Heineken

This article is about the beer. For the company, see Heineken International. For other uses, see Heineken (disambiguation).

Heineken Pilsener

Manufacturer	Heineken International, The Netherlands
Introduced	1873
Alcohol by volume	5%
Style	Pale Lager
Original gravity	1.044–1.048
IBU scale	23

Heineken is a Dutch beer (5% abv pale lager) which has been brewed by Heineken International since 1873. It is available in a 4.6% alcohol variety in countries such as Ireland. It is the flagship product of the Heineken company and is made of purified water, malted barley, hops, and yeast. In 1886 H. Elion finished the development of the Heineken A-yeast, which is still used in the brewing process today. The beer is force carbonated.^{[citation needed]} It is popular in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Vietnam, Europe, Singapore, the Middle Eastern countries and India.

Production

Two glasses of Heineken Pilsener

Main article: Heineken Brewing Plants

Heineken beer is brewed by 40 breweries in 39 countries around the world. In 2006, 25.8 million hectolitres (2.58 billion Litres) of Heineken beer were produced and the consolidated beer production was 111.9 million hectolitres (1.119 billion Litres). Since 1975, most Heineken beer has been brewed at the Heineken brewery in Zoeterwoude, the Netherlands.

Awards

Four awards won in the early history of Heineken are mentioned on the label of the Heineken beer bottle:

• Medaille d'Or (English: Gold Medal) in Paris in 1875
• Diplome d'Honneurs (English: Honorary Diploma) at the International Colonial Exposition in Amsterdam in 1883
• Grand Prix (English: Grand Prize) at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1889
• Hors Concours Membre du Jury in Paris in 1900

External links

• Heineken.com
• Selection of Heineken ads and company profile
• the Heineken Project