Accra Brewery
Accra, Ghana · Est. 1931
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Why this matters
Ghana's first brewery, and one of the few anywhere brewing seriously with cassava and sorghum instead of imported barley.
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Timeline
- 2016Absorbed in the SABMiller takeover
Passes to Anheuser-Busch InBev on 10 October 2016, when AB InBev completed its takeover of SABMiller — a roughly $79bn deal that reshaped brewing on four continents in a single transaction.
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Beers
Club Premium Lager
Year-RoundPale Lager
A Swiss-registered company built West Africa's first brewery in Accra in 1931, and the beer that came out of it holds a stranger title than 'Ghana's first beer' — it was Ghana's first manufactured product of any kind, full stop, arriving before the country had much of any factory-made anything.
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How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 1931Founded
- 2016Absorbed in the SABMiller takeover
Passes to Anheuser-Busch InBev on 10 October 2016, when AB InBev completed its takeover of SABMiller — a roughly $79bn deal that reshaped brewing on four continents in a single transaction.
Today the chain tops out at Anheuser-Busch InBev.
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Sources
- controlConfirmed
Accra Brewery is controlled by Founder / family.
Anheuser-Busch InBev — SEC filing · U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · 2026-02
PrimaryHigh reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-05Reviewed 2026-08-05
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Accra Brewery
- Who owns Accra Brewery?
- Accra Brewery is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev. Accra Brewery is based in Accra, Ghana.
- Is Accra Brewery still independent?
- No. Accra Brewery is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev and is no longer independent.
- When was Accra Brewery acquired?
- 2016. Passes to Anheuser-Busch InBev on 10 October 2016, when AB InBev completed its takeover of SABMiller — a roughly $79bn deal that reshaped brewing on four continents in a single transaction.
- When was Accra Brewery founded?
- Accra Brewery was founded in 1931 in Accra, Ghana.
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