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51-488: Heineken N.V. is a Dutch brewer which owns a worldwide portfolio of over 170 beer brands , mainly pale lager , though some other beer styles are produced. The two largest brands are Heineken and Tecate ; though the portfolio includes Amstel , Fosters (in Europe and Vietnam), Sagres , Cruzcampo , Skopsko , Affligem , Żywiec , Starobrno , Zagorka , Zlatý Bažant , Laško and Birra Moretti . Heineken Lager Beer

102-491: 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 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 mocking the brand (and its consumers) in a show in 1989. Buckler was the beverage of choice for US President Joe Biden at

153-670: A red ale . It has been part of Heineken since 2009. Botchkarev ( 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 , which was later sold to Pepsi . Since 1995 the company named "Bravo International" launched production of alcoholic long drinks and lemonades under "Bravo" brand at its new site. In 1998 "Bravo International" started construction of

204-455: A 4.3% Irish stout , and Murphy's Irish Red , a 5% Irish ale . 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

255-529: A 5.2% abv pale lager called Spaten Münchner Hell . The earliest known brewing of pale lager in the United States was in the Old City section of Philadelphia in 1840, by John Wagner, using yeast from his native Bavaria. Modern American lagers are still widely made, in a market dominated by large breweries such as Anheuser-Busch and Molson-Coors (formerly MillerCoors ). Lightness of body

306-603: A 6.8% belgian ale . 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 , producing Amstel beer. The second plant was inaugurated in 1974 in Thessaloniki, expanding

357-615: A break in the G8 summit. 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 (TA), Messina, Comun Nuovo (BG), Assemini (CA). Birra Dreher was founded in Trieste in 1896. It

408-653: A brewery in Saint Petersburg, where in February 1999, "Botchkarev" beer was first brewed. The "Botchkarov" brand of beer was created by Bravo's American marketing director, Brian Kean. The name and marketing message revived Russian beer-drinking traditions. Botchkarov is a Russian surname-- "botchka" which means barrel in Russian; and then linked it to the "proper" rules for beer consumption. In 2002 Bravo sold its brewing business to Heineken . Since 2004 Bochkarev

459-409: A more stable and consistent lager beer. The Bavarian lager was still different from the widely known modern lager; due to the use of dark malts it was quite dark, representing what is now called Dunkel beer or the stronger variety, bock beer. This technique was applied by Josef Groll in the city of Pilsen , Bohemia , Austria-Hungary , (now Czech Republic ) using less-roasted grains, resulting in

510-456: A strong March brewed version of an amber-red Vienna lager made by Josef Sedlmayr became the favorite Oktoberfestbier. Despite its origins, the color of Märzen - and thus Oktoberfestbier - has become ever lighter since the late 20th century, with many Oktoberfest beers brewed in Munich since 1990 being golden in color; though some Munich brewers still produce darker versions, mostly for export to

561-621: Is a 3.5% abv brown ale ; Brand Cuvée a 5.5% abv top fermenting 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 is a Scottish brewery founded in 1869 in Edinburgh , primarily specialising in Scottish ale . Between 2004 and 2008,

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612-518: 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" ( Macedonian : Нашето најдобро! ). Heineken Hungária is the Hungarian branch of the company. Its main production site, Soproni Sörgyár ( Sopron ) was founded in 1895. It was acquired by Heineken in 2003 by the purchase of the then-owner Austrian Bräu-Union AG . Starobrno (Pivovar Starobrno),

663-703: 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. 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: Zagorka ( Bulgarian : Загорка , 5% abv ), named after

714-702: Is brewed also under license in Almaty brewery Tian Shan; since 2006 its production started at a newly acquired PIT brewery in Kaliningrad . 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: Brand Brewery is a Dutch brewery founded in 1871 by the Brand family in Wijlre . The name comes from

765-617: Is named after a town of the same name . It was the first beer to be exported by SCC, arriving first in Gibraltar before being exported to the Azores and the various Portuguese Overseas Territories across the world. Sagres beers made: Founded in 1904 by Roberto Osborne and Agustín Osborne in Seville , takes the name of La Cruz del Campo (The Cross of the Field), which used to be a cross in

816-514: Is the company's flagship product . It is a 5% abv pale lager 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 , Netherlands. Other beers produced under the Heineken brand name include: Buckler is

867-561: Is the norm, both by design and since it allows the use of a high percentage of less expensive, light-bodied rice or corn . Some American lagers are brewed as calorie-reduced light beers . Beer from XXXX, various Tooheys' brands, Victoria Bitter (which is classified as a lager), West End, Swan, and Foster's Lager , are Australian lagers. An Australian lager with an amber hue and slightly bitter flavour typically brewed with Pride of Ringwood hops or its descendants. The term "dry beer" has varied with time and region - and still does. Though

918-644: Is the sponsor of the Spain national football team . Beers also made: The De Ridder brewery in Maastricht was taken over by Heineken and closed in 2002. Wieckse Witte , a 5% abv white beer , was introduced in 1988. The Princely Fürstenberg Brewery (Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Brauerei KG) was founded in Donaueschingen , Germany in 1283 by the Princely House of Fürstenberg . Heineken acquired

969-653: The Affligem Abbey 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 . 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 , Affligem Tripel, a 9.5% tripel and Affligem Patersvat,

1020-620: The Imperial Crown of Austria as part of the company's logo. The company was acquired by Heineken in July 2007. As of December 2023, the following beers are brewed regularly by Krušovice: Murphy's brewery was founded in Cork , 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 ,

1071-543: The " Beer Summit " with Henry Louis Gates , James Crowley and President Barack Obama . The event was the result of the controversial arrest of Henry Louis Gates , which gained national attention regarding law enforcement racial profiling . Biden acknowledged that his choice of beer was “mostly ironic". Former US President George W. Bush , who gave up drinking alcoholic beverages after turning 40, drank Buckler while relaxing with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Tony Blair on 8 June 2007 during

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1122-522: The Birra Moretti brand. Birra Moretti is the main brand, a 4.6% abv pale lager launched in 1859, followed by La Rossa is a 7.2% strong dark lager or dunkel . 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 . The Op-Ale brewery in Opwijk , Belgium was licensed by

1173-611: 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 recipe from 1842 – Urtyp stands for "original"; Brand Oud Bruin (Brand Old Brown)

1224-581: The Spaten Brewery in Munich noticed the commercial success of the pale lagers Pilsner and Dortmunder Export ; Spaten utilized the methods that Sedlmayr had brought home over 50 years earlier to produce their own pale lager they named helles in order to distinguish it from the darker, sweeter Dunkelbier or dunkles Bier ("dark beers") from that region. Initially other Munich breweries were reluctant to brew pale-coloured beer, though, as

1275-579: The Spaten Brewery in Germany, and started to modernize continental brewing methods. In 1842, a new modern lager brewery Měšťanský pivovar was built in Plzeň ( German : Pilsen ), a city in western Bohemia in what is now the Czech Republic . The first known example of a golden lager, Pilsner Urquell , was brewed there by Josef Groll . This beer proved so successful that other breweries followed

1326-614: The United States. Oktoberfestbier is a registered trademark of the big six Munich breweries, which call themselves the Club of Munich Brewers. Along with other Munich beer, it is protected by the European Union as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI). Notes Bibliography Pale ale Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include

1377-678: The alcohol content could not exceed normal levels (5% ABV). Pale lagers that exceed an abv of around 5.8% are variously termed bock , malt liquor /super strength lager, Oktoberfestbier / Märzen , or European strong lager. Bock is a strong lager which has origins in the Hanseatic town of Einbeck in Germany. The name is a corruption of the medieval German brewing town of Einbeck, but also means billy goat (buck) in German. The original bocks were dark beers, brewed from highly roasted malts . Modern bocks can be dark, amber or pale in color. Bock

1428-458: The beers that have been served at the festival since 1818, and are supplied by six breweries: Spaten , Löwenbräu , Augustiner-Bräu , Hofbräu-München , Paulaner and Hacker-Pschorr . Traditionally Oktoberfestbiers were lagers of around 5.5 to 6 abv called Märzen , brewed in March and allowed to ferment slowly during the summer months. Originally these would have been dark lagers , but from 1872

1479-458: 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 and lemongrass . The Karlovačko Brewery ( hr : Karlovačka pivovara , shortform Karlovačko ) is a Croatian brewery, founded in 1854 by local landowner Baron Nikola Vranyczany in

1530-548: The brewery was bought by Scottish and Newcastle. Sociedade Central de Cervejas (SCC) is a Portuguese 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 , and

1581-637: The brewery's home city of Stara Zagora ; and Stolichno (a 6.5% abv strong dark lager or bock ) and Ariana (a 4.5% pale lager), both originally produced in Sofia by the Ariana Brewery . Zlatý Bažant brewery was founded in 1969 in Slovakia , then bought by Heineken in 1995. There are several brands, among them Zlatý Bažant 12° ( Golden Pheasant ), a 5% abv (12 degrees Plato ) pale lager, and Kelt 12° , another 5% pale lager. Żywiec Brewery

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1632-591: The cooler months of the year. In order to have beer available during the hot summer months, beers would be stored (lagered) in caves and stone cellars, often under blocks of ice. In the period 1820–1830, a brewer named Gabriel Sedlmayr II the Younger, whose family was running the Spaten Brewery in Bavaria, went around Europe to improve his brewing skills. When he returned, he used what he had learned to get

1683-523: The first pale lager Pilsner Urquell in 1842. The new recipe of the improved lager beer spread quickly over Europe. In particular Sedlmayr's friend Anton Dreher adopted new kilning techniques that enabled the use of lighter malts to improve the Viennese beer in 1840–1841, creating a rich amber-red colored Vienna-style lager. Pale lagers tend to be dry, lean, clean-tasting and crisp. Flavors may be subtle, with no traditional beer ingredient dominating

1734-575: The main Heineken plant at Zoeterwoude . 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 . 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 & Crawford in Cork brews both an Irish stout and

1785-400: The mid-19th century, Gabriel Sedlmayr took British pale ale brewing and malt making techniques back to the Spaten Brewery in Germany and applied them to existing lagering methods. The resulting beers gradually spread around the globe to become the most common form of beer consumed in the world today. Bavarian brewers in the sixteenth century were required by law to brew beer only during

1836-642: The middle of the field, which still stands today next to the brewery in Seville. Nowadays it is part of the Heineken corporation who bought it from Guinness . Cruzcampo can be found anywhere in Spain, but it is in Andalusia where it is most consumed. It has breweries in Seville , Madrid, Valencia , Jaén and Arano . The logo since 1926 has been the figure of Gambrinus , a legendary creator of beer. Cruzcampo

1887-406: The name Diät-Pils or Diätbier  [ de ] . "Diet" in the instance not referring to being "light" in calories or body, rather its sugars are fully fermented into alcohol, allowing the beer to be targeted to diabetics due to its lower carbohydrate content. Because the available sugars are fully fermented, dry beers often have a higher alcohol content, which, if desired, may be reduced in

1938-487: The others. Hop character (bitterness, flavor, and aroma) ranges from negligible to a dry bitterness from noble hops . The main ingredients are water, Pilsner malt and noble hops, though some brewers use adjuncts such as rice or corn to lighten the body of the beer. Depending on style, pale lagers typically contain 4-6% alcohol by volume . Pale lager was developed in the mid 19th-century, when Gabriel Sedlmayr took some British pale ale brewing techniques back to

1989-598: The popularity of pale beers grew, so other breweries in Munich and Bavaria gradually began brewing pale lager either using the name hell or Pils . Pale lagers termed helles , hell , Pils or gold remain popular in Munich and Bavaria, with a local inclination to use low levels of hops, and an abv in the range 4.7% to 5.4%; Munich breweries which produce such pale lagers include Löwenbräu , Staatliches Hofbräuhaus in München , Augustiner Bräu , Paulaner , and Hacker-Pschorr , with Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu producing

2040-576: 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. The Amstel brewery was founded in 1870 in Amsterdam , Netherlands. It was taken over by Heineken in 1968, and the brewing plant closed down in 1972, with production moving to

2091-487: The same manner as low-alcohol beers . Since the 2012 revisions to the Diätverordnung  [ de ] (Ordinance on Dietetic Foodstuffs), it is no longer permitted to label beer as "Diät" in Germany, but it may be advertised as "suitable for diabetics". Prior to this change, a Diätbier could contain no more than 7.5 g of unfermented carbohydrates per liter (a typical lager contains 30-40 g/L), and

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2142-579: The term was not yet used, the first dry beer, Gablinger's Diet Beer , was released in 1967, developed by Joseph Owades at Rheingold Breweries in Brooklyn. Owades developed an enzyme that could further break down starches, so that the finished product contained fewer residual carbohydrates and was lower in food energy . A marketing term for a fully attenuated pale lager, originally used in Japan by Asahi Breweries in 1987, "karakuchi" ( 辛口 , dry ) ,

2193-572: The town breweries grouped together to export the beer beyond the town, the brand name Dortmunder Export became known. Today, breweries in Denmark, the Netherlands, and North America also brew pale lagers labelled as Dortmunder Export. " Helles " or " hell " is a traditional German pale lager, produced chiefly in Southern Germany , particularly Munich . The German word hell can be translated as "bright", "light", or "pale". In 1894,

2244-448: The town of Karlovac . In 2003, Heineken International acquired a majority stake. As of December 2006, the following beers are brewed regularly by Karlovačko: The Royal Brewery of Krušovice ( Czech : 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 in 1583, allowing them to use

2295-486: The trend, using the name Pilsner . Breweries now use the terms "lager" and "Pilsner" interchangeably, though pale lagers from the Czech Republic and Germany categorized as pilsner tend to have more evident noble hop aroma and dry finish than other pale lagers. With the success of Pilsen's golden beer, the town of Dortmund in Germany started brewing pale lager in 1873. As Dortmund was a major brewing center, and

2346-549: 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)

2397-640: Was bought by Heineken in 1974. Heineken also purchased Birra Ichnusa , a brewery founded in 1912 in Assemini , a town near the Sardinian capital Cagliari . It is named after the Latinized ancient name Sardinia, Hyknusa . Birra Moretti was founded in Udine 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

2448-653: Was founded in 1852 by the Habsburg family in Żywiec in Silesia , Poland. It was nationalised after the Second World War. The brewery was acquired by Heineken in the mid-1990s along with the Warszawskie Brewery, Warsaw . The brewery produces several brands of beer, usually pale lagers of varying strengths from usually 10.5° to 14° Balling or 4–6% alcohol, including: Pale lager In

2499-552: 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". The Skopje Brewery ( Macedonian : Пивара Скопје, Pivara Skopje ) is a Macedonian brewery in Skopje . It is a joint venture between Coca-Cola HBC AG and Heineken International . Skopje brews the Skopsko brand as well as Gorsko. Skopsko ( Cyrillic : Скопско)

2550-429: Was taken up by the American brewer Anheuser-Busch in 1988 as "dry beer" for the Michelob brand, Michelob Dry . This was followed by other "dry beer" brands such as Bud Dry , though the marketing concept was not considered a success. In Australia, the term "Dry" is used for beers that are lower in carbohydrates. While all lagers are well attenuated , a more fully fermented (i.e. "dry") pale lager in Germany goes by

2601-460: Was traditionally brewed for special occasions, often religious festivals such as Christmas , Easter or Lent . Malt liquor is an American term referring to a strong pale lager brewed to an unnaturally high alcohol content through the addition of such high-carbohydrate adjuncts as corn, rice, and sugar. In the UK, similarly made beverages are called super-strength lager. Oktoberfest is a German festival dating from 1810, and Oktoberfestbiers are

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