verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message amstel brewery industry brewing founded 1870 headquarters zoeterwoude netherlands products beer production output 36 million litres owner heineken international website http www.amstel.com former amstel brewery in the netherlands now a school . an advertisement for amstel super stout from 1922 amstel brewery amstelbrouwerij dutch pronunciation mst lbr w r i is a dutch brewery founded in 1870 on the mauritskade in amsterdam netherlands . it was taken over by heineken international in 1968 and the brewing plant closed down in 1982 with production moving to the main heineken plant at zoeterwoude . contents 1 history 2 beers 3 references 4 external links history edit the brewery was founded on 11 june 1870 in amsterdam and named after the amstel river the waters of which also served for refrigeration . by 1872 amstel was annually producing 10 000 hectoliters . for the purpose of storing the beer winter ice from canals was kept in special double walled cellars . originally the beer was mostly drunk in amsterdam . from 1883 it was also exported to great britain and the dutch east indies . the beiersche bierbrouwerij de amstel amstel bavarian beer brewery was created in 1892 as a joint stock company . in 1915 the production of amstel had increased twenty fold and in 1926 amstel consisted of a third of the dutch beer exports . in 1941 amstel together with heineken bought up the amsterdam brewery van vollenhoven s bierbrouwerij which was closed in 1961 . in 1954 amstel built a brewery in dutch guiana . a few years later amstel was the first dutch brewery to export beer in cans . at this time the total exports of amstel beer amounted to 101 000 hectoliters . in 1958 a subsidiary of amstel produced its first beer in jordan . in 1960 the third subsidiary of amstel was opened in cura ao . 1963 saw the opening of two new breweries one in puerto rico and one in greece . amstel was bought out by heineken international in 1968 . 1 in 1972 the amstel brewery in amsterdam was closed and production was relocated to the main heineken plant in zoeterwoude . the building on the mauritskade was torn down . only the former administration building was kept and has since become part of the hogeschool van amsterdam . at the end of the 20th century in spain heineken international decided to replace the local centennial brand el guila and convert it into amstel . beers edit heineken offers several beers under the amstel brand . 2 amstel lager uses predominantly light pilsner malt although some dark malt is also used . it is sold in 75 countries . amstel light is a 3.5 % abv pale lager . amstel 1870 is a slightly dark 11 % abv lager . in france a beer called amstel free with minimal alcohol content about one per cent abv is produced . a non alcoholic version amstel zero can also be purchased in the netherlands greece egypt and other countries . amstel also markets a shandy called amstel radler in several countries . it contains 2 % alcohol and it is a mix of lager beer and lemonade . references edit oliver garrett 2011 . the oxford companion to beer . oxford university press . p. 49 . isbn 9780195367133 . heineken nederland external links edit official website v t e heineken international subsidiaries bralima brewery bralirwa brewery brarudi calanda br u central de cervejas heineken asia pacific archipelago brewery db breweries double brown monteith s heineken hung ria karlova ka pivovara le ajsk brewery cieszyn brewery elbrewery warka brewery ywiec brewery murphy s brewery murphy s irish stout nigerian breweries sierra leone brewery limited brands beamish and crawford bintang beer birra moretti h. p. bulmer bulmers foster s lager heineken heineken oud bruin heineken premium light heineken tarwebok karlova ko killian s lagunitas brewing company la ko 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