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Bearer certificate for
100 Dutch Guilders
Certificate size is 34 cm high x 23 cm wide (14"
x 10").
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brewing industry
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Company History
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 Curaçao. 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. 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 Águila and convert it into Amstel.
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