Heineken Oud Bruin
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Heineken Oud Bruin (Dutch pronunciation: Heineken. It shares only the name with the stronger, more acidic oud bruin beers of Belgium, which are a different style. It is available only in the Netherlands[2]
The beer is
IBU.[1][2] The brewer states that the beer derives its color and taste from the dark malt and hops, but the bottle label states caramel color is also added and the beer is sweetened with sugar.[1][2][3]
Heineken Oud Bruin has 2.5% alcohol by volume (abv).[1] In 1977, the abv of Heineken Oud Bruin was reduced from 3.5% to 2.5%.[5] Generally, oud bruin beers in Netherlands have 2.5 to 3.5% abv, much lower than lagers with around 5% abv.[4][6]
Other Dutch beer brands also have an oud bruin variety, such as
Gulpener Oud Bruin.[9]
References
- ^ Heineken International. Retrieved on 2012-07-14.
- ^ Heineken International. Retrieved on 2012-07-14.
- ^ a b (in Dutch) Bottle label of Heineken Oud Bruin, 2012.
- ^ a b (in Dutch) Oud bruin Archived 2013-09-11 at the Wayback Machine, Nederlandse Brouwers. Retrieved on 2012-07-16.
- ^ (in Dutch) Heineken etiketnummering Archived 2013-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, Bieretiketten.nl, 2010. Retrieved on 2012-07-14.
- ^ (in Dutch) Pilsener Archived 2013-09-11 at the Wayback Machine, Nederlandse Brouwers. Retrieved on 2012-07-16.
- ^ (in Dutch) Bieren - Alfa Oud Bruin Archived 2013-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, Alfa. Retrieved on 2012-07-16.
- Brand. Retrieved on 2012-07-16.
- Gulpener. Retrieved on 2012-07-16.
External links
Media related to Heineken Oud Bruin at Wikimedia Commons
