka date back to about 38,000 years ago ( Balangoda Man ).
A collection of Pali Commentaries were written in Sri Lanka by various (some anonymous) authors, such as Buddhagosa, Dhammapala, Mahanama, Upasena, and Buddhadatta. Buddhagosa writes that he based his commentaries on older works which were brought to Sri Lanka when Buddhism first arrived there, and were translated into Sinhalese.
A. Mendis Gunasekera: "A Comprehensive Grammar of the Sinhalese Language", 1891 (first edition), reprinted 1962, Sri Lanka Sahitya Mandalaya Colombo. Dharmadāsa, Kē. En. Ō (1992). Language, Religion, and Ethnic Assertiveness. ISBN 978-0-472-10288-4