The Carib

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is headquartered in

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. It produces ''Carib'' and ''Stag''

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s and a range of Shandy ''Carib'' products (''

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Shandy'', '' Lime Shandy'' and '' Sorrel Shandy''). The main brewery is located in

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, Trinidad, while Carib also has breweries in

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The Caribbean Development Company is owned by the ANSA McAL Group of Companies.

History

In order to reduce Trinidad's dependency on the cultivation of sugar and oil, in 1947 the Caribbean Development Company Limited (CDC) was founded. In September 1950 the first Trinidadian beer, Carib lager, was brought to market. The brand is still available, is being sold throughout large parts of the Caribbean and is market leader in Trinidad. In 1955 CDC was split into Carib Brewery Ltd. (starting with seven employees) and Carib Glassworks Ltd. Through acquisitions Carib attained a monopoly on beer production in Trinidad in 1957. In the 1970s Carib expanded and raised its production to 250,000 hectolitres per year. 1973 the company launched its first non-alcoholic beverage, Malta Carib, a malt beer. In 1985 this was followed up with ''Shandy Carib'', the company's first shandy. In 1987 the equipment was modernised by renowned German manufacturer Steinecker Maschinenfabrik so that the output mark of 1.000.000 hectolitres was surpassed. In the subsequent time the company's beverage business was internationalised. On the one hand distribution and licence contracts with foreign producers such as Diageo or InBev were concluded, on the other hand Carib started to export its own brands. Production sites outside Trinidad were founded: Carib Brewery

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exists since 1997, Carib Brewery Grenada since 2002.

Products

Beers

* ''Carib'', a

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beer with 5.2% abv. Silver medal in the "low-alcohol lager" category at the World Beer Cup 2000. * ''Carib Pilsner Light'', a

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with 4% abv. * ''Guinness Foreign Extra Stout'', a

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with 7% abv, bottling agreement with Diageo. * ''Heineken'', a lager beer with 5% abv, bottling agreement with Heineken. * ''Heineken 0.0'', a non-alcoholic beer, bottling agreement with Heineken. * ''Heineken Light'', a light beer with 3.3% abv, bottling agreement with Heineken. * ''Hurricane Reef'', an

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with 6.5% abv, brewed by Carib USA. * ''Mackeson Triple Stout'', a

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with 4.9% abv, bottling agreement with InBev. * ''Malta Carib'', a malt beer. * ''Pola Beer'', a lager beer with 5% abv. * ''Royal Extra Stout'', a strong beer with 6.6% abv with added caramel. * ''Shandy Carib'', a shandy in four flavours (lime, ginger, tangerine and sorrel). * ''Smalta'', a malt beer. * ''Stag'', a lager beer with 5.5% abv. Gold medal in the "low-alcohol lager" category at the World Beer Cup 2000.

Other beverages

* ''Caribe'', a cider with falvours "Original", pineapple and "Rosé". * ''Ginseng Up'', a soda with ginseng extractives and fruit flavour. Flavours: "Original", lemon/lime,

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, apple, grape and

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. * ''Rockstone Tonic Wine'', a tonic wine. * ''

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Ice'', a

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-based mixed drink, bottling agreement with Diageo.

Former products

* ''Carib Radler'', a radler with 2% abv, that is occasionally produced seasonally.

References

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External links

Official website
Beer in the Caribbean Brands of Trinidad and Tobago Drink companies of Trinidad and Tobago