This pale lager was first brewed by Gerard Adriaan Heineken in 1873 at his Amsterdam brewery. It is brewed only with purified water, malted barley, hops and importantly Heineken A-yeast, a proprietary yeast strain developed by H.Elion in 1886.
Heineken is well known for its signature green bottle and red star bottled with 5% alcohol.
Heineken is well known for its signature green bottle and red star bottled with 5% alcohol.