Beer in the Philippines as technical director. San Miguel's brew won its first major award at 1895's Philippines Regional Exposition. After six years of operation, the fledgling brewery was outselling imported brands five to one. At the outbreak of World War I, San Miguel was exporting its beer to Hong Kong, Shanghai and Guam. The company was incorporated in 1913. When the Pacific War broke out in the 1940s, the Japanese military seized San Miguel Brewery and renamed it the Balintawak Beer Brewery where they used up their supply of raw materials before they had to resort to importing materials from Manchuria. After the
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