- Bintang Beer
Bintang Beer (Indonesian: "Bir Bintang", lit. "Star Beer") is the best selling brand of beer in
Indonesia and is produced by Multi Bintang, an Indonesian subsidiary ofHeineken .The 5% Pilsner has a malt and hop flavour. Its watery taste is often compared to Heineken and the Bintang bottle is also reminiscent of a Heineken bottle. Bintang makes a shandy-type product called Green Sands; a beer mixed with lime that has less than 1% alcohol. [ [http://www.wokme.com/beer/indonesian.htm wokme.com] ]
Construction of the brewery began in
Surabaya in 1929 during Dutch colonial rule of Indonesia. [ [http://www.heinekeninternational.com/content/live/files/downloads/History%20of%20Heineken.pdf heinekeninternational.com] ] In 1949, following Indonesian independence, the brewery was renamed 'Heineken's Indonesian Brewery Company'. In 1957, the Indonesian Government appropriated the brewery, and retained control for the next ten years. In 1967 Heineken resumed operations of the brewery, which was later renamed "Multi Bintang Indonesia". [ [http://www.heinekeninternational.com/content/live/files/downloads/History%20of%20Heineken.pdf heinekeninternational.com] ]ee also
References
External links
* [http://www.multibintang.co.id/ Official site of Multi Bintang]
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