Surinaamse Brouwerij ( en, "Surinamese Brewery") is the primary beer producer in

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

. The brewery produces

Parbo Bier Surinaamse Brouwerij ( en, "Surinamese Brewery") is the primary beer producer in Suriname. The brewery produces Parbo Bier and Parbo Power Stout. History The brewery was founded in 1954 in the Beekhuizen neighborhood of Paramaribo by two brothe ...

and Parbo Power Stout.

History

The brewery was founded in 1954 in the Beekhuizen neighborhood of

Paramaribo Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's ...

by two brothers, Pieter ("Piet") and Arthur ("Thuur") Dumoleyn, post-war immigrant brewers from the Dutch province of Zeeland, with support from the Amsterdam-based Amstel Brewery (acquired in 1968 by Heineken).Rate Beer
/ref> Suriname was at the time still a Dutch colony. The brewery was officially opened in October 1955, by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. It was formerly part of Amstel Brewery.

Parbo Bier

Parbo Bier is a 5% vol Surinamese beer. The basis of Parbo Beer includes pale malt that is partially complemented by specially grown rice, water and hops. In Suriname, Parbo Beer has 80% of the market share. Production in the early years was 15,000 hectoliters per year and grew to 120,000 hectoliters by 1973. Since 2003, production has grown to 150,000 hectoliters. Parbo Beer is exported to

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Advertising campaigns

In the past, the brewery used the Dutch rhyming advertising slogan ''Bierplezier: Parbo Bier'' (Beer pleasure: Parbo Beer). Present day slogans are in

Sranantongo Sranan Tongo (also Sranantongo "Surinamese tongue," Sranan, Surinaams, Surinamese, Surinamese Creole) is an English-based creole language that is spoken as a ''lingua franca'' by approximately 550,000 people in Suriname. Developed originally amo ...

: ''Tru Sranan Prisiri'' (Real Surinamese Pleasure) and ''Parbo Biri: dat n'a biri'' (Parbo Beer: that's the beer).

References

External links

Heineken website

Parbo Bier websiteWebsite of Chan's BV
Beer in Suriname Heineken brands Food and drink companies established in 1954 Companies of Suriname 1954 establishments in Suriname {{Suriname-stub

History

Parbo Bier

Advertising campaigns

See also

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