Bintang Beer ( id, Bir Bintang, literally "Star Beer") is a brand of beer from
Indonesia
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and is produced by PT Multi Bintang Indonesia Tbk, part of
Heineken.
The beer is styled as a pale lager, gold in colour with an ideal serving temperature of 7 °C. The 4.7% ABV
Pilsner has a malt and hop flavour. Because it is a localized version of Heineken, its taste is similar and comparable to Heineken, and the Bintang bottle is reminiscent of a Heineken bottle; the red star on the bottle is the same as Heineken. Bintang makes a malt based beverage called Bintang Zero 0.0%, a low alcohol Radler called Bintang Radler (in both lemon and grapefruit flavours) 2.0%, a soft drink product called Green Sands.
Construction of the brewery began in
Surabaya
Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Java and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. L ...
in 1929 during
Dutch colonial rule of Indonesia.
In 1949, following
Indonesian independence, the brewery was renamed 'Heineken's Indonesian Brewery Company'. In 1957 the Indonesian Government appropriated the brewery, and retained control for the next ten years. In 1967 Heineken resumed operations of the brewery, which was later renamed "Multi Bintang Indonesia".
In 2011, Bintang Beer won a gold medal for Lager (Class 2) and Champion Beer for the lager category at the
Brewing Industry International Awards
The International Brewing Awards, previously known as the Brewing Industry International Awards (BIIA), is a biannual brewing competition with its origins dating to 1886. It is believed to be the oldest international brewing competition in the wo ...
(BIIA 2011) in London.
Bir Bintang brand was awarded as Top 50 Most Valuable Indonesian Brand 2013 by Brand Finance.
See also
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Alcohol in Indonesia
Alcohol in Indonesia refers to the alcohol industry, alcohol consumption and laws related to alcohol in the South East Asian country of Indonesia. Indonesia is a Muslim majority country, yet it is also a pluralist, democratic and secular nation ...
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List of Indonesian beverages
References
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Indonesian brands
Heineken brands
Beer in Indonesia
Indonesian alcoholic drinks
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