Archive record · Brewery
Cerveza Austral
Punta Arenas, Magallanes, Chile
- Founded
- 1896
- Archive ID
- TB-ZKRZ394G
- Last checked
- 2026-08-05
Who owns this brewery?
The direct owner is recorded. No company is held above it.
- Cerveza AustralThis brewery
- Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU)Conglomerate
From the record
Summary
The southernmost brewery in the world, now majority-controlled by Chilean beverage giant CCU.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
The literal end of the world for beer. Drinking an Austral at the edge of Patagonia in Punta Arenas is a monumental bucket-list experience.
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Timeline
- 2000CCU takes half
In November 2000 CCU acquires 50% under an agreement to produce, market and distribute jointly across Chile and southern Argentina; the Chadwick group holds the other half. Brewing has run on the same Punta Arenas street since 1896 — the southernmost brewery of any scale on earth.
The Beer Library
Beers
Austral Calafate
Year-RoundFruit Beer
Brewed with calafate, the Patagonian barberry. Local legend holds that anyone who eats the berry will return to Patagonia, which is a better marketing line than any agency would write.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Austral Yagán
Year-RoundDark Lager
Named for the Yaghan people of Tierra del Fuego, who lived at the southern end of the Americas for six thousand years.
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How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 1896Founded
- 2000CCU takes half
In November 2000 CCU acquires 50% under an agreement to produce, market and distribute jointly across Chile and southern Argentina; the Chadwick group holds the other half. Brewing has run on the same Punta Arenas street since 1896 — the southernmost brewery of any scale on earth.
Today the chain tops out at Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU).
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Sources
- controlConfirmed
Cerveza Austral is controlled by Founder / family.
CCU — SEC Form 20-F 2025 · U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · 2026-05
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 Cerveza Austral
- Who owns Cerveza Austral?
- Cerveza Austral is owned by Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU). Cerveza Austral is based in Punta Arenas, Magallanes, Chile.
- Is Cerveza Austral still independent?
- No. Cerveza Austral is owned by Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU) and is no longer independent.
- When was Cerveza Austral acquired?
- 2000. In November 2000 CCU acquires 50% under an agreement to produce, market and distribute jointly across Chile and southern Argentina; the Chadwick group holds the other half. Brewing has run on the same Punta Arenas street since 1896 — the southernmost brewery of any scale on earth.
- When was Cerveza Austral founded?
- Cerveza Austral was founded in 1896 in Punta Arenas, Magallanes, Chile.
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