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It is one of the oldest breweries in the world. Stella Artois was established in 1366 in Leuven, Belgium, though it was originally known as Den Hoorn Brewery. Classified as a Euro pale lager, some consider Stella a pilsner. Stella pours like typical lagers–with a thin white head and a crisp golden color.
Stella Artois traces its origins to over 600 years ago, to the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium founded in 1366. Stella Artois was born as a Holiday gift to the people of Leuven from the brewery.
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At least since the early 21st century, Stella Artois has carried the nickname of the "wife beater" in the United Kingdom, due to a perceived connection between binge drinking involving the brand and domestic violence against women.
While the beers are similar on the nose with malt, yeast, and mild citrus, Stella is more pronounced with slight vegetal aromas. However, Heineken's flavors linger longer on the palate and are brighter. On the palate, Stella is lighter with a sweet aftertaste.
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Stella explained the change was in line with its commitment to responsible drinking. It wanted to give people greater choice in how they can moderate alcohol intake without having to sacrifice on the taste.
More than 200 years later, in 1926, Stella Artois was released as a limited edition Christmas beer meaning “star.” Having found favor in its native Belgium, it was launched as a permanent beer and, by 1930, was being exported to other European countries.
At the top of the cartouche is a horn, the symbol of the original brewery. (Den Hoorn means “The Horn.”). According to Stella Artois' website, the horn has remained a powerful symbol of its brewing tradition, even after the brewery's many changes in name and management over the centuries.
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Stella cost more because of extra import duty attached to its high alcohol content, so the marketers made a virtue of it, brazenly claiming that it must therefore be a superior product.
Stella Artois is an imported pale lager that has made a name for itself as an easy-drinking and relatively refreshing option. A light-medium body and a crisp finish achieve the bare minimum in refreshment, but the beer suffers from a lack of complexity that would otherwise make it a bottle worth seeking out.
Stella Artois was initially only a luxury beer brand with its roots embedded in Belgium's history but it has now branched out in the premium Cidre market making exceptional cidres to go alongside it's world famous beer.
It has an especially bad reputation in the U.K.
In the U.K., Stella is associated with binge drinking and aggressive behavior. This is allegedly due to its higher-than-average ABV. It has a violent, misogynist nickname that it's trying desperately to shake.
A reputation is built
The nickname “wife beater” became synonymous with the drink after people who had reportedly drunk too much Stella would go home and be abusive to their spouses.
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