Ariana is a

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n beer brand, produced by the

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since 2004. The company was established in 1884, and for most of its history brewed at the Ariana Brewery in central

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. It was bought by

Heineken Heineken Lager Beer (), or simply Heineken (), is a Dutch pale lager beer with 5% alcohol by volume produced by the Dutch brewing company Heineken N.V. Heineken beer is sold in a green bottle with a red star. History On 15 February 1864, ...

in 1997 and currently has four brands – Ariana Light (5% ABV), Ariana Dark (5.5% ABV), and two citrus-flavoured brands available only in summer – Ariana

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lemon, and grapefruit (1.8% ABV).

References

External links

Official website

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