Archipelago Brewery

Archipelago Brewery

Industry	Alcoholic beverage
Founded	November 1933 24 July 2006 (re-commissioned)
Headquarters	459 Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim, Singapore
Products	Beer
Production output	350,000 litres per annum
Owner	Heineken Asia Pacific
Website	http://www.archipelagobrewery.com/

The Archipelago Brewery is a Singapore brewery owned by Heineken Asia Pacific, which produces a range of signature craft beers.

History

The Archipel Brouweriji Compagnie (Archipelago Brewery Co.) was formed in Batavia (now known as Jakarta), by German brewer, Beck's. It opened its brewery in Singapore in November 1933, produced Anchor Beer.^[1]

During World War II, the British deemed the brewery to be enemy territory due to its German ties and seized it in 1941. It was then bought by Malayan Breweries Ltd, which in 1990 was renamed Asia Pacific Breweries. In 2013, Asia Pacific Breweries merged to become Heineken Asia Pacific.

Archipelago Brewery is currently Heineken Asia Pacific’s craft brewing arm. The old Archipelago Brewery was re-commissioned on 24 July 2006, with internationally acclaimed Brew Master, Fal Allen.^[2] Three variants of the Archipelago craft beers, namely Traveller's Wheat, Straits Pale and Traders Brown Ale were launched at Archipelago’s flagship pub located on Circular Road in Singapore (now closed).^[3]

The re-launch of Archipelago is consistent with Heineken Asia Pacific’s objectives to add a new dimension to Singapore’s beer industry; and to continue to grow its presence and stature locally.^[4] Archipelago Brewery produces boutique beers in small batches. In 2015, Archipelago Brewery brewed and sold 350,000 litres of beer.

The Archipelago Brewery currently produces four permanent beers: Belgian Wit, Summer Ale, Bohemian Lager and Irish Ale, as well as occasional limited edition brews.

Archipelago Brewery also imports international beers for distribution in Singapore. Current import brands include Budejovicky Budvar, Birra Moretti, Estrella Damm and Rekorderlig Cider.

Speciality Brews

Occasionally, the brewery creates speciality brews which are typically sold as limited-release products, produced in much smaller quantities than the regular brews. Previous specialty brews include:

• HOPSALE - American Pale Ale with 8 types of hops added throughout different stages of the brew. 5% ABV
• COCO’s Cream - Nitrogen saturated smooth pour cream ale made with a large amount of cooking chocolate. 4.2% ABV
• British India Pale Ale (IPA) - Amarillo dry hopping, brown palm sugar and Gula Melaka.
• Yuzucha Beer - Pale German ale, Japanese hops, Yuzu citrus fruit and fragrant Kukicha tea.
• Sake Sorachi – Japanese sake yeast and Sorachi Ace hops
• Archipresso – Schwarzbier brewed with coffee
• Vanilla Bock
• Bière Brut with Grapefruit - Champagne yeast, pink grapefruit, Australian Galaxy hops and New Zealand Nelson Sauvin hops.
• Red Oktober - Vienna-style lager, floral hops character, mid-bitterness, and uses 5 different malts in the brewing process.
• Hickory Smoked IPA - Hybrid of India Pale Ale & Rauchbier. Hickory wood chips used to smoke the malt.
• Golden State Beer - Steam beer, hops from Victoria, Australia with ale malt from the UK.

Awards

Year	Organiser	Winning Variant	Award	Category
2008	Brew NZ	Samui	Silver	Fruit/Spiced/Herb/Flavoured Beer, Fruit and Vegetable
2008	Brew NZ	Explorer	Silver	French and Belgian Style Ales, French-Belgian Style Saison
2010	World Beer Cup	Straits Pale	Silver	International Pale Ale
2011	The Brewing Industry International Awards	Belgian Wit	Bronze	Wheat Beer
2011	Australian International Beer Awards	Belgian Wit	Silver	Witbier Style
2011	Australian International Beer Awards	Irish Ale	Silver	British Style Pale Ale
2011	Australian International Beer Awards	Summer Ale	Bronze	British Style Pale Ale
2011	International Brewing Awards	Hickory Smoked IPA	Bronze	Specialty
2011	Brew NZ	Bohemian Lager	Silver	International Lager Styles
2011	Brew NZ	Irish Ale	Gold	British Ale Styles
2011	NZ	Summer Ale	Silver	British Ale Styles
2011	Brew NZ	Belgian Wit	Bronze	Wheat & Other Grain Styles
2011	Japanese Beer Awards	Irish Ale	Silver	Irish Ales category, only medal in the category
2011	Japanese Beer Awards	Bohemian Lager	Silver	International Lager Styles, only medal in the category
2011	Japanese Beer Awards	Summer Ale	Bronze	English Style Summer Ales, only medal in the category
2012	Australian International Beer Awards	Summer Ale	Bronze	English Summer Ale
2012	Australian International Beer Awards	Irish Ale	Bronze	American Styly Red Draught
2012	Australian International Beer Awards	Belgian Wit	Silver	Belgian Wit Draught
2012	International Beer Challenge UK	Bohemian Lager	Silver	Lager
2012	International Beer Challenge UK	Irish Ale	Bronze	Ales
2012	International Beer Challenge UK	Sake Sorachi	Bronze	Specialty
2012	Brewers Guild Awards NZ	Belgian Wit	Gold	Wheat & Other Grain Styles
2012	Japan International Beer Award	Bohemian Lager	Gold	International - Style Lager
2012	Japan International Beer Award	Summer Ale	Bronze	English Style - Summer Ale
2012	Japan International Beer Award	Belgian Wit	Bronze	Belgian-Style Witbier
2014	Japan International Beer Award	English Bitter	Silver	Ordinary Bitter
2014	Japan International Beer Award	Belgian Wit	Bronze	Belgian-Style Witbier

External links

• Archipelago Brewery Website
• Archipelago Brewery on Facebook
• Archipelago Brewery on Twitter
• Archipelago Brewery on Instagram

References

1. Lewis, Mark (1 December 2003). Rough Guide to Singapore. Rough Guides. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-84353-075-6. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
2. Allen, Fal. "Barley Wine: History, Brewing Techniques and Recipes".
3. "Circular Road makeover to gather pace soon". Asia One.
4. "F&N Annual report 2006" (PDF).