Dominion Breweries

A can of DB Bitter Beer

The Dominion Breweries ( DB for short ) are considered to be the largest breweries in New Zealand .

history

It was founded in 1929 as "Waitemata Brewerey" by J. Couttes in Otahuhu , New Zealand . The company's headquarters are still located there today. In 1969 Taranaki Brewerey, New Plymouth , and TUI Brewerey , Mangatainoka , were taken over. Dominion Breweries followed a year later (this name is now used for the entire group); therefore today there are breweries in: Otahuhu, Mangatainoka, Washdyke and Greymouth .

Today the company belongs to Asia Pacific Breweries Limited , a Heineken subsidiary based in Singapore .

Brands

Today's brands are:

Export gold DB Draft Monteight's TUI Black Draft Bulls Eye

DB Bitter Double Brown Export Dry Flame Murphy's Barrel 51

also will:

• Heineken
• Sol
• Tiger beer
• Budejovicki (original Budweiser from the Czech Republic)
• Amstel

manufactured under license for the New Zealand market.

Web links

• DB Breweries
• TUI
• export gold

Coordinates: 36 ° 57 ′ 33 ″  S , 174 ° 51 ′ 17 ″  E