Heineken

Heineken (or Heineken Brouwerijen) is a Dutch beer brewer, established in 1864 when Gerard Adriaan Heineken purchased a brewery in Amsterdam. At the end of 2003, Heineken owned over 115 breweries in more than 65 countries and employed 61,271 people.

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With an annual beer production of 109 million hectoliters per year, Heineken ranks as the fourth largest brewery in the world after InBev, SABMiller, and Anheuser-Busch. Heineken is consistently one of the top-selling imported beers in the United States.

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The Heineken brewery is owner of brands like Heineken (5 percent alcohol by volume), Amstel (5 percent) and Buckler (0.5 percent).

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In the Netherlands the breweries are located in Zoeterwoude and 's-Hertogenbosch.

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1864: 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar)....

Gerard Adriaan Heineken: Gerard Adriaan Heineken (1841? - March 18, 1893) was the founder of Heineken. In 1863, at the age of 22, he decided to purchase the brewery 'Den Hoyberg.' Here he started to brew a new beer....