Who owns AMSTEL BEER?

AMSTEL BEER is owned by

HEINEKEN N.V.

First Brewed

1872

Origin

Netherlands, Europe

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Amstel is a well-known beer brand that was created in 1872 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The beer was named after the Amstel River, which runs through the city. The original brewery was established by Charles Antoine de Pesters, Johannes Hendrikus van Marwijk Kooy, and Willem Eduard Uhlenbroek. The beer was mostly sold in Amsterdam until the rail network expanded and allowed for easier shipping beyond the city borders. Quickly, however, the production began expanding, and by 1883 the beer was being shipped to Great Britain and the Dutch East Indies.

In 1891, the company became a publicly traded entity, and was competing quite heavily with Heineken. The two rivals teamed up in 1941, however, to purchase the Van Vollenhoven’s Bierbrouwerij, which they operated as a joint venture. That brewery closed, however, in 1961.

But the two remaining Amsterdam brewers weren’t done collaborating. In 1968, Amstel was bought by Heineken, who still owns the brand to this day.