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Cervejaria Colorado

Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

ActiveConglomerate-ownedRegional
Founded
1996
Archive ID
TB-AHAYEV31
Last checked
2026-08-05
#SoPaulo#MacroOwned

Who owns this brewery?

Anheuser-Busch InBev

The direct owner is recorded. No company is held above it.

  1. Cervejaria ColoradoThis brewery
  2. Anheuser-Busch InBevConglomerate
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From the record

Summary

Early Brazilian craft pioneer known for local ingredients like coffee and cassava; acquired by Ambev.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Tally’s Take

They were brewing with coffee and cassava before Brazilian craft had a market. Ambev bought them, which is what tends to happen to breweries who are right early.

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The Museum

Timeline

  1. 2015
    Bought by Ambev

    Ambev acquires Beertech Bebidas e Comestíveis — trading as Colorado — of Ribeirão Preto in July 2015. One of Brazil's pioneering craft brewers, and among the first bought.

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The Beer Library

Beers

Colorado Appia

Year-Round

Wheat Beer

ABV5.5%
IBU10

Brewed with Brazilian orange blossom honey. Colorado built its identity on native ingredients — cassava, coffee, rapadura — years before that was a marketing position.

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07

Follow the money

How it changed hands

1 recorded move
  1. 1996Founded
  2. 2015Bought by Ambev

    Ambev acquires Beertech Bebidas e Comestíveis — trading as Colorado — of Ribeirão Preto in July 2015. One of Brazil's pioneering craft brewers, and among the first bought.

Today the chain tops out at Anheuser-Busch InBev.

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Show your working

Sources

  1. controlConfirmed

    Cervejaria Colorado is controlled by Founder / family.

    Anheuser-Busch InBev — SEC filing · U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · 2026-02

    PrimaryHigh reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-05
    Claim 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.

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Straight answers

Common questions about Cervejaria Colorado

Who owns Cervejaria Colorado?
Cervejaria Colorado is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev. Cervejaria Colorado is based in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Is Cervejaria Colorado still independent?
No. Cervejaria Colorado is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev and is no longer independent.
When was Cervejaria Colorado acquired?
2015. Ambev acquires Beertech Bebidas e Comestíveis — trading as Colorado — of Ribeirão Preto in July 2015. One of Brazil's pioneering craft brewers, and among the first bought.
When was Cervejaria Colorado founded?
Cervejaria Colorado was founded in 1996 in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
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