Bintang Beer (, literally "Star Beer") is a brand of beer from

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and is produced by PT Multi Bintang Indonesia Tbk, a subsidiary of

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part of

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. The beer is styled as a pale lager, gold in colour with an ideal serving temperature of 7 °C. The 4.7% ABV

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has a malt and hop flavour. Because it is a localized version of Heineken, its taste is similar and comparable to Heineken, and the Bintang bottle is reminiscent of a Heineken bottle; the red star on the bottle is the same as Heineken. Bintang makes a malt based beverage called Bintang Zero 0.0%, a low alcohol Radler called Bintang

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(in both lemon and grapefruit flavours) 2.0%, a soft drink product called Green Sands. Construction of the brewery began in

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in 1929 during Dutch colonial rule of Indonesia. In 1949, following

Indonesian independence The Proclamation of Indonesian Independence (, or simply ''Proklamasi'') was read at 10:00 Tokyo Standard Time on Friday 17 August 1945 in Jakarta. The declaration marked the start of the diplomatic and armed resistance of the Indonesian Nati ...

, the brewery was renamed 'Heineken's Indonesian Brewery Company'. In 1957 the Indonesian Government appropriated the brewery, and retained control for the next ten years. In 1967 Heineken resumed operations of the brewery, which was later renamed "Multi Bintang Indonesia". In 2011, Bintang Beer won a gold medal for Lager (Class 2) and Champion Beer for the lager category at the Brewing Industry International Awards (BIIA 2011) in London. Bir Bintang brand was awarded as Top 50 Most Valuable Indonesian Brand 2013 by Brand Finance.

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* {{Heineken International Heineken brands Beer in Indonesia Indonesian brands Indonesian alcoholic drinks

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