Founded in 1865 in Sarkandaugava, Riga, by Jānis Daude as the Waldschlößchen (Mežpils) brewery; a joint-stock company from 1905. In 1937 the state Credit Bank bought Waldschlößchen, Iļģuciems and Tanheizers and joined them as Aldaris, a name chosen in a public contest. The largest brewery of the Latvian SSR; from 1976 the production association Aldaris with Vārpa and Iļģuciems. With Baltic Beverages Holding from 1992, privatised in 1995, fully owned by Carlsberg since 2008. unverified info