Peace Love Wanderlust: Heineken Experience, Amsterdam!

One of the best things we did was the Heineken Experience tour! It was a lot of fun, a very cool interactive tour! Go to www.heineken.com! The tour was 17 Euro a person and you are on it for about 2+ hours! They taught us how they make their beer, how to pour it properly, how foam is a good thing to keep carbonation in, and even how to drink it the right way! The Heineken Experience, located in Amsterdam, is a historic brewery and corporate visitor center for the internationally distributed Dutch pilsner, Heineken beer. The industrial facility was built as the first Heineken brewery in 1867, serving as the company's primary brewing facility until 1988. In 1991 the brewery opened to the public. The attraction grew to become one of Amsterdam's most popular tourist attractions and by 2001 the visitor center changed its name to "Heineken Experience". They finished remodeling in 2008.

We walked out to the Heineken tour from Dam Sqaure, which was a nice 30 minute walk! There are trams available to get you there sooner!

Heineken Lager Beer was first brewed by Gerard Adriaan Heineken in 1873.

In the early years of Heineken, the beer won four awards, which are still mentioned on the label of the beer bottles:

Medaille d'Or (English: Gold Medal) in Paris in 1875
Diplome d'Honneurs (English: Honorary Diploma) at the International Colonial Exposition in Amsterdam in 1883
Grand Prix (English: Grand Prize) at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1889
Hors Concours Membre du Jury in Paris in 1900

Heineken Horse!

Only 4 ingredients! The beer is made of purified water, malted barley, hops, and yeast. In 1886 H. Elion finished the development of the Heineken A-yeast, which is still used in the brewing process today.