Castle Lager is owned by AB InBev (Belgium, NYSE: BUD), which acquired the brand on 10 October 2016 from SABMiller.[1][2] Before AB InBev, Castle Lager was owned by SABMiller to 2016.[2]
Castle Lager is South Africa's best-known beer, brewed since 1895 by a company founded to supply miners on the Witwatersrand, which became South African Breweries. AB InBev acquired the brand with SABMiller in 2016, and it remains a major sponsor of South African national sport.
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AB InBev acquired SABMiller in one of the largest takeovers ever recorded, creating a brewer with roughly a quarter of the beer sold worldwide. Regulators in the United States, Europe, China and South Africa required extensive divestitures, including SABMiller's stake in MillerCoors and its European Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime brands.
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The parent company of Castle Lager is AB InBev, a publicly listed company headquartered in Belgium.
Castle Lager originated in South Africa in 1895, but it is owned today by AB InBev, which is headquartered in Belgium. So Castle Lager is a South African-origin brand under Belgian ownership.
AB InBev completed its acquisition of Castle Lager on 10 October 2016, after announcing the deal on 11 November 2015.
Before AB InBev, Castle Lager was owned by SABMiller until 2016.
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Castle Lager is still owned by AB InBev. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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