Three Coins is a Sri Lankan beer brewed by McCallum Breweries (Ceylon) Ltd, a subsidiary of

Cargills Ceylon PLC Cargills (Ceylon) PLC is a Sri Lankan Retail, FMCG, Banking and Restaurant company which is listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange. The controlling interest in the company is held by Ceylon Theatres PLC. History In 1844 British businessman Will ...

History

McCallum Brewery Limited was established in 1962 by the U. K. Edmund in Meegoda (a suburb of

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

). In February 2011

acquired the McCallum Brewery via Cargill’s 100% owned subsidiary Millers Brewery Ltd for Rs. 1.425 billion. The Cargills Group subsequently spent Rs. 2 billion upgrading the brewery, increasing the capacity from 50,000hL/yr to 600,000hL/yr. In June 2014 it was reported that Cargills was preparing to sell Millers Brewery, the likely purchasers of the company include

Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC (DCSL) is a diversified Sri Lankan conglomerate listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of US$600 Million. It was one of the first Sri Lankan companies to be listed in Forbes's Be ...

and

Carson Cumberbatch Carson Cumberbatch PLC is one of the largest conglomerates in Sri Lanka which also has business interests in Indonesia, Malaysia, and India. The company has its origin in the colonial era, having been founded by merging two companies founded by ...

PLC. In November 2014 it was announced that Lion Brewery had purchased Millers Brewery Limited from Cargills for Rs 5.15 billion and would commence the brewing of the Millers Brewery products at its facility in

Biyagama Biyagama ( si, බියගම, ta, பியகம) is a suburb in Gampaha District, situated in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is 12 miles from Colombo. A Free Trade Zone was established in Biyagama in 1985. "Kaduwela" interchange of expr ...

, with production at the Meegoda plant ceasing temporarily pending further evaluation.

Varieties

* ''Three Coins'' – 4.8% ABV, an all-malt lager * ''Sando Stout'' - 8.8% ABV, a

stout Stout is a dark, top-fermented beer with a number of variations, including dry stout, oatmeal stout, milk stout, and imperial stout. The first known use of the word ''stout'' for beer, in a document dated 1677 found in the Egerton Manuscript ...

made with Danish barley, Scottish malt and German hops. No longer in production. * ''Three Coins Riva'' - 4.8% ABV, a Belgian style

witbier Wheat beer is a top-fermented beer which is brewed with a large proportion of wheat relative to the amount of malted barley. The two main varieties are German ''Weizenbier'' and Belgian ''witbier''; other types include Lambic (made with wild ye ...

. Launched in 2001, as a jointly branded product with Belgian brewers, Riva N.V., it was the first wheat beer brewed in Asia. * ''Irish Dark'' - 7.5% ABV, an Irish-style ale. No longer in production. * ''Irish Dark Red Ale'' - 4.5% ABV, an Irish-style ale. * ''Grand Blonde'' - 8.8% ABV. Launched in 2009. * ''Sando Power Strong'' - 8.8% ABV Millers Brewery also brews '' Fosters'' under license from

Carlton & United Breweries Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) is an Australian brewing company based in Melbourne and owned by Japanese conglomerate Asahi Breweries. Its notable brands include Victoria Bitter, Carlton Draught, Foster's Lager, Great Northern, Resch's, Pu ...

Ltd.

References

External links

Official Three Coins website
{{Alcoholic drinks McCallum Breweries Beer brands McCallum Breweries Sri Lankan brands

History

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