AR Zárate — Cervecería y Maltería Quilmes

AR Zárate — Cervecería y Maltería Quilmes is a brewery in Zárate, AR — Argentina. Heineken held a 15% stake in Quilmes International from 1984 to January 2003. Heineken Lager was brewed under licence at Quilmes from September 1997 to June 2003. The specific Quilmes plant used for Heineken production is unconfirmed — Zárate is used as the most likely site given it was the flagship brewery. Heineken's stake was sold to BAC for $102.7 million in January 2003 and the licence terminated June 2003.

AR Zárate — Cervecería y Maltería Quilmes
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Zárate • AR — Argentina • 1993–2003

At a glance

City
Zárate
Country
AR — Argentina
Address
Ruta Provincial 6, Zárate, Buenos Aires Province
Active from
1993
Active to
2003
Brewery type
Industrial Brewery

Ownership & Control

Current status
Closed
Sustainability
  • Heineken held a 15% stake in Quilmes International from 1984 to January 2003. Heineken Lager was brewed under licence at Quilmes from September 1997 to June 2003. The specific Quilmes plant used for Heineken production is unconfirmed — Zárate is used as the most likely site given it was the flagship brewery. Heineken's stake was sold to BAC for $102.7 million in January 2003 and the licence terminated June 2003.
Historical Ownership
  • 1997–2003 — Licensed Production

Signature & Production

Signature Beers

📸 Photographic Archive: AR Zárate — Cervecería y Maltería Quilmes

📜 Deep in the Cellar: 1 Retired Recipes

1993–2003
Heineken Lager

Sources & Archival References

Primary Sources

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