Belikin is the leading domestically produced beer brand in
Belize
Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a maritime boundary with Honduras to the southeast. P ...
.
Name Origin
The root of the name “Belikin” dates to the ancient Maya Classical Period and is an amalgamation of several Mayan words with the meaning either ‘road to the east’ or ‘road to the burning sun.’ Both meanings refer to the eastward expansion of the Maya toward Belize. Many believe that the ancient Maya called this land Belikin.
Belikin was selected from a nationwide naming contest.
bih elk’in - meaning “road to the east”
Belikin is brewed by the
Belize Brewing Company, Ltd. which is owned by the Bowen family. The Belize Brewing Company was established in 1969, and began brewing Belikin Beer and Belikin Stout
brand name
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in 1971. Its tagline is "The Beer of Belize".
The name "Belikin" comes from the
Maya language
The Mayan languages In linguistics, it is conventional to use ''Mayan'' when referring to the languages, or an aspect of a language. In other academic fields, ''Maya'' is the preferred usage, serving as both a singular and plural noun, and a ...
and means "Route to the East". This is a term which some have suggested is the origin of the name of "Belize" (although the most accepted derivation says the name comes from the
Belize River
The Belize River runs through the center of Belize. It drains more than one-quarter of the country as it winds along the northern edge of the Maya Mountains to the sea just north of Belize City (). The Belize River Valley is largely tropical rainf ...
, meaning "muddy"). The Belikin label features a drawing of a
Pre-Columbian
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Maya
Maya may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples
** Mayan languages, the languages of the Maya peoples
* Maya (East Africa), a p ...
temple-pyramid at
Altun Ha.
The most common Belikin is a light
lager
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beer. Lighthouse Lager, Belikin Premium and a
stout beer
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The first known use of the word "stout" for beer is in a document dated 1677 in the Egerto ...
are also brewed and sold under the Belikin name.
The brewery is based in
Ladyville, Belize District.
Belikin Products
Belikin produces the following beers:
*Belikin Beer
*Belikin
Stout
Stout is a type of dark beer that is generally warm fermented, such as dry stout, oatmeal stout, milk stout and imperial stout. Stout is a type of ale.
The first known use of the word "stout" for beer is in a document dated 1677 in the E ...
*Belikin Light
*Belikin Ultra
*Belikin Chocolate Stout (seasonal)
*Belikin Sorrel Stout (seasonal)
*Belikin Black & Tan (seasonal)
Community impact
The parent company of Belikin, Bowen & Bowen Ltd, support community environmental preservation efforts through coastal cleanups and recycling projects.
References
External links
Belikin Official Website
Belizean cuisine
Beer in Central America
Beer brands
Beer in the Caribbean
Economy of Belize
Belizean brands
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