Compañia de las Cervecerías Unidas (CCU)

Commercial Brewery in Santiago, Santiago, Chile 🇨🇱
Owned by Heineken Nederland

Established in 1902

Contact
Vitacura 2670, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
Subsidiaries
Compañia de las Cervecerías Unidas (CCU) owns 6 breweries:
Description
La Compañía de las Cervecerías Unidas (CCU) es una empresa productora y distribuidora de bebidas (alcohólicas y no alcohólicas) chilena. Fundada en 1902 al transformarse en sociedad anónima la Fábrica Nacional de Cerveza. En 1916 CCU compra las cerveceras Ebner de Santiago, Anwandter de Valdivia y la Compañía Cervecera La Calera. Ese mismo año ingresa al mercado de las bebidas gaseosas con Bilz. En 1924 adquiere las Cerveceras de Concepción y Talca, en 1927 Cervecera de Mitrovich Hermanos en Antofagasta, en 1933 la cervecera de la sucesión de Jorge Aubel en Osorno y en 1950 la cervecera de la sociedad Floto y Cía. en La Serena. De sus marcas de cerveza nacionales, la primera es Escudo en 1942, seguida por Cristal, Malta Morenita, Dorada, Royal Guard y light, Aysen, Lemon Stone y Orange Stone. Embotella además las cervezas Heineken (2003), Budweiser (1996) y Paulaner (1991). Aparte de Bilz, en 1959 obtiene la licencia para producir Pepsi, licencia que perdió temporalmente entre 1986 a 1994, años en los cuales la compañía produjo su propia bebida cola, Free. En 1960 ingresa a las aguas minerales por la adquisición de Cachantún. Ingresó al mercado del pisco en 2003, a través de la creación de la filial Pisconor S.A., que lanzó el pisco Ruta Norte; en 2005, suscribió un acuerdo con la Cooperativa Agrícola Control Pisquero de Elqui y Limarí Limitada (Pisco Control), para desarrollar el negocio pisquero a través de la Compañía Pisquera de Chile S.A..

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3
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Canned. Golden colour, dishwater-like head.Funny aroma of smoke and water melon. Sweet and fruity, light bodied with mellow mouthfeel. Before it vanishes into an ashy finish there are some more water melon to taste. Odd.

Tried from Can on 28 Dec 2006 at 05:17


2.5
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3

Bottled. Clear golden colour, corse head. A fruity,mellow industrial lager without much redeaming features. Sweet, light-medium bodied, lightly soapy some caramelized sugar. No bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2006 at 05:14


3.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottled. Clear amber, brief corase head. Strong bizarre blue cheese aroma. Sweet with clean, fizzy mouthfeel. Sugary. Dominated by blue cheese and fennel. Low bitterness. Has some substance, but is more bizarre and primitive than good.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2006 at 05:12


2.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5

[Bottled (4.6%] Pale golden, very brief head. Fruity vegetable aroma. A sweetish and bland glass of nothing.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2006 at 09:12


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Golden lager with a thick white head, lacing. Light malty aroma with light german hops. Nice crisp malt with a decent level of bitterness, medium bodied. Went well with the caldo de marisco. Bottle at the Mercado Central, Santiago, 800P for 500 mL.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2006 at 11:21


4.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Free beer on LAN Chile. Golden lager with a thick white head. Light hoppy malt, a bit of citrus notes. In mouth, crisp malt, some corny notes and a rather oily mouthfeel. Non-descript.

Tried on 10 Jun 2006 at 11:18


4.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Can
Blond color. A simple but refreshing beer, not particularly malty nor aromatic, but well bitter.

Tried from Can on 10 Nov 2004 at 02:36


2.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 1.5

Light golden with a tiny head. Lotsa bubbles running up the glass. Bad stench coming off the beer... I smelled it as soon as I popped the top open. Tastes dirty, stingy, and like a beer that may have sat in the garage all summer, then chilled, then consumed. Yuck.

Tried on 17 Jun 2004 at 16:00


4.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Straw color with white head.Slightly skunky stale ''beery'' nose.Flavor begins skunky then fades to nothingness

Tried on 21 Dec 2002 at 12:55


2.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2

One of the worst I have ever had. Think I had a skunky one..................

Tried on 25 Nov 2002 at 08:33