Cervecería Boliviana Nacional (CBN)
La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia · Est. 1886
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Paceña and Huari at Bolivian altitude, where water boils lower and every brewing calculation shifts. Brewing at 3,600 metres is a genuinely different job.
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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
Paceña
Year-RoundPale Lager
Brewed in La Paz at around 3,600 metres, where water boils near 88°C and every stage of the process has to be adjusted. Bolivia's national beer is a high-altitude engineering problem.
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How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 1886Founded
- 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
Cervecería Boliviana Nacional (CBN) 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 Cervecería Boliviana Nacional (CBN)
- Who owns Cervecería Boliviana Nacional (CBN)?
- Cervecería Boliviana Nacional (CBN) is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev. Cervecería Boliviana Nacional (CBN) is based in La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia.
- Is Cervecería Boliviana Nacional (CBN) still independent?
- No. Cervecería Boliviana Nacional (CBN) is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev and is no longer independent.
- When was Cervecería Boliviana Nacional (CBN) 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 Cervecería Boliviana Nacional (CBN) founded?
- Cervecería Boliviana Nacional (CBN) was founded in 1886 in La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia.
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