Lion Brewery

Pride, Quality and Affordability – These are the core values of Lion Brewery from Sri Lanka. The lion is the heraldic animal of the brewery and at the same time an identification figure and representation of Lion's role in the beer industry. As the largest and oldest brewery in Sri Lanka, Lion has a pioneering role and sees it as its responsibility to live up to this. Innovation and vision, the highest quality and a good price-performance ratio are just some of the things that Lion is committed to.

Legendary

The lion is the king of animals and the Lion Brewery is the queen of breweries. At least in Sri Lanka. But beer from Lion is also on the rise in Europe. With more than 150 years of brewing tradition, Lion has made a name for itself and is a fixture in the beer business. And even though Sri Lanka, with its remote location in the Indian Ocean, is not exactly the center of the beer world, Lion can certainly keep up with the beer hype in America and Europe with beers like Lion Stout . After all, we all like drinking royal beer, right?

Beer for tea drinkers

The story of the Lion Brewery begins on a tea plantation. Sri Lanka was a British colony for a long time and was therefore home to many British exiles who, far from home, ensured that the demand for tea at home was always met. Sir Samuel Baker wanted to take advantage of the ideal location within the hills of Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka to brew beer for the occupation of the tea plantations under British colonial rule. Far from home, the British could drink as much tea as they wanted, but they still missed their good ale. Baker wanted to give them a taste of home away from home with his beer. The cool climate and the natural water from the region's springs were the perfect conditions for the beer, which was then brewed for commercial use from 1881 onwards. The brewery subsequently underwent numerous management changes and was sold, merged and expanded. However, Baker's recipes and traditional manufacturing processes remained intact.