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Desnoes & Geddes

Jamaican beverage producer

Desnoes and Geddes Limited (D&G) is a Jamaican brewer and beverage producer, best known for Red Stripe lager. It was formed in 1918 by Eugene Peter Desnoes and Thomas Hargreaves Geddes who combined their two shops into one business, originally producing soft drinks and distributing imported alcohol, and later opening the Surrey Brewery in Kingston.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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Red Stripe 2012
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Desnoes and Geddes Limited (D&G) is a Jamaican brewer and beverage producer, best known for Red Stripe lager. It was formed in 1918 by Eugene Peter Desnoes and Thomas Hargreaves Geddes who combined their two shops into one business, originally producing soft drinks and distributing imported alcohol, and later opening the Surrey Brewery in Kingston.2

Products and brands

  • beer

Listed on Wikidata.1

D&G produces one of Jamaica's best-known exports, Red Stripe beer, and also exports Old Jamaica Ginger Beer. It brews other malt beverages for the local market under the brand names Red Stripe Light, Dragon Stout, Malta (nonalcoholic), Smirnoff Ice, Guinness, and Heineken.

Dragon Stout

Dragon Stout is a stout beer first introduced in 1920 and relaunched in 1961. Its brewing process utilises European, caramel, and roasted malts, and dark brown sugar. It has an ABV of 7.5%. Along with Red Stripe, it was included in the book 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die.

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Timeline

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