Heineken

Heineken Lager Beer (), or simply Heineken (), is a Dutch pale lager beer with 5% alcohol by volume, produced by the Dutch brewing company Heineken N.V. It is typically sold in a green bottle with a red star.

== History == On 15 February 1864, Gerard Adriaan Heineken (1841–1893) bought De Hooiberg (The Haystack) brewery on the Nieuwezijds Achterburgwal canal in Amsterdam, a popular working class brand founded in 1592. In 1873 after hiring Dr. Elion, a student of French chemist Louis Pasteur to develop a suitable yeast for Bavarian bottom fermentation, the HBM (Heineken's Bierbrouwerij Maatschappij) was established, and the first Heineken brand beer was brewed. In 1875 Heineken won the Medaille D'Or at the International Maritime Exposition in Paris and it began to be shipped there regularly, after which Heineken sales topped 64,000 hectolitres (1.7 million U.S. gallons), making them the largest beer exporter to France at the time. thumb|60px|Old Dutch bottle thumb|60px|James Bond 007 Edition thumb|60px|330 mL Heineken special bottle, limited. The name 'Verdinha' in this specific bottle is portuguese for "Little Green", which is the way many people call the brand in Brazil due the green color of the bottles. In Heineken's early years, the beer won four awards: ''Medaille d'Or (gold medal) at the International Maritime Exhibition (International Exhibition of Marine and River Industries) in Paris in May 1875. Diplome d'Honneurs (Honorary Diploma) at the International Colonial and Export Exhibition in Amsterdam in 1883. Grand Prix (Grand Prize) at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1889. Hors Concours Membre du Jury'' in Paris in 1900. The two awards that are still mentioned on the label are the Medaille d'Or and Diplome d'Honneurs.