CCSI Cork Crowncap Database - Brewer/Bottler
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 Brewer/bottler #1699 | | | Name | Cerveceria India Inc. |
| | Address | Blvd. Alfonso Valdez, No. 100 |
| | | State/Province | Puerto Rico |
| | | | | | Extra info | The company was founded in 1937 by the brothers Valdés Cobián: Alfonso, Sabino and Ramón Valdés Cobián, in Mayagüez, the largest city on the west coast of Puerto Rico. The Valdés brothers were following the example of their father, Don Ramon Valdés, who had founded the Mayagüez Light, Power and Ice Company in 1910. In 1938, their first beer, Cerveza India, was released to the public. The company competed with two other native beer breweries, "Real" and "Corona" (no relation to the Mexican beer), which no longer exist. Alfonso, as chairman and president, successfully led his company converting it into Puerto Rico's largest beer brewery and manufacture of canned and bottled soft drinks. The brewery also produces Malta India, a non-alcoholic soft drink made from barley. In 1940, it began producing Orange Crush and Old Colony sodas.
In the late 70s, the brewery was forced to expand its portfolio and produce a lighter beer with less calories than their Cerveza India. Until that time, India was the only alcoholic beverage producing plant in Mayagüez.
In 1985, their main competition, Corona went bankrupt and left a free way to Cervecería India, which was in full swing after the release of its new product Medalla Light a few years ago.
In October 2009, the brewery reverted its name to "Compañía Cervecera de Puerto Rico". |
| | | | | | | Other names used for this Brewer/bottler | | Name 1 | Cerveceria De Puerto Rico, Inc |
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