Brewery (historic)

Ohlsson's Cape Breweries

Ohlsson's Cape Breweries is a South African brewery (historic) in Newlands, Cape Town (Mariendahl Brewery).

Type
Brewery (historic)
Location
Newlands, Cape Town (Mariendahl Brewery)
Region
Western Cape
Owner
SAB (from 1956)

Ownership history

Built by Swedish-born Anders Ohlsson (born 1841, retired as MD 1906, died 1912). Its Lion Lager rivalled Castle. Bought by Castle Brewing in 1956 and merged into SAB.

Archivist's note

One source gives 1954 for the SAB purchase.

Sources

  1. businesstech.co.za
  2. en.wikipedia.org
  3. zythophile.co.uk

Bottles in the archive 1

  • Lion Lager Beer Ohlsson's Cape Breweries 1912 In production