Jump to content

Desperados (beer)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Desperados
TypeBeer
ManufacturerZlatý Bažant
DistributorHeineken N.V.
Country of origin France
Introduced1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Alcohol by volume 5.9%
FlavorTequila
StylePale lager
Websitedesperados.com

Desperados is an agave spirit flavoured pale lager beer with 5.9% alcohol by volume (ABV) originally created and produced by the French brewing company Fischer Brewery but now is produced by Zlatý Bažant Brewery, a Heineken N.V. subsidiary .[1][2][3]

Desperados has a 5.9% ABV. The beer is now sold in over fifty countries. The beer was reformulated and cheapened, away from its original recipe using tequila. The new recipe also raised the ABV up from 5.6% to 5.9%.

Desperados' listed ingredients were water, malted barley, glucose syrup, corn, sugar, aromatic compound (agave spirit), citric acid, and hop extract.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Schultz, E.J. (24 April 2014). "Is America Ready for Tequila-Flavored Beer?". Advertising Age. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Heineken to Stop Selling Desperados Tequila-Flavored Beer in the U.S." Advertising Age. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Heineken Pulls Desperados Tequila-Flavored Beer From U.S." Beverage Dynamics. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
[edit]