Mopa Breweries, Ltd. is a
Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jo ...
brewery
A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of b ...
founded in 1980 by Chief J. Adewale Bello in
Kogi State
Kogi State is a States of Nigeria, state in the North Central Nigeria, North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the west by the states of Ekiti State, Ekiti and Kwara State, Kwara, to the north by the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Fe ...
, Nigeria. The brewery is based in the town of
Mopa in the
Mopa-Muro Local Government Area. In 2005, the Canadian company Alexus-NextGen bought a controlling interest.
Beers
The company produces One Lager, a popular
lager
Lager (; ) is a Type of beer, style of beer brewed and Brewing#Conditioning, conditioned at low temperature. Lagers can be Pale lager, pale, Amber lager, amber, or Dark lager, dark. Pale lager is the most widely consumed and commercially availab ...
, Lion Stout, and non-alcoholic malt beverages.
See also
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Consolidated Breweries
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Companies
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Guinness Nigeria
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List of beer and breweries in Nigeria
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Nigerian Breweries
Nigerian Breweries Plc, is the largest brewing company in Nigeria. It serves the Nigerian market and West Africa.
History Early years
The idea to establish a brewery in Lagos was first promoted by Frank Samuel of UAC before World War II. But ...
References
External links
Mopa Breweries
Breweries in Nigeria
Economy of Kogi State
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