Presidente (beer)

Presidente

Cerveza Pilsner
Manufacturer	Cervecería Nacional Dominicana
Introduced	1935 in Santiago, Dominican Republic
Alcohol by volume	5.0%
Style	Pilsner

Presidente is a brand of Pilsner owned and produced by Cervecería Nacional Dominicana (CND) at several breweries in the Dominican Republic. In addition to domestic consumption in the Dominican Republic, Presidente is exported to the United States, Panama, Honduras, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Andorra, Aruba, Curaçao, Antigua, Belize, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Turks and Caicos, The Bahamas, Saint Martin, British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

In 1929, U.S. industrialist Charles H. Wanzer with other business partners founded the brewery and started brewing the iconic Dominican beer, Presidente, in 1935. The beer was named in honor of then Dominican president Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. Presidente was initially launched as a dark beer and acquired limited success, yet in the 1960s Presidente was transformed into the pilsner that is recognized today. In 1986, the brewery was acquired by Dominican cigarette company Grupo León Jimenes. More recently, in 2012, AmBev acquired majority ownership from Grupo León Jimenes, and is looking to expand Presidente’s market.