Beer in Vietnam

Lagers are the most popular type of beer in Vietnam.[1]

Commercial breweries

The three most popular beer producers in Vietnam are: Sabeco Brewery, which produces Saigon Beer and 33 Beer; Vietnam Brewery Ltd, a joint-venture of Heineken Asia Pacific and Saigon Trading Group (Satra), which produces Heineken, Tiger Beer and Larue Beer; and Habeco, which produces Hanoi Beer and Truc Bach Beer.[2] Out of those three, Saigon Beer is the most popular, according to data from 2013.[3] One of their trademark beers is the 333 Lager.[4] Other popular breweries include Hue Brewery Ltd, which produces Huda Beer and Dai Viet, which is the only commercial brewery in Vietnam that produces black beer.

Popular international breweries include Tiger, Carlsberg, and Heineken. Heineken and Tiger beers together dominate the Vietnam premium beer segment with approximately 85% of the market share. Vietnam is the largest market in the world for Tiger and Heineken Asia Pacific.[5]

The country aims to raise beer output by 18% to 25%, up from 3.4 billion litres in 2015 to between 4 billion and 4.25 billion litres by 2020.[6]

Imported beers

Vietnam imports beers from various countries. Belgian bottled beers include Trappiste, Chimay, Leffe, Hoegaarden. Some examples of German/Austrian bottled beers that Vietnam imports include Münchner Hofbräu, Warsteiner, Paulaner, Bitburger, Edelweiss, and Köstritzer. Beers from Russia and the Czech Republic are also imported to Vietnam.[1]

Microbreweries

There are about 20 microbreweries in Vietnam. Most of these beers are Czech- and German-style beer.[7] Notable microbreweries include Hoa Vien Brauhaus, Pilsner Urquell, and the Pasteur Street breweries.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 List of beers in Vietnam | Beervn.com
  2. ↑ Beer drinking in Vietnam
  3. ↑ Beer in Vietnam
  4. ↑ 333 Premium Export Beer | Saigon Beer Company | BeerAdvocate
  5. ↑ The breweries in Vietnam - Focus on APB - Pomegranate Asia | Beer & Beverage consulting
  6. ↑ Khanh, Vu Trong (6 January 2015). "Vietnam Primed to Share More Beers With Neighbors in Southeast Asia". wsj.com. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Vietnam Beer: Hanoi Brewpubs and Microbreweries
  8. ↑ Microbreweries in Hanoi | Beervn.com
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