EWO Brewery
Yangpu District / Shanghai, Shanghai, China · Est. 1934
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Yangpu government history traces EWO beer to 1934, Guangming beer in 1953, Shanghai-brand beer from 1967, Shanghai Dragon in 1993 and Suntory Bright in 2006. Tsingtao's 2013 financial statements document the Shanghai/Jiangsu manufacturing joint venture using the Songjiang company as platform and acquiring Suntory Bright; Tsingtao's 2015 acquisition then bought Suntory's remaining 50% interest. The old EWO site at 350 Dinghai Road remains protected industrial heritage. Recorded in the source pass as "EWO Brewery / Shanghai Huaguang Brewery / Suntory Bright Beer Shanghai lineage" — the suffix names the production site, not a separate company. Local name: 英商怡和啤酒厂 / 上海华光啤酒厂 / 三得利光明啤酒（上海）有限公司. Ownership as recorded: Later state/JV/Suntory lineage; later Tsingtao relationship requires exact corporate closeout. Status as recorded: HISTORICAL_ACQUIRED_LINEAGE_POST_2017_SITE_STATUS_HELD.
The People
Behind the beer
Straight answers
Common questions about EWO Brewery
- Who owns EWO Brewery?
- EWO Brewery is recorded as owned by Later state/JV/Suntory lineage; later Tsingtao relationship requires exact corporate closeout, which does not yet have a full company profile in this archive.
- Is EWO Brewery still open?
- No. EWO Brewery has closed. Yangpu government history traces EWO beer to 1934, Guangming beer in 1953, Shanghai-brand beer from 1967, Shanghai Dragon in 1993 and Suntory Bright in 2006. Tsingtao's 2013 financial statements document the Shanghai/Jiangsu manufacturing joint venture using the Songjiang company as platform and acquiring Suntory Bright; Tsingtao's 2015 acquisition then bought Suntory's remaining 50% interest. The old EWO site at 350 Dinghai Road remains protected industrial heritage. Recorded in the source pass as "EWO Brewery / Shanghai Huaguang Brewery / Suntory Bright Beer Shanghai lineage" — the suffix names the production site, not a separate company. Local name: 英商怡和啤酒厂 / 上海华光啤酒厂 / 三得利光明啤酒（上海）有限公司. Ownership as recorded: Later state/JV/Suntory lineage; later Tsingtao relationship requires exact corporate closeout. Status as recorded: HISTORICAL_ACQUIRED_LINEAGE_POST_2017_SITE_STATUS_HELD.
- When was EWO Brewery founded?
- EWO Brewery was founded in 1934 in Yangpu District / Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
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