Ancre

Ancre Export belongs to the historic Ancre beer family of Brasserie de l’Espérance in Schiltigheim, Alsace. The Ancre brand was closely associated with the brewery’s export-oriented lager production during the 1960s, when Alsatian breweries increasingly positioned pale lagers for wider regional and international distribution. Heineken became connected to this brewing history in 1972 through the acquisition of Albra and Brasserie de l’Espérance, bringing the Ancre range into the wider Heineken brewing archive. This entry preserves Ancre Export as a clean continental export lager shaped by Alsatian brewing tradition.