''Imperial'' (Cerveza Imperial) is a

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n brand of

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, manufactured by the Florida Ice & Farm Company (FIFCO). Imperial, a

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, was first produced by the Ortega

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in 1924. It has various spin-offs of the original Imperial, such as ''Imperial Light'', ''Imperial Silver'' and ''Imperial Ultra''. FIFCO produces other beers, including its ''Pilsen'', ''Bavaria'', and ''Rock Ice'' brands.

Logo

The Imperial

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was designed by the brothers Enrique and Wolfgang Hangen, who, at the time, were the owners of the advertising agency "Casa Gráfica." The brothers also created the logo for other Costa Rican beers, such as ''Pilsen'' and ''Bavaria''. They drew design inspiration from the iconography of their native country, Germany. Imperial is also known by Costa Ricans as "Aguila" or "Aguilita", which translates into English as "Eagle" or "Little Eagle" in reference to the beer's logo, which includes the

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used in European heraldry.

Awards

* Gold Medal at

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in Belgium, 2007

References

Beer in Costa Rica Beer brands Costa Rican brands Products introduced in 1924 {{beer-stub