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Amstel Lager

Beer Description

Amstel Lager is a globally recognized premium pilsner known for its distinct golden hue and signature "slow-brewed" process. It is positioned as a sophisticated yet accessible session beer that emphasizes quality and long-standing brewing heritage. Launched: 1870 (At the Amstel Brewery in Amsterdam).

Amstel Lager

At a glance

Style
Pilsner
Style category
International Lager
First brewed
1968
In Heineken portfolio since
1968
Still in portfolio
Yes

Brewing & appearance

Color
Deep Golden
Filtered
yes
Fermentation
Bottom Fermented
ABV range
4.1–5.0%
Ingredients
  • Water
  • Malted Barley
  • Hops
  • Yeast

Taste Profile

Flavor profile
  • Fresh
  • Malty
  • Floral
  • Herbal
Body
Medium-Light
Finish
  • Clean
  • Fresh Bitterness
  • Smooth

Brewed by Tradition: The Sites 39 Currently Brewing

2025–present
RO Miercurea — Miercurea Ciuc Brewery
2025–present
BR Passos — Heineken Brasil – Unidade Passos (MG Unit)
2021–present
IN Nanjangud — Mysuru/Mysore Brewery
2021–present
IN Bangalore — Nelamangala Brewery (KBDL)
2021–present
IN Taloja — Mumbai/Raigad Brewery
2020–present
EC Guayaquil — Heineken Ecuador Brewery
2019–present
IN Khurda — Odisha Brewery
2018–present
IN Bhiwadi — Chopanki (Rajasthan Brewery Unit 2)
2018–present
IN Dharuhera — Rewari/Haryana Brewery
2018–present
IN Ponda — Goa Brewery
2018–present
IN Sangareddy — Hyderabad/Sangareddy Brewery
2018–present
IN Daman — Daman Brewery
2018–present
IN Thiruvallur — Chennai Brewery (Unit 1)
2018–present
BR Igarassu — Cervejaria Heineken Igarassu (PE Unit)
2017–present
BR Itu — Heineken Brewery (SP Unit)
2017–present
BR Alexânia — Heineken Brewery (GO Unit)
2017–present
BR Igrejinha — Heineken Brewery (RS Unit)
2017–present
BR Alagoinhas — Cervejaria Heineken Alagoinhas. (BA Unit)
2016–present
BR Ponta Grossa — Cervejaria Heineken Ponta Grossa
2014–present
BR Jacareí — Heineken Brewery (SP Unit)
2014–present
BR Araraquara — Heineken Brewery (SP Unit)
2009–present
IE Cork — Lady’s Well Brewery
2008–present
GB Manchester — Royal Brewery
2008–present
ES Sevilla — La Cartuja/Seville East
2006–present
RW Gisenyi — Bralirwa Brewery
2004–present
HU Martfű — Martfű Brewery
2003–present
AR Luján — Cervecería de Luján
2003–2023
RU Novosibirsk — Sibirsky Brewery
2002–2023
RU St Petersburg — Bravo Brewery
2001–present
EG Obour – Al Ahram Beverages Company (ABC)
2000–present
ES Jaen — La Imora Brewery
2000–2022
ES Arano — Navarre
1999–present
BG Stara Zagora — Zagorka Brewery
1995–present
FR Marseille — Brasserie de la Valentine
1991–2020
CM Douala – Société Anonyme des Brasseries du Cameroun (SABC)
1991–2020
CM Yaounde — Brasserie Yaounde (SABC)
1991–2004
HU Komárom — Komárom Brewery (Amstel Sörgyár) 
1985–present
ES Madrid — San Sebastián de los Reyes
1984–present
ES Valencia — Quart de Poblet Brewery
1982–present
NL Zoeterwoude — Heineken Netherlands Supply ZW
1980–present
NL Den Bosch — Heineken Netherlands Supply HB
1980–2023
MA Casablanca — Société des Boissons du Maroc
1968–present
SR Paramaribo — Surinaamse Brouwerij N.V.
1968–1980
CW Willemstad — Antilliaanse Brouwerij N.V.
1968–present
GR Athens — Athenian Brewery S.A
1968–present
LB Beirut — Brasserie et Malterie Almaza
1968–present
JO Zarqa — Jordan Brewery Co. Ltd.
1968–1982
NL Amsterdam – Amstel Brewery

🚢 Global Presence: The Import Markets 24 Current

1992–present
Albania
2010–present
Angola
1968–present
Aruba
1968–present
Australia
1992–present
Austria
1968–present
Bolivia
1968–present
Bonaire
1968–present
Cabo Verde
1968–present
Cayman Islands
1968–present
Chad
2000–present
Cuba
2005–present
Curacao
1968–present
Dominican Republic
1968–1995
France
1968–2008
Ireland
1984–present
Japan
1968–present
Madagascar
2024–present
Morocco
1992–present
North Macedonia
1968–present
Paraguay
1993–2002
Russia
1991–2005
Rwanda
1968–present
Saba
1981–present
South Korea
2004–present
Switzerland
1968–present
Tahiti
1968–2007
United Kingdom
1968–present
Uruguay
2018–present
Vietnam