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Heineken N.V. is a Dutch brewer which owns a worldwide portfolio of over 170 beer brands, mainly
pale lager Pale lager is a very pale-to- golden-colored lager beer with a well- attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness. The brewing process for this beer developed in the mid-19th century, when Gabriel Sedlmayr took pale ale brew ...
, though some other
beer style Beer styles differentiate and categorise beers by colour, flavour, strength, ingredients, production method, recipe, history, or origin. The modern concept of beer styles is largely based on the work of writer Michael Jackson in his 1977 book ...
s are produced. The two largest brands are
Heineken Heineken Lager Beer ( nl, Heineken Pilsener), or simply Heineken () is a pale lager beer with 5% alcohol by volume produced by the Dutch brewing company Heineken N.V. Heineken beer is sold in a green bottle with a red star. History On 15 Feb ...
and Tecate; though the portfolio includes
Amstel The Amstel () is a river in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. It flows from the Aarkanaal and Drecht in Nieuwveen northwards, passing Uithoorn, Amstelveen, and Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, to the IJ in Amsterdam. Annually, the r ...
, Fosters (in Europe and Vietnam), Sagres, Cruzcampo, Skopsko, Affligem,
Żywiec Żywiec () (german: Saybusch) is a town in southern Poland with 31,194 inhabitants (2019). Between 1975 and 1998, it was located within the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship, but has since become part of the Silesian Voivodeship.It is the capital of Ż ...
, Starobrno,
Zagorka Zagorka is a Bulgarian beer brand from the city of Stara Zagora. It is brewed at the Zagorka Brewery. The company was founded in 1902, in the Czech beer, Czech tradition, by a doctor who returned from Prague. The current brewery was opened in 195 ...
, Zlatý Bažant,
Laško Laško (; german: Tüffer) is a spa town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Laško. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. The town is loca ...
and
Birra Moretti Birra Moretti () was an Italian brewing company, founded in Udine in 1859 by Luigi Moretti. In 1996 the company was acquired by Heineken N.V. The brewing plant in Udine was sold to the newly formed Birra Castello S.p.A.; Moretti is now a bran ...
.


Heineken

Heineken Heineken Lager Beer ( nl, Heineken Pilsener), or simply Heineken () is a pale lager beer with 5% alcohol by volume produced by the Dutch brewing company Heineken N.V. Heineken beer is sold in a green bottle with a red star. History On 15 Feb ...
Lager Beer is the company's
flagship product A core product or flagship product is a company's primary promotion, service or product that can be purchased by a consumer. Core products may be integrated into end products, either by the company producing the core product or by other companies ...
. It is a 5%
abv Alcohol by volume (abbreviated as ABV, abv, or alc/vol) is a standard measure of how much alcohol (ethanol) is contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage (expressed as a volume percent). It is defined as the number of millilitres (mL) o ...
pale lager Pale lager is a very pale-to- golden-colored lager beer with a well- attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness. The brewing process for this beer developed in the mid-19th century, when Gabriel Sedlmayr took pale ale brew ...
that was first brewed in 1868. It is produced by 40 breweries in 39 countries around the world. In 2006, 2.58 billion litres of ''Heineken'' was produced. Since 1975, most Heineken beer is brewed in the Heineken brewery in
Zoeterwoude Zoeterwoude () is a municipality in the province of South Holland, Western Netherlands. It covers of which is water. It had a population of in . Located to the southeast of Leiden and north of Zoetermeer, the municipality of Zoeterwoude consist ...
, Netherlands. Other beers produced under the Heineken brand name include: * Heineken Dark *
Heineken Oud Bruin Heineken Oud Bruin (; en, Heineken Old Brown) is a Dutch-style oud bruin beer produced by the Dutch brewing company Heineken. It shares only the name with the stronger, more acidic '' oud bruin'' beers of Belgium, which are a different style. It ...
*
Heineken Premium Light Heineken Light (labelled as ''Heineken 3'' in Australia) is a light beer brewed by Heineken for the United States market. It was introduced in 2005. Heineken light reportedly has: 90 calories per 12 oz. bottle and 6.8 grams of carbohydrates ...
*
Heineken Tarwebok Heineken Tarwebok (; en, Heineken Wheat Bock) was a bock beer produced by the Dutch brewing company Heineken. The beer was made in the brewery in 's-Hertogenbosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and munici ...


Buckler

''Buckler'' is a low alcohol (0.5% abv) pale lager. It was launched in the summer of 1988. There was a recall in 2004 due to a fault in the
pasteurising Pasteurization or pasteurisation is a process of food preservation in which packaged and non-packaged foods (such as milk and fruit juices) are treated with mild heat, usually to less than , to eliminate pathogens and extend shelf life. Th ...
process, and Buckler is no longer available in the Netherlands (Heineken's home market) after the brand's image declined following Dutch comedian
Youp van 't Hek Joseph Jacobus Maria "Youp" van 't Hek (born 28 February 1954) is a Dutch comedian, author, columnist, singer-songwriter, playwright, and critic. Biography Van 't Hek was born and raised in the Gooi, an upper-class region to the southeast o ...
mocking the brand (and its consumers) in a show in 1989. Buckler was the beverage of choice for US President Joe Biden at the "
Beer Summit On July 16, 2009, Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested at his Cambridge, Massachusetts home by local police officer Sgt. James Crowley, who was responding to a 911 caller's report of men breaking and entering the resid ...
" with
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, James Crowley and President
Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...
. The event was the result of the controversial
arrest of Henry Louis Gates On July 16, 2009, Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested at his Cambridge, Massachusetts home by local police officer Sgt. James Crowley, who was responding to a 911 caller's report of men breaking and entering the resi ...
, which gained national attention regarding
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. Biden acknowledged that his choice of beer was “mostly ironic." Former US President
George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...
, who claimed that he gave up drinking alcoholic beverages after turning 40, drank Buckler while relaxing with Chancellor of Germany
Angela Merkel Angela Dorothea Merkel (; ; born 17 July 1954) is a German former politician and scientist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), she previously served as Leader of the Opp ...
and British Prime Minister
Tony Blair Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He previously served as Leader of th ...
on 8 June 2007 during a break in the G8 summit.


Subsidiaries' brands


Europe


Heineken Italy

Heineken's Italian operation began in 1974 with the acquisition of the Dreher brewery. In 1996 it added the Moretti brewery. Heineken Italy has six brewing plants producing over 575 million litres of beer, and employs over 1,000 people. Its plants are: Pollein (AO),
Massafra Massafra () is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Taranto in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. History According to some hypotheses,Giuseppe Blandamura,'' Choerades Insulae'', Taranto, Tipografia Arcivescovile, 1925. Massafra was founde ...
(TA), Messina, Comun Nuovo (BG), Assemini (CA).


=Birra Dreher

= Birra Dreher was founded in
Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into prov ...
in 1896. It was bought by Heineken in 1974.


=Birra Ichnusa

= Heineken also purchased
Birra Ichnusa Birra Ichnusa, or simply Ichnusa, is the name of a popular Sardinian-made beer, which is brewed in Assemini, a town near the Sardinian capital Cagliari. It is named after the Latinized ancient name for Sardinia, ''Hyknusa''. Birra Ichnusa is ...
, a brewery founded in 1912 in
Assemini Assemini (; sc, Assèmini ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari in the plain of the Cixerri, Flumini Mannu and Sa Nuxedda rivers. It includes n ...
, a town near the Sardinian capital Cagliari. It is named after the
Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
ized ancient name Sardinia, ''Hyknusa''.


=Birra Moretti

= Birra Moretti was founded in
Udine Udine ( , ; fur, Udin; la, Utinum) is a city and ''comune'' in north-eastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps (''Alpi Carniche''). Its population was 100,514 in 2012, 176,000 with t ...
in 1859 by Luigi Moretti. Heineken acquired the company in 1996, selling the brewing plant to the new Castello beer company. There are eight beers under the Birra Moretti brand. ''Birra Moretti'' is the main brand, a 4.6% abv
pale lager Pale lager is a very pale-to- golden-colored lager beer with a well- attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness. The brewing process for this beer developed in the mid-19th century, when Gabriel Sedlmayr took pale ale brew ...
launched in 1859; followed by ''La Rossa'' is a 7.2% strong dark lager or
dunkel Dunkel, or Dunkles, is a word used for several types of dark German lager. ''Dunkel'' is the German word meaning ''dark'', and dunkel beers typically range in color from amber to dark reddish brown. They are characterized by their smooth malty f ...
. Other brands include ''Doppio Malto'', ''Baffo d'Oro'', and ''Sans Souci''. It also has a number of bottled beers named after regions of Italy, such as ''Piemontese'', a 5.5%ABV
fruit beer Fruit beer is beer made with fruit added as an adjunct or flavouring. Fruit beer is a beer made from malt-scented strawberries, plums, raspberries, and cherries. It's an additive- or flavoring-containing form. Initially manufactured in Belgium, f ...
.


Affligem Brewery

Affligem Brewery was founded in 1074, making it not only one of the oldest breweries in Belgium, but also one of the oldest businesses in the country and world. The Op-Ale brewery in Opwijk, Belgium was licensed by the
Affligem Abbey Affligem Abbey ( nl, Abdij Affligem, french: Abbaye d'Affligem) is a Benedictine abbey in the municipality of Affligem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, to the north-west of Brussels. Dedicated in 1086, it was the most important monastery in the Du ...
to brew beers under the Affligem Abbey brand name, along with their own Op-Ale, as well as beers under the brand name of the
Postel Abbey Postel Abbey is a Premonstratensian abbey in the Belgian municipality of Mol in the province of Antwerp. History In 1138, Premonstratensian canons from Floreffe Abbey founded the monastery at Postel as a dependent priory. In 1613, Postel becam ...
. Affligem was taken over by Heineken who renamed it the Affligem brewery. The brewery produces a range of beers, including Affligem Blonde, a 6.8% pale ale; Affligem Dubbel, a 7%
dubbel The term dubbel (also double) is a Belgian Trappist beer naming convention. The origin of the dubbel was a strong version of a brown beer brewed in Westmalle Abbey in 1856, which is known to have been on sale to the public by June 1861.Jef van de ...
, Affligem Tripel, a 9.5%
tripel Tripel is a term used by brewers mainly in the Low Countries, some other European countries, and the U.S. to describe a strong pale ale, loosely in the style of '' Westmalle Tripel''. The origin of the term is unknown, though the main theory i ...
and Affligem Patersvat, a 6.8% belgian ale.


Athenian Brewery

''Amstel'', ''Heineken'', Athenian, Alfa Hellenic, Fischer, Marathon, Zorbas Athenian Brewery S.A. is one of the most important beer producers and traders in Greece. It was established in 1963 by a group of Greek entrepreneurs and is a member of Heineken Group N. V. In 1965, the first plant started its operation in
Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
, producing Amstel beer. The second plant was inaugurated in 1974 in Thessaloniki, expanding the production, whereas Amstel became one of the most famous beers in the Greek market, just like it still is today. In 1981, Athenian Brewery started Heineken beer's production in Greece, while a third plant started operating in Patra.


Amstel Brewery

The Amstel brewery was founded in 1870 in
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
, Netherlands. It was taken over by Heineken in 1968, and the brewing plant closed down in 1972, with production moving to the main Heineken plant at
Zoeterwoude Zoeterwoude () is a municipality in the province of South Holland, Western Netherlands. It covers of which is water. It had a population of in . Located to the southeast of Leiden and north of Zoetermeer, the municipality of Zoeterwoude consist ...
. Heineken offer several beers under the Amstel brand. ''Amstel Lager'' uses predominantly pilsener malt, although some Vienna malt is also used. It is sold in 75 countries. ''Amstel Light'' is a 3.5% abv
pale lager Pale lager is a very pale-to- golden-colored lager beer with a well- attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness. The brewing process for this beer developed in the mid-19th century, when Gabriel Sedlmayr took pale ale brew ...
. ''Amstel 1870'' is a slightly dark 5% abv lager. In France a beer called ''Amstel Free'', with minimal alcohol content – about 1% abv, is produced.


Beamish and Crawford

Beamish & Crawford in Cork brews both an
Irish stout Stout is a dark, top-fermented beer with a number of variations, including #Dry stout, dry stout, #Oatmeal stout, oatmeal stout, #Milk stout, milk stout, and #Imperial stout, imperial stout. The first known use of the word ''stout'' for beer, ...
and a red ale. It has been part of Heineken since 2009.


Bochkarev Brewery

Bochkarev (''Russian:'' Бочкарев) is a Russian brewery that started as a soft drinks company called Bravo, opening a brewery in St Petersburg in 1988. In 1993 a group of Icelandic businessmen founded a bottling plant in
Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, which was later sold to
Pepsi Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola in 1898, and then shortened to Pepsi in 1961. History Pepsi wa ...
. Since 1995 the company named "Bravo International" launched production of alcoholic
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s and lemonades under "Bravo" brand at its new site. In 1998 "Bravo International" started construction of a brewery in Saint Petersburg, where in February 1999 "Bochkarev" beer was first brewed. In 2002 Bravo sold its brewing business to
Heineken Heineken Lager Beer ( nl, Heineken Pilsener), or simply Heineken () is a pale lager beer with 5% alcohol by volume produced by the Dutch brewing company Heineken N.V. Heineken beer is sold in a green bottle with a red star. History On 15 Feb ...
. Since 2004 Bochkarev is brewed also under license in Almaty brewery Tian Shan; since 2006 its production started at a newly acquired PIT brewery in
Kaliningrad Kaliningrad ( ; rus, Калининград, p=kəlʲɪnʲɪnˈɡrat, links=y), until 1946 known as Königsberg (; rus, Кёнигсберг, Kyonigsberg, ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbɛrk; rus, Короле́вец, Korolevets), is the largest city and ...
. On top of that the beer has been available for export mainly in CIS countries and those with a notable number of Russian expats. The assortment range includes the following beer types: * Bochkarev lager (Bochkarev svetloye) * Bochkarev classic (Bochkarev klassicheskoye) * Bochkarev extra (Bochkarev krepkoye) * Bochkarev without alcohol (Bochkarev bezalkogolnoye)


Brand Brewery

Brand Brewery is a Dutch brewery founded in 1871 by the Brand family in
Wijlre Wijlre ( or ; li, Wielder) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem. History The village was first mentioned in 1075 as Wilere, and means "farm or hamlet". Wijlre developed in the Middl ...
. The name comes from the Brand family which in 1871 purchased the Netherlands' oldest brewery (originally founded in 1340) and remained in management after its acquisition by Heineken. The brewery produces eight beers. ''Brand Pils'' is a 5.0% abv pale lager made since 1902. It is sold in the United States as ''Royal Brand Beer''; ''Brand Urtyp'' is a 5.5% abv pale lager introduced in 1952 and claimed to be based on the
Pilsener Pilsner (also pilsener or simply pils) is a type of pale lager. It takes its name from the Bohemian city of Plzeň (german: Pilsen), where the world's first pale lager (now known as Pilsner Urquell) was produced in 1842 by Pilsner Urquell Bre ...
recipe from 1842 – Urtyp stands for "original"; ''Brand Oud Bruin'' (Brand Old Brown) is a 3.5% abv
brown ale Brown ale is a style of beer with a dark amber or brown colour. The term was first used by London brewers in the late 17th century to describe their products, such as mild ale, though the term has a rather different meaning today. 18th century br ...
; ''Brand Cuvée'' a 5.5% abv
top fermenting Brewing is the production of beer by steeping a starch source (commonly cereal grains, the most popular of which is barley) in water and fermenting the resulting sweet liquid with yeast. It may be done in a brewery by a commercial brewer ...
pale lager; ''Brand Imperator'' (since 1949) – 6.5% abv – amber colored, full malted premium beer; ''Brand Meibock'' (since 1994) a 6.5% abv goldbrown Spring seasonal beer; ''Brand Dubbelbock'' (since 1987) a 7.5% abv Autumn seasonal beer; ''Brand Sylvester'' (since 1984) a 7.5% abv Winter seasonal beer.


Caledonian Brewery

Caledonian Brewery is a Scottish brewery founded in 1869 in
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, primarily specialising in Scottish ale. Between 2004 and 2008, the brewery was bought by Scottish and Newcastle.


Central de Cervejas brewery

Sociedade Central de Cervejas (SCC) is a
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brewery, founded in 1934, that produces a range of beers, mainly pale lagers. Its main output is the Sagres brand of beers. The company has been controlled since April 2008 by Heineken. The Sagres brand was created in 1940 to represent Sociedade Central de Cervejas at the
Portuguese World Exhibition The Portuguese World Exhibition ( pt, Exposição do Mundo Português) was held in Lisbon in 1940 to mark 800 years since the foundation of the country and 300 years since the restoration of independence from Spain. The fair ran from 23 June to 2 ...
, and is named after a town of the same name. It was the first beer to be exported by SCC, arriving first in
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before being exported to the Azores and the various Portuguese Overseas Territories across the world. Sagres beers made: * Sagres * Sagres Preta * Sagres Bohemia * Sagres Radler * Sagres sem Álcool * Sagres sem Álcool Preta * Sagres Special Editions


Cruzcampo Brewery

Founded in 1904 by Roberto Osborne and Agustín Osborne in
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, takes the name of ''La Cruz del Campo'' (The Cross of the Field), which used to be a cross in the middle of the field, which still stands today next to the brewery in Seville. Nowadays it is part of the
Heineken Heineken Lager Beer ( nl, Heineken Pilsener), or simply Heineken () is a pale lager beer with 5% alcohol by volume produced by the Dutch brewing company Heineken N.V. Heineken beer is sold in a green bottle with a red star. History On 15 Feb ...
corporation who bought it from Guinness. Cruzcampo can be found anywhere in Spain, but it is in
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where it is most consumed. It has breweries in
Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
, Madrid,
Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...
, Jaén and Arano. The logo since 1926 has been the figure of
Gambrinus Gambrinus ( ) is a legendary European culture hero celebrated as an icon of beer, brewing, joviality, and ''joie de vivre''. Typical representations in the visual arts depict him as a rotund, bearded duke or king, holding a tankard or mug, ...
, a legendary creator of beer. Cruzcampo is the sponsor of the
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. Beers also made: * Cruzcampo Pilsen 4.8% ABV * Cruzcampo "Gran Reserva" 6.4% ABV strong lager, winner of the 2009 World Beer Awards. *
Shandy Shandy is beer or cider mixed with a lemon or a lemon-lime flavored beverage. The citrus beverage, often called lemonade, may or may not be carbonated. The proportions of the two ingredients are adjusted to taste but are usually half lemonade ...
Cruzcampo 0.9% ABV. * Cruzcampo Export. * Cruzcampo Sin, Alcohol Free. * Cruzcampo Navidad (Brewed only in Christmas) * Cruzcampo Light, 2.4% ABV * Cruzcampo Pilsner, sin Gluten * Big Cruzcampo. * El León. * Krone Lager. * Spieler Pils.


De Ridder Brewery

The De Ridder brewery in
Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...
was taken over by Heineken and closed in 2002. ''Wieckse Witte'', a 5% abv
white beer Wheat beer is a top-fermented beer which is brewed with a large proportion of wheat relative to the amount of malted barley. The two main varieties are German ''Weizenbier'' and Belgian ''witbier''; other types include Lambic (made with wild ye ...
, was introduced in 1988.


Fürstenberg Brewery

The Princely Fürstenberg Brewery (Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Brauerei KG) was founded in Donaueschingen, Germany in 1283 by the Princely House of
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. Heineken acquired the brewery in October 2004 through their Brau Holding International AG company which is co-owned by Schörghuber. The brewery produces ''Fürstenberg Gold'', and ''Qowaz'', a drink made from a mix of wheat beer,
cola Cola is a carbonated soft drink flavored with vanilla, cinnamon, citrus oils and other flavorings. Cola became popular worldwide after the American pharmacist John Stith Pemberton invented Coca-Cola, a trademarked brand, in 1886, which was imi ...
and
lemongrass ''Cymbopogon'', also known as lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, Cochin grass, Malabar grass, oily heads, citronella grass or fever grass, is a genus of Asian, African, Australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family. Some ...
.


Karlovačko Brewery

The Karlovačko Brewery ( hr: ''Karlovačka pivovara'', shortform Karlovačko) is a Croatian brewery, founded in 1854 by local landowner Baron Nikola Vranyczany in the town of Karlovac. In 2003,
Heineken International Heineken N.V. () is a Dutch multinational brewing company, founded in 1864 by Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Amsterdam. , Heineken owns over 165 breweries in more than 70 countries. It produces 348 international, regional, local and speciality be ...
acquired a majority stake. As of December 2006, the following beers are brewed regularly by Karlovačko: *Karlovačko pivo (
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 "storag ...
) *Karlovačko Radler lemon (
radler Shandy is beer or cider mixed with a lemon or a lemon-lime flavored beverage. The citrus beverage, often called lemonade, may or may not be carbonated. The proportions of the two ingredients are adjusted to taste but are usually half lemonade ...
) *Karlovačko Radler grapefruit (
radler Shandy is beer or cider mixed with a lemon or a lemon-lime flavored beverage. The citrus beverage, often called lemonade, may or may not be carbonated. The proportions of the two ingredients are adjusted to taste but are usually half lemonade ...
) *Karlovačko crno (
dark 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 "storag ...
) *Karlovačko Rally (
non-alcoholic beer Low-alcohol beer is beer with little or no alcohol content and aims to reproduce the taste of beer while eliminating (or at least reducing) the inebriating effects of standard alcoholic brews. Most low-alcohol beers are lagers, but there are some ...
) *
Heineken Heineken Lager Beer ( nl, Heineken Pilsener), or simply Heineken () is a pale lager beer with 5% alcohol by volume produced by the Dutch brewing company Heineken N.V. Heineken beer is sold in a green bottle with a red star. History On 15 Feb ...
*
Gösser Gösser () beer is the main brand of Göss Brewery in Leoben, one of the largest and most-well known in Austria. The brewery is part of Brau Union, the largest Austrian brewer, whose majority shareholder is the Dutch brewing company Heineken. His ...
Dark * Kaiser *Edelweiss Snowfresh * Desperados


Krušovice Brewery

The Royal Brewery of Krušovice ( cs: ''Královský pivovar Krušovice'', shortform Krušovice) is a Czech brewery, established in 1581 by Jiří Birka in the village of Krušovice. The brewery gained a contract to provide beer to Emperor
Rudolf II Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the Hous ...
in 1583, allowing them to use the
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as part of the company's logo. The company was acquired by Heineken in July 2007. As of December 2006, the following beers are brewed regularly by Krušovice: *Krušovické černé *Krušovické černé 3.5% *Krušovické Imperial 12° *Krušovické Jubilejní ležák *Krušovické ležák 12° *Krušovické Ale MoC Dovolená 5.3% *Krušovické Mušketýr *Krušovické Radler *Krušovické světlé 10°


Pivovar Kutná Hora

Brewery in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic It brews the following beers Bohemian pilsners: * Dačický (Kutnohorský Světlý Ležák) * Jarošov Světlý Ležák (Jarošover Pils) * Kutná Hora Bronzova 10 * Kutná Hora Stříbrná 11 * Kutná Hora Zlatá 12 * Mikuláš 13 Dark


Laško Brewery


Murphy's Brewery

Murphy's brewery was founded in
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, Ireland in 1856. It was known as Lady's Well Brewery until it was purchased by Heineken in 1983, when the name changed to Murphy Heineken Brewery Ireland Ltd. The two most notable brands are ''
Murphy's Irish Stout Murphy's Irish Stout (often simply Murphy's) is a stout brewed at the Murphy's Brewery in Cork, Ireland. It is owned and distributed by the Dutch brewer Heineken International. Flavour profile It is brewed to be less heavy and less bitter tha ...
'', a 4.3%
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, and ''Murphy's Irish Red'', a 5% Irish ale.


France

* Ancre * Fischer Tradition * Fischer Réserve Ambrée * Fischer Blanche * Fischer La Belle Strasbourgeoise * Pêcheur * Adelscott * Desperados * Edelweiss


=Brasserie Pelforth (Pelforth brewery)

= Pelforth is a French brewery founded in 1914 in Mons-en-Barœul by three Lillois brewers. It was originally called Pelican, after a dance popular at the time. Production was stopped during World War II, restarting in 1950. The brewery name was changed in 1972 to Pelforth. It was bought by Français de Brasserie in 1986, which was acquired by Heineken International in 1988. The brewery produces the Pelforth brand of beers: ''Pelforth'', an ale, was first brewed in 1935 using two different types of malt and English yeast. The name came from "Pel" for pelican, "forte" for strong, because it contains a lot of malt (43 kg/hL), and the h added to give it an English feel. In addition to the ''Blonde'' (5.8% abv) and ''Brune'' (6.5% abv), ''Pelforth Amber'' (6% abv) was introduced in 2003. The Pelforth brewery also produces ''George Killian's'', a 6.5% amber or Irish ale. Among connoisseurs, it is "famous for its strong speciality beers".


Skopje Brewery

The Skopje Brewery ( Macedonian: Пивара Скопје, ''Pivara Skopje'') is a
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n brewery in
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. It is a joint venture between
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and
Heineken International Heineken N.V. () is a Dutch multinational brewing company, founded in 1864 by Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Amsterdam. , Heineken owns over 165 breweries in more than 70 countries. It produces 348 international, regional, local and speciality be ...
. Skopje brews the premium brand beer Skopsko as well as Gorsko. ''Skopsko'' ( Cyrillic: Скопско) is a 4.9% pale lager introduced in 1924. The ingredients are water; barley malt; unmalted cereals; hops; and brewers yeast. The advertising slogan is "Our Best" ( mk, Нашето најдобро!).


Soproni Sörgyár

Heineken Hungária is the Hungarian branch of the company. Its main production site, Soproni Sörgyár (
Sopron Sopron (; german: Ödenburg, ; sl, Šopron) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő. History Ancient times-13th century When the area that is today Western Hungary was a province of the Roman Empire, a ...
) was founded in 1895. It was acquired by Heineken in 2003 by the purchase of the then-owner Austrian Bräu-Union AG.


Starobrno Brewery

Starobrno (Pivovar Starobrno), is a brewery in Brno, Czech Republic, founded in 1325 by the Old Brno monastery. It is now owned by Heineken. The main brand is ''Starobrno'', a 5% abv pale lager.


Zagorka Brewery

The Zagorka brewery was founded in 1902 and is based in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. In the mid-1990s Zagorka became a fully owned subsidiary of Heineken. The brewery brews various Heineken brands for distribution within Bulgaria, and three exclusive brands: ''
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'' ( bg, Загорка, 5%
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), named after the brewery's home city of Stara Zagora; and '' Stolichno'' (a 6.5%
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strong dark lager or
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) and ''
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'' (a 4.5% pale lager), both originally produced in
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by the Ariana Brewery.


Zlatý Bažant Brewery

Zlatý Bažant brewery was founded in 1969 in
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, then bought by Heineken in 1995. There are several brands, among them '' Zlatý Bažant 12°'' (''Golden Pheasant''), a 5% abv (12 degrees
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) pale lager, and ''Kelt 12°'', another 5% pale lager.


Żywiec Brewery

Żywiec Brewery was founded in 1852 by the Habsburg family in
Żywiec Żywiec () (german: Saybusch) is a town in southern Poland with 31,194 inhabitants (2019). Between 1975 and 1998, it was located within the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship, but has since become part of the Silesian Voivodeship.It is the capital of Ż ...
in
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, Poland. It was nationalised after the Second World War. The brewery was acquired by Heineken in the mid-1990s along with the Warszawskie Brewery,
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. The brewery produces several brands of beer, usually
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s of varying strengths from usually 10.5° to 14° Balling or 4–6% alcohol, including: *''Żywiec Full'' a
pale lager Pale lager is a very pale-to- golden-colored lager beer with a well- attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness. The brewing process for this beer developed in the mid-19th century, when Gabriel Sedlmayr took pale ale brew ...
*''Żywiec Porter'' a
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*''Żywiec Full Light'' a pale lager *''Królewskie'' (English translation: Royal), a 6% abv
pale lager Pale lager is a very pale-to- golden-colored lager beer with a well- attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness. The brewing process for this beer developed in the mid-19th century, when Gabriel Sedlmayr took pale ale brew ...
distributed in Warsaw and Poland. The label shows an image of King
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. In 2005 production was moved to the
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.


Middle East and Africa


Al Ahram Brewery

Al Ahram (Al Ahram Beverages Company or ABC) is an Egyptian brewery previously in Giza,
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and currently in Obour City, founded in 1897. The company was nationalized in 1963 during the tenure of Egypt's second president, Gamal Abdel Nasser. It was privatized in 1997. It was bought by Heineken International in 2002. ABC produces the local brands along with a range of soft drinks. Local Beers *Stella 50cl, 33cl – 4.5% Alc/vol (Flagship Brand) *Stella 50cl returnable bottle – 4.5%Alc/vol *Sakara Gold 50cl, 33cl – 4.0%Alc/vol *Sakara Weizen 50cl – 5.0%Alc/vol (German Weißbier Style Brew) *Sakara King 50cl – 10.0%Alc/vol *Meister Max – 8.0%Alc/vol *Sakara El King (Double Imperial Lager) – 15.0%Alc/vol *Heineken 50cl, 33cl – 5.0%Alc/vol * Desperados 33cl – 5.9%Alc/vol – Tequila Flavored Lager Non Alcoholic Beverages *Amstel Zero – 0.0%Alc/vol *Birell – 0.0%Alc/vol *Fayrouz – 0.0%Alc/vol – Multiple flavors Export Beer: *Rex Strong Beer 50cl – 8% Alc/vol (Lebanon) *Meister Export – 5.2% Alc/Vol RTD Beverages *ID Edge 5.0%Alc/vol – Watermelon *ID Double Edge 10.0%Alc/vol – (Energy / Watermelon / Green Apple / Pineapple) *Cubana Rum Mix 10.0%Alc/vol – (Melon / Cola) *Butler's Gin Mix 10.0%Alc/vol – Lemon & Mint


Almaza Brewery

Almaza (Brasserie Almaza S.A.L.) is a Lebanese brewery and beer brand, founded in 1933 in Bauchrieh by Lebanese shareholders, mainly the Jabre family, the Almaza Brewery was initially called Brasserie Franco-Libano-Syrienne. In 1950, the name of the brewery changed to Brasserie et Malterie Almaza. In 1960, the second generation of shareholders took over the management of the brewery. After the
Lebanese Civil War The Lebanese Civil War ( ar, الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية, translit=Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities a ...
in the 1990s the brewery took its final name: Brasserie Almaza. In December 2021, Philippe Jabre took majority ownership of Brasserie Almaza. Almaza exports to Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, France, Australia and in the
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. Beers: *Almaza Pilsener 33cl 4.2% alc. *Almaza Pilsener 50cl 4.2% alc. *Almaza Pure Malt 6% alc. (malt beer) *Al Rayess Beer 5% alc. *Almaza Light 33cl 2.7% alc. *Almaza Radler (beer & lemon) 33cl 2.0% alc. *Laziza Apple Light 0% alc. *Almaza Special Dark, 33cl 6.0% alc.


Sedibeng Brewery

Heineken entered the South African beer market by building a large greenfields brewery in Midvaal south of Johannesburg. This is a joint venture with Diageo (who own 25%) and was opened in 2010. Brands produced here: * Heineken Lager * Amstel Lager * Windhoek Lager * Smirnoff Spin * Smirnoff Storm


Asia-Pacific


Partnership with Fraser & Neave

Heineken and Fraser & Neave set up Malayan Breweries in 1931. In 1990, Malayan Breweries changed to its present name, Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) and acquired 90% of
DB Breweries DB Breweries is a New Zealand-based brewing company, owned by Heineken Asia Pacific. Founded in 1930 by Sir Henry Kelliher and W Joseph Coutts, the partners purchased Levers and Co. and the Waitemata Brewery Co. in Otahuhu. Asia Pacific Breweri ...
in 2004.


Asia Pacific Breweries

Launched in 1932, Tiger Beer became Singapore's first locally brewed beer. It is a 5%
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bottled
pale lager Pale lager is a very pale-to- golden-colored lager beer with a well- attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness. The brewing process for this beer developed in the mid-19th century, when Gabriel Sedlmayr took pale ale brew ...
. As APB's exclusive flagship brand, it is available in more than 60 countries worldwide. ''Reeb'' is a brand of beer produced by Asia Pacific Breweries. Reeb is "beer" spelled backwards. Its Chinese brand name is 力波啤酒. The first two characters 力波 (meaning "strong wave", pronounced ''libo'') are the closest pronunciation there is in Chinese to ''Reeb''. Reeb's distribution is primarily in the Shanghai area.


DB Breweries

DB Breweries is a New Zealand
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founded in 1930 by Sir Henry Kelliher and
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in Otahuhu.
Asia Pacific Breweries Heineken Asia Pacific, formerly Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) is a Singaporean brewery company. Founded in 1931 as a joint venture between Heineken International and Fraser and Neave, it was renamed Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) in 1989 and given i ...
acquired 90% of DB Breweries in 2004. There are several beers produced under the DB brand, including ''DB Draught'', a 4% amber coloured lager;''Export Gold'' a 4% pale lager ''Export Gold'' was first brewed as DB Export as a result of the "
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" from then
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which imposed extremely high duty on imported premium lagers, though the extent to which the 'black budget' influenced the creation of DB Export is currently under dispute. DB Export was initially brewed as a 5.4% premium lager and with "Export" in the title to compete with international premium lagers. In 1994, the name was changed from DB Export to DB Export Gold, and in 1998 to simply Export Gold.


Tui Brewery

The Tui Brewery was established in 1889 in Mangatainoka in the
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region of North Island New Zealand by Henry Wagstaff and Edward Lyons Russell; it was taken over by
DB Breweries DB Breweries is a New Zealand-based brewing company, owned by Heineken Asia Pacific. Founded in 1930 by Sir Henry Kelliher and W Joseph Coutts, the partners purchased Levers and Co. and the Waitemata Brewery Co. in Otahuhu. Asia Pacific Breweri ...
in 1969. The brewery tower is shown in advertising campaigns for Tui Beer which feature a statement, such as "War will bring peace" followed by the dismissive tag line "Yeah right". ''Tui East India Pale Ale'' (''Tui''), a 4% amber lager, is the main brand.


Monteith's

Monteith's Monteith's Brewery Company was originally a family-owned brewing company until it was bought by DB Breweries. It continued to brew its beers on the West Coast of New Zealand until DB decided that the cost of keeping production there was no lo ...
Brewery Company was originally a family-owned brewery on New Zealand's South Island West coast. DB Breweries bought it and closed its
Greymouth Greymouth () (Māori: ''Māwhera'') is the largest town in the West Coast region in the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the Grey District Council. The population of the whole Grey District is , which accounts for % of the West Coas ...
brewery in 2001; this was since reopened, however, and production also takes place at
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.


References


Further reading

* Foda, Omar D. ''Egypt's Beer: Stella, Identity, and the Modern State'' (U of Texas Press, 2019)
online review
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