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Gerard Adriaan Heineken is born into an Amsterdam merchant family in 1841. In 1864 he buys brewery ‘De Hooiberg’ and immediately focuses on brewing uncompromised premium lager beer.
In 1873, Gerard Heineken started his small family brewery in the city center of Amsterdam. The brewery grew rapidly and became an instant success.
Early on, Heineken won the Medal D’Or at the International Maritime Exhibition in 1875. Soon after, the brewery became the largest exporter to France.