Belikin is the leading domestically produced beer brand in

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. Belikin is brewed by the

Belize Brewing Company Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...

, Ltd. which is owned by the Bowen family. The Belize Brewing Company was established in 1969, and began brewing Belikin Beer and Belikin Stout

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in 1971. Its tagline is "The Beer of Belize". The name "Belikin" comes from the

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and means "Route to the East". This is a term which some have suggested is the origin of the name of "Belize" (although the most accepted derivation says the name comes from the

Belize River The Belize River runs through the center of Belize. It drains more than one-quarter of the country as it winds along the northern edge of the Maya Mountains to the sea just north of Belize City (). The Belize river valley is largely tropical rain ...

, meaning "muddy"). The Belikin label features a drawing of a

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temple-pyramid at

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. The most common Belikin is a light

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beer. Lighthouse Lager, Belikin Premium and a stout beer are also brewed and sold under the Belikin name. The brewery is based in

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Products marketed by Belikin

Belikin produces the following beers: *Belikin Beer *Belikin

Stout Stout is a dark, top-fermented beer with a number of variations, including dry stout, oatmeal stout, milk stout, and imperial stout. The first known use of the word ''stout'' for beer, in a document dated 1677 found in the Egerton Manuscript ...

*Belikin Premium *

Guinness Guinness () is an Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate, Dublin, Ireland, in 1759. It is one of the most successful alcohol brands worldwide, brewed in almost 50 countries, and available in ove ...

(local brewer and distributor) *Lighthouse

Lager Lager () is beer which has been brewed and conditioned at low temperature. Lagers can be pale, amber, or dark. Pale lager is the most widely consumed and commercially available style of beer. The term "lager" comes from the German for "storage" ...

Community Impact

The parent company of Belikin, Bowen & Bowen, support community environmental preservation efforts through coastal cleanups and recycling projects.

References

External links

Belikin Official Website

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