Archive record · Brewery
Cervecería Nacional Dominicana
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Founded
- 1929
- Archive ID
- TB-4W0W3VEP
- Last checked
- 2026-09-27
Who owns this brewery?
The direct owner is recorded. No company is held above it.
- Cervecería Nacional DominicanaThis brewery
- Anheuser-Busch InBevConglomerate
From the record
Summary
Brewer of Presidente, overwhelmingly the dominant beer of the Dominican Republic and a fixture of Caribbean export shelves.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Presidente is not just the national beer of the Dominican Republic — for most of the Caribbean it is the default order.
The Museum
Timeline
- 2012Into the AB InBev group
The Dominican Republic's national brewer, maker of Presidente, comes under AB InBev group ownership in 2012 via Ambev.
The Beer Library
Beers
Presidente
Year-RoundPilsner
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.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Presidente Regular
Year-RoundPilsener
Official current Presidente page.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Colón
Year-RoundStrong beer / exact style UNKNOWN
CND's first beer brand, launched around May 1930; withdrawn when Presidente launched in 1935.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Reina
Year-RoundUNKNOWN
CND's second early beer brand; survived until late 1940/early 1941.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Bock
Year-RoundBock
Historical CND specialty beer developed in response to competition from Sociedad Cervecera Antillana.
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Sources
- controlConfirmed
Cervecería Nacional Dominicana is controlled by Founder / family.
Anheuser-Busch InBev — SEC filing · U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · 2026-02
PrimaryHigh reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-05Claim last checked 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 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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