Ohlsson's Cape Breweries

The Ohlsson's Cape Breweries was a South African brewing company located Newlands, Cape Town.[1] It was founded around 1881 by the Swedish immigrant and industrialist Anders Ohlsson.[2] Ohlsson's was bought out by Castle Breweries and merged to form South African Breweries in 1956.[3][4][5] South African Breweries continued to sell beer under the Ohlsson's brand until its discontinuation in the late 1990s.[6]

Ohlsson's Cape Breweries
LocationSouth Africa
Newlands, Cape Town
Coordinates33°58′19″S 18°27′55″W
Opened1881
Key peopleAnders Ohlsson
ParentSouth African Breweries

References
  1. "Our History – Foresters Arms". Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  2. Ryan, Michael (September 1976). "Anders Ohlsson, Brewer and Politician: 1881-94" (PDF). University of Cape Town. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. Farrell, Sean (2015-10-13). "Megabrew takeover: the world's two largest brewers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  4. "Ohlsson's Cape Breweries Ltd – Rhodesian Study Circle". Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  5. Reuters Staff (2015-10-07). "Factbox: SABMiller, from South African gold rush to brewing giant". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  6. Mager, Anne (2005). "'One Beer, One Goal, One Nation, One Soul': South African Breweries, Heritage, Masculinity and Nationalism 1960-1999". Past & Present (188): 163–194. ISSN 0031-2746.
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