# Companhia União de Cervejas de Angola — Lubango, Huila Province

> Companhia União de Cervejas de Angola in Lubango, Huila Province, Angola scores 2.08 out of 5 — Limited, #3 in Angola. 11 beers tracked, mostly Pale Lager.

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Companhia União de Cervejas de Angola operates 2 locations; this is the one in Lubango, Huila Province, Angola. We grade it Limited, with a score of 2.08 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #3 in Angola. Of the 11 beers we track, 88% are Pale Lager and 10% Dark Lager. The score covers the beer, so it is the same across all 2.

## Rating

- Score: 2.08 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #3 in Angola · #30,440 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 11

## About

The Cuca beer was born in 1947, under the company name CUCA-Beer Union of Angola, SARL, with a capital of 5000 tales, being a daughter company of Beers Center Portuguese.

On 26 May 1976, the Government of Angola confiscated Cuca and nationalized it, after the inauguration of the brewing industry Restructuring Commission.

It is manufactured in Luanda and Catumbela, in the municipality of Lobito, in Benguela province. Production in Benguela amounts to 60,000 crates a day.

## What they brew

- Pale Lager — 88% of the beers we track
- Dark Lager — 10% of the beers we track
- Other — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Lubango, Huila Province, Angola
- Coordinates: -14.9186136, 13.5321234
- Website: https://grupocastelangola.com/

## Other locations of this brewery

- [Luanda](https://finding.beer/brewery/companhia-uniao-de-cervejas-de-angola-20103.md) — Luanda, Luanda Province, Angola

The score covers the beer, so it is the same at every location.

## Same owner

- Part of BGI (Brasseries et Glacières Internationales)
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## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Angola](https://finding.beer/breweries/angola.md)

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