15 December 2003

End of story

It could have been a re-run of the David vs. Goliath story: little brewer takes on giant brewer. Alas, it was not to be. Even before David could aim his shot at Goliath, he stumbled and fell down. As happened to Bavaria Brau, the South African brewer of traditional German type beers that was put in provisional liquidation this year.
Negotiations have taken place between the liquidators of Bavaria Brau, and two parties interested in either investing in the brewery and resuming production or acquiring the company’s assets. The liquidators have until 3 February 2004 to negotiate a deal with prospective investors or buyers of the company.
The brewery (capacity: 50,000 hl p.a. The founder of the brewery, German-born Georg Funk, died earlier this year..

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