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Cervecería Nacional Dominicana

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic · Est. 1929

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Tally's Take

Why this matters

Presidente is not just the national beer of the Dominican Republic — for most of the Caribbean it is the default order.

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The Museum

Timeline

  1. 2012
    Into the AB InBev group

    The Dominican Republic's national brewer, maker of Presidente, comes under AB InBev group ownership in 2012 via Ambev.

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The Beer Library

Beers

Presidente

Year-Round

Pilsner

ABV4.9%

Named in 1935 after then-president Rafael Trujillo, one of the 20th century's most brutal dictators, the beer quietly outlived his regime by decades and became the biggest brewer in the Caribbean — merging into a $2 billion Anheuser-Busch InBev deal in 2012.

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Presidente Light

Year-Round

Country seed listing. [Region Pass 04]

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Bohemia Especial

Year-Round

Country seed listing. [Region Pass 04]

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Show your working

Sources

  1. controlConfirmed

    Cervecería Nacional Dominicana 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.

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Straight answers

Common questions about Cervecería Nacional Dominicana

Who owns Cervecería Nacional Dominicana?
Cervecería Nacional Dominicana is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev. Cervecería Nacional Dominicana is based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Is Cervecería Nacional Dominicana still independent?
No. Cervecería Nacional Dominicana is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev and is no longer independent.
When was Cervecería Nacional Dominicana founded?
Cervecería Nacional Dominicana was founded in 1929 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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