Red Horse Beer

Red Horse Beer is an extra-strong lager brewed by San Miguel Brewery that originated in the Philippines.^[1]

Red Horse Beer

Type	Extra-strong beer (Filipino lager)
Manufacturer	San Miguel Brewery (a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation)
Country of origin	Philippines International (export only)
Introduced	1982
Alcohol by volume	6.9% 8% International (export only)
Colour	Amber Lager
Variants	330ml bottle, 500ml bottle, 330ml can, 500ml can, 1 litre bottle, 13.2 keg
Website	www.sanmiguelbrewery.com

Overview

Red Horse is the first extra-strong beer brand in the Philippines. It is a high-alcohol lager of the San Miguel Brewery, with an alcohol content of 6.9% abv.^[2]

Red Horse comes is various sizes, including the flagship 500 (500ml, regular), the discontinued Colt (250ml), the smaller Stallion (330ml), in Litro (1000ml), and in cans (330ml).

There are bottles prior to 2000 that have the original logo of Red Horse Beer showing a horse with a smile. Another distinct mark of these old, rare bottles has the separate heels on the horseshoe, the word "Red Horse" in a stenciled font, and in the back information all printed in red instead of yellow. The information on the back may vary in very old, rare bottles with the previous packaging. These bottles are nicknamed "The Laughing/Happy Horse".

They exist, rarely on crates of the regular 500, Stallion and in some cases, in Litro. These "Laughing/Happy Horse" bottles exist because they recycle old bottles, with the previous packaging, which costs less than producing new bottles. ^[3]

Awards and prizes

Year	Category	Awarding body
2014	Gold Medal[4]	Australian International Beer Awards
2015	Trophy for Best International Lager[5]
2016	Silver Medal "Highly Recommended" 86 pts	Beverage Tastings Institute
2018	Gold Medal	Australian International Beer Awards
Source:[6]

Red Horse Muziklaban

Red Horse Muziklaban is an annual rock band competition in the Philippines since 1999. It features young unsigned bands who compete for the grand prize of PHP 1,000,000 and a recording contract. It is sponsored by the San Miguel Brewery to promote its Red Horse Beer.^[7]

Muziklaban Winners

Year	Winner	Finalists
2000	Tears and Afterglow, Mindanao Champion Jack in the Box
2001	Zoom Zoom Lunacy
2002	18th Issue
2003	Fuseboxx
2004	Mayonnaise	Eye-Me and the Royal Scavengers, Join the Club, Kinkyhooters, Namaskar, Playback, Rugis, Zoom Zoom Lunacy
2005	Sunflower Day Camp	Black Gulaman, Kabal, Eyescream, Mom's Cake, Monk's Hood, Piyesa, Sandata ni Lolo
2006	Hardboiledeggz (now Ibarra)	Black Heaven, Descant Gott, IMO, Kamia, Mad Clown, Pepe Pilar, Punchmint, Smoke Free, Treadstone
2007	Gayuma	Mental Floss, Dog Fight
2008	Even	Duelist, Indiephums, K9, Karding Sungkit, Moabites, Mortal Fear, Psykbox, Rigmarole, Triangulo
2009	Hatankaru	2nd Squad, Cambronero, Hoodswhite, Kukumban,
2010	Light Of Luna
2011	David Vs. Goliath	Leviticus, Mind of Clay, Zephaniah
2012	A Music Theory	Disengage, Fidortchi, Katulad, Memoronnie
2013	Manila Under Fire	Hubito's Tribe, Rigmarole, Stellarskin, We Band
2014	Nobela	Blood Over Matter, Ex-Manager BAND, I Killed a Cockroach Once(IKACO), Through The Waves - PH
2015	Insekto Pares	MAY, Odds and Evens, Orb of Blood, Stellarskin
2016	Shotgun Combo	Crickets Playground, Injent, Stutter, Thorre
2017	Woopis	Luminus, Redeemed by Blood, Sinaphatra, Talim
2018	Lilith (Lakas Category)	Ashes of Anubis, Chapters, Sucketseven, Cursed by Fire
	Happy Three Friends (Aklas Category)	Overture, Triangulo, Jack Sprat, Rockaholic
2019	We The Dying (Lakas Category)	MOAWH, Switchblade Manila, Pahina, Atthismo, MildSkill
	Pikaso and the Riots (Aklas Category)	ErrorCheck, Cross T26, Project Roots, Molay, Blancsugar

References

1. "Red Horse Malt Liquor". BeerAdvocate. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
2. "San Miguel Brewery Brands". San Miguel Brewery. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
3. "5 Filipino Myths About Alcohol Busted---Which One Did You Know?". Pepper.ph. 2019-01-13. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
4. "Red Horse Beer wins gold at international beer awards". The Philippine Star. August 13, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
5. "Winning Beer". Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
6. Institute, Beverage Testing. "San Miguel Brewery Red Horse Philippines Beer Review | Tastings". www.tastings.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
7. Matilla, Dexter Rodrigo (1 February 2013). "Red Horse Muziklaban Grand Finals will be a rockin' rollin' good time". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Red Horse Beer USA website