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In 1889, while the Philippines was still a Spanish Colony, Manila businessman Enrique María Barretto de Ycaza y Esteban was awarded a twenty year royal grant to establish a brewery in the Philippines. On September 29, 1890, La Fábrica de Cerveza San Miguel was declared open for business.  

Since then San Miguel has grown.  The brewery started exporting beer In 1914 and expanded even further with an international brewing business in Hong Kong in 1948.  In the 1990s, it embarked on an aggressive internationalization strategy with the creation of San Miguel Brewing International Ltd. As part of the expansion project, breweries in Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand were opened.  This has allowed export to over fifty countries worldwide including Taiwan, Malaysia, Korea, Singapore, Japan, US, UAE and Sudan.


This 130 years of growth has developed the Brewery into the 10th largest in Asia by volume, the 16th largest brewer in the world with over 90% market share in the Philippines and in Hong Kong.  San Miguel Pale Pilsen has become Southeast Asia’s oldest beer brand.

Paralleling the growth of San Miguel Brewery is the development of  San Miguel Corporation (SMC) which has become Southeast Asia’s largest publicly listed food, beverage, and packaging company with over 18,000 employees in over 100 major facilities throughout the Asia-Pacific.
San Miguel is currently selling in 40 countries including all 50 U.S states.
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San Miguel is currently selling in 40 countries including all 50 U.S states.
San Miguel is the #1 selling beer in the Philippines with +90% market share!

The Lineup 

  • San Miguel Pilsner
  • San Mig Light
  • Red Horse
  • San Miguel Negra
  • San Miguel Flavored Beer
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Beer Style: Pale Pilsner
ABV:5%
Color: ​Straw


Recent Awards  
2016 Monde Selection Awards - Gold Medal

Taste Profile 
San Miguel Pale Pilsen is a malt driven, lightly hopped, refreshing Pilsner.  It has notes of white bread with a touch of bitterness provided by the hops.  The finish is clean, which lends itself to both drinking it alone or with a multitude of foods. 

Food Pairing
Chicken Tacos, Chicken Kebabs, Brie

Filipino Food Pairing
The Pale Pilsner will stand up to lighter Filipino foods.  That is, food that isn’t too vinegar or patis/bagoong heavy.  
  • ​Arroz caldo (Chicken rice soup)
  • Kare-kare (Beef w/ peanut sauce)
  • Lumpia
  • Munggo Beans
  • Pancit: bihon, miki, palabok
  • Pinakbet
  • Pork Guisantes
  • Pork Tocino (Marinated sweet pork)
  • Sinigang (pork soup with vegetables)
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Beer Style: Light Lager
ABV:5%
Color: Pale Straw​

Recent Awards  
2016 Beverage Tastings Institute Competition -- Silver Medal

Taste Profile
San Mig Light is highly carbonated and very light in both color and flavor.  In our perspective, it’s lighter in flavor than the typical American domestic light beer.

Food Pairing
Grilled chicken sandwich, Fish & Chips, Mild Cheddar

Filipino Food Pairing
San Mig Light goes well with light flavored savory snacks.

Examples include: 
  • Chicharon
  • Lumpia containing vegetables

​Facebook/Instagram:@Sanmiglightusa


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Beer Style: Lager
ABV:8%
 Color: Pale Amber​

Recent Awards  
2016 Beverage Tastings Institute Competition-Silver Medal

Taste Profile
This medium bodied lager has a sweet malt character with dried fruit notes that are balanced by bitter hops.

Food Pairing 
Food Pairing: BBQ, Pizza and Steak

Filipino Food Pairings
Red Horse pairs well with big Filipino flavors.  This includes:
Ampalaya Con Carne (Beef and Bitter melon)
Daing na Bangus 
(Salted fried milkfish)
Dinuguan 
(Pork blood stew)
Igado (pork)
Lechon Kawali
Longganisa 
(Filipino Sausage)
Pork Guisantes
Sisig (pork or beef)

Facebook/Instagram:
@redhorsebeerUSA​
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​Beer Style:Dark Lager
ABV:5%
Color:Deep Brown
Recent Awards
2015 World Beer
Championships -- Silver
88 Points “Highly Recommended”

Taste Profile
This full bodied beer has medium carbonation and is driven by a roasted malt character that gives sweet notes of walnuts, chocolate and coffee.

Filipino Food Pairings
Given the beer’s chocolate
and coffee like character, this
beer is better after dinner and can compliment desserts in the same way as a coffee would. Filipino dessert items
include:

• Puto
(Filipino rice cake)
• Kutchinta
(Rice Pudding)
• Tupig
(Glutinous rice w/
coconut)
• Cascaron
(Deep fried mochi balls)
• Pandesal
(sweet bread)
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Beer Style: Flavored Beer
ABV:3%
Color: Straw

Taste Profile
San Miguel Apple is light
bodied, easy drinking and
sweet. Though not a cider
it is very reminiscent of
one.
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​Filipino Food Pairings Given the beer’s sweet apple flavor it pairs with desserts that are overly sweet and would go well with apple.

• Banana Lumpia
• Pandesal
• (Filipino sweet bread)
• Puto
• (Filipino rice cake)


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