Beer in Indonesia

A beer assortment sold in Bali, Indonesia; Carlsberg, Bali Hai, Bintang and Anker Beer.

The history of beer in Indonesia started in 1929, when the Heineken beer company established its first brewery factory in Surabaya, East Java, during Dutch colonial rule of Indonesia. This was one of the earliest beer enterprise in Southeast Asia.[1] In July 1931 the Archipel Brouwerij Compagnie (Archipelago Brewery Co.) was formed in Batavia (now known as Jakarta), by German brewer, Beck's, constructing breweries in both Singapore and Batavia.[2] By 1960s, Indonesians developed their own local brands of beer, which includes Bintang Beer (nationalized from Heineken) and Anker Beer.[3]

  1. ^ "The history of Heineken" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Two Breweries for Singapore". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 2 January 1932. p. 22.
  3. ^ Giras Pasopati, CNN Indonesia. "Dilarang di Minimarket, Saham Bir Bintang dan Anker Meriang". Cnnindonesia.com. Retrieved 5 November 2015. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)