Belikin is the leading domestically produced beer brand in

Belize 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 wa ...

. Belikin is brewed by the Belize Brewing Company, Ltd. which is owned by the Bowen family. The Belize Brewing Company was established in 1969, and began brewing Belikin Beer and Belikin Stout brand name in 1971. Its tagline is "The Beer of Belize". The name "Belikin" comes from the Maya language 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 ra ...

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

Pre-Columbian In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era spans from the original settlement of North and South America in the Upper Paleolithic period through European colonization, which began with Christopher Columbus's voyage of 1492. Usually, ...

Maya temple-pyramid at

Altun Ha Altun Ha is the name given to the ruins of an ancient Mayan city in Belize, located in the Belize District about north of Belize City and about west of the shore of the Caribbean Sea. The site covers an area of about . Stones from the ruins of ...

. The most common Belikin is a light lager beer. Lighthouse Lager, Belikin Premium and a

stout beer 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 ...

are also brewed and sold under the Belikin name. The brewery is based in Ladyville, Belize District.

Products marketed by Belikin

Belikin produces the following beers: *Belikin Beer *Belikin Stout *Belikin Premium * Guinness (local brewer and distributor) *Lighthouse Lager

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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