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What are those percentages for... the % owned by the company or is it the % alcohol content? --Madchester 00:57, 2005 Mar 6 (UTC)

Alcohol content. Please add that.--Patrick 21:03, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Added to project

Can anyone expand on this article? Surely there is more to say about the world's most international beer. --Sean κ. ⇔ 19:31, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Sure thing, I'll join the beer project and take on the Dutch breweries ;) Hooloovoo 19:57, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I added a translation of the dutch Heineken article. Original source: [1], also added some info in the beerbox. wasbeer84 03:17, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Contradiction?

"Beer production is 109 million hectolitres per year (2003), ranking second in the world after Anheuser-Busch. After a later series of mergers among other brewers, Heineken now ranks fourth (after InBev, SABMiller, and Anheuser-Busch)." I have a feeling they're second in volume, and fourth in revenue? Either that or one of the two should go. I'll try and find out more about this (and Heineken in general), so as to update and extend the article. --Hooloovoo 12:32, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Handy links

Annual Report 2004/2005 Amstel subsidiary UK site Press downloads, including fact sheet International homepage

[edit] Race controversy ??

What is this paragraph doing here? Apart from being written in Dunglish it has no direct connection with Beer, Brewers or the name Heineken. If not totally removed, it could be used with 'Corporate Bloopers' 'Dutch commercial TV' or 'Politically Incorrect Behaviour'

It's gone by now wasbeer84
  • I've put it back. It's direct connection is with Heineken - the subject of the article, and via that to beer and the brewery. It is not written in Dunglish. Or, at least, wasn't when I added it originally. Since the section directly relates to Heineken in an unquestionably direct manner, what are the reasons for its removal, twice? --bodnotbod 01:51, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

I have changed the section about racism from 'steenkolenengels' into English. I do not want to judge about 'yes it belongs here or no it doesn't', but at least now it is written English --Prudentia 03:24, 11 January 2006 (UTC)


How about this bit of the 'race controversy'?: "to what extent should advertisers - who fund the productions - be allowed dictate content? When the fax was made public Heineken were forced to make a humiliating apology[1]." -not to split hairs or anything, but advertisers are just buying time in programmes, not directly funding as such. See Television_advertising If the Big H didn't like the programme, why did they buy time in its' broadcast? I'd like to hear a little more detail on the origin of this so-called controversy as can find nothing in English on the Web. --202.74.215.146 13:27, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Heineken Light in the USA

i've just seen ads for heineken light in the US. does that mean amstel light will be discontinued? if not, what is the difference? i looked for info on the official sites but i can't find any. Streamless 16:28, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inconsistent founding dates

I just submitted a fairly major revision of this page. Among other things, I noticed that the founding dates for the company were inconsistent: 1864 in some places, 1873 in others. I found a (hopefully authoritative) source at Heineken University that lists the founding date as 1863, so I updated the page accordingly.

Also, can anyone find more information on this "Dr. Elion" who invented the Heineken A-yeast? I was unable to find any good sources, just repetition of the same scanty information.

-RNLion 02:50, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Updated some figures

Updated some of the key figures in the beginning of the article. Needs more updating and checking though. --SausMeester 15:42, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Certifiable

I've heard it earned a Diplome d'Honneur. So, what is it? What yr? Trekphiler (& who cares?) 00:54, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Split article

This article is an incoherent collection of different topics. To keep a good overview, I think it should be split into three seperate articles:

– Ilse@ 10:39, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

I have created the Heineken and Heineken Experience. Now this article is only about the company. Heineken International seems the most appropriate name for this article. – Ilse@ 10:58, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why not to split

  1. The article Heineken on its own cannot be more than a stub
  2. Articles on beer brands should follow the brand and brewery, as with Brakspear; hence Amster (beer) and other owned brands get their own articles
  3. Heineken as written refers only to Heineken Lager, but the brand (according to BeerAdvocate includes Heineken Dark, Heineken Oud Bruin. Heineken Tarwebock, and Heineken Light Lager. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Stlemur (talk • contribs) 20:42, 28 April 2007 (UTC).
Ad 1: I disagree, see the todo on Talk:Heineken and see also point 3.
Ad 2: I don't understand what User:Stlemur wants here. The 120 brands of Heineken International cannot be included into this article.
Ad 3: Point 3 is contradicting point 1.
– Ilse@ 20:55, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rename articles

After editing both articles, I think the name Heineken International is not the best name for the article. I think it would be more clear to change article names:

Hopefully this can also put an end to the discussion about merging the two articles. – Ilse@ 22:39, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Ilse, I agree. Please keep a clear distinction between the beer and the company. Currently Heineken still redirects to Heineken International which is confusing. If confusion stays, I would consider changing the subjects to Heineken (the beer) and Heineken (the company) --Rhk22463 15:29, 30 May 2007 (UTC) , a Heineken International employee ;)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Heinekenlogo.png

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