Beer in the Philippines reason, but it speculated that the business did not take over from the sons of the founder. It was also speculated that the San Miguel Brewery being threatened by Halili Beer, leading the former to buy out stocks of the latter. In 1978, the San Miguel Brewery introduced the 1-liter version of San Miguel Beer, called "Grande". The second brewer, Asia Brewery, Inc., was established by Lucio Tan in January 27, 1982, with the inauguration of its brewery in Cabuyao, Laguna, and the launch of its first brand, Beer Hausen Pale Pilsen. San Miguel Responded with Lagerlite, a light beer,
Beer in the Philippines as the island's first craft beer brand. Its initial selections of Bogsbrew and Primo Ale grew to include more types using different grain. Baguio Craft Brewery was created from humble beginnings. It started with home brewing in a garage, a passion for craft beer and a love for creating something extraordinarily delicious, out of basic, natural ingredients. Founded in 2014 by German-Filipino entrepreneur Alexander Lietz, Juan Brew is the first ever microbrewery in the Philippines to be 100% solar powered. Juan Brew is also a leading supplier of beer-making equipment and ingredients which are openly distributed to other craft breweries