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Topic: Why is there a red star on Heineken beer bottles?

Is it a communist beer?

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Re: Why is there a red star on Heineken beer bottles?

Is it true that the Heineken Red Star on the label is a symbolic sign?

The Heineken red star is an original icon of the brand, used since the very beginning. During the Cold War in the 60s, this star was perceived as an association with communism/socialism. Therefore, we replaced it by a white star with a red outline. Since this association disappeared we are now back to the original full Heineken red star. The star was the symbol of brewers in the Middle Ages in Holland and the rest of Europe and was said to have mystical power to protect the quality of the brew.

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Re: Why is there a red star on Heineken beer bottles?

just like a commie to lie about their beer mad

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Re: Why is there a red star on Heineken beer bottles?

>have mystical power to protect the quality of the brew.

seems to work

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Re: Why is there a red star on Heineken beer bottles?

I have in my possession a list of 264 additives and preservatives employed in Henieken beer, that are active card-carrying members of the Communist Party of the United States

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Re: Why is there a red star on Heineken beer bottles?

Heineken needs a whole lot of other red stars to do something about the quality of the brew..

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Re: Why is there a red star on Heineken beer bottles?

first it was a red star

then they sold it in a metal can

next it will be a polygonal can

then they will name it SAheinePPOROken

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Re: Why is there a red star on Heineken beer bottles?

Since whet is Heinike called BEER?????

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Re: Why is there a red star on Heineken beer bottles?

Bad thing is,you need to empty a lot of bottles to get drunk.

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Re: Why is there a red star on Heineken beer bottles?

Commies!!!

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Yay, commies!!! \o/

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Re: Why is there a red star on Heineken beer bottles?

It's good to see you keeping the traditions of the 50's alive there Yell

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Re: Why is there a red star on Heineken beer bottles?

I've been in Eastern Europe this summer... and the commies have way better beer than Heineken, so I doubt it.

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Re: Why is there a red star on Heineken beer bottles?

so it's the one star they got in their review?

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Re: Why is there a red star on Heineken beer bottles?

Heineken is not beer, its lager... or how we call it in Dutch, Pils.

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Re: Why is there a red star on Heineken beer bottles?

pilsner, stout, porter, ale, lager, are all types of the American word 'beer' which is broadly any alcoholic beverage brewed from malted grain.  We put rice in ours to make it better than all your beers.

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Re: Why is there a red star on Heineken beer bottles?

Budweiser and Butlite is not considered as beer in my eyes tongue

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Re: Why is there a red star on Heineken beer bottles?

TI  The effects of gamma-irradiation of Pilsner beer.
DA  01 Apr 1987
DT  Journal Article
AU  Delcour, J. A.; Roey, G. van; Delvaux, F.
PY  1986
AD  Lab. voor Toegepaste Organische Scheikunde, Katholieke Univ. te Leuven, Kardinaal Mercierlaan 92, B-3030 Heverlee, Belgium
SO  Journal of the Institute of Brewing 92 (6) 591-593
RF  14 ref.
LA  English
SN  0046-9750
AB  A commercial Belgian Pilsner beer was irradiated with 0, 40, 80 and 120 krad of γ-rays from 137Cs. Analysis of the resultant beers showed that analytical data for polyphenolics to a great extent had remained unaffected, that the treatment had no impact upon liability to haze formation, pH, foam stability and levels of dimethyl sulphide, ethyl acetate, isoamyl acetate, and diacetyl. There was an increase in concn. of acetaldehyde, and a small decrease in concn. of iso-α-acids and n-propanol, the changes being roughly proportional to the dosage applied. The sum of the fast and the moderately fast reducing agents increased with increasing irradiation dosages and in the same way the concn. of slow reducing agents diminished. The treatment at the same time led to drastic loss of colour. The flavour of irradiated beer is totally unacceptable, even at the lowest dosages, the odour reminding one of hydrogen sulphide.
KW  ACCEPTABILITY; BEER; CONSUMER RESPONSE; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION


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damn, all we could think of was blowing up cities yikes  crazy ass Belgians

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