According to company records, Heineken and United Africa Company (UAC) began construction of the Sierra Leone Brewery Limited in October 1961 at the Wellington Industrial Estate in Freetown and the first brew was mashed-in on the 23 November 1962. The first brand to be brewed was Star Lager.

Since then the Brewery has been servicing the country’s beer needs, closing and re-opening during and after the economically debilitating civil war.

Quite recently the brewery launched its canned products which are described as a novelty in the history of beer production in the country.