Backus y Johnston started out in 1879 making ice, not beer, before expanding into brewing and launching Cristal in 1922. It has been Peru's best-selling beer for so long that most Peruvians would be surprised to learn there's a completely unrelated beer with the exact same name two countries south.
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Who owns this beer
Cristal is brewed by Backus and Johnston, which reports up to Anheuser-Busch InBev.
- Backus and JohnstonThis brewery
- Anheuser-Busch InBevConglomerate
Brewery record last verified 2026-08-05 · Ownership: SEC filing, ab-inbev (2026-02)