Archive record · Brewery
Cervecería del León
Cartago, Cartago, Costa Rica
- Founded
- 1875
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-MCSQCM03
- Last checked
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Summary
A 2025 academic history identifies Cervecería del León as a Cartago brewery founded in 1875, owned by the Jegel family and later associated with Alfredo Volio Jiménez before being overtaken/absorbed in the Traube era.
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