Belikin
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{{Infobox company
| name = Belikin Beer
| logo = BelikinLabel.jpg
| logo_size =
| logo_alt =
| logo_caption = Belikin label
| trade_name = Brand held by the Belize Brewing Company
| former_name =
| type = Private
| industry = Beer (brand)
| founded = {{start date and age|1969}}
| founder = Bowen Family
| hq_location = U.S. Belize Brewing Company, Ltd Old Airport Road, Ladyville, Belize
| area_served = Belize
| key_people = {{ubl|Michael H.M. Bowen (Chief Executive Officer)|Shelley S. Bowen (Chief Creative Officer){{cite web |title=Our Senior Leadership Team |url=https://www.bowen.bz/about.php |website=bowen.bz |access-date=6 December 2022 |language=en}}|Nolan Michael (Chief Research & Development Officer)}}
| parent = Bowen & Bowen
| website = {{URL|https://www.belikin.bz/}}
}}
Image:Belikin June 9, 2007 by rharrison.jpg
Belikin is the leading domestically produced beer brand in Belize.
Name Origin
The root of the name “Belikin” dates to the ancient Maya Classical Period and is an amalgamation of several Mayan words with the meaning either ‘road to the east’ or ‘road to the burning sun.’ Both meanings refer to the eastward expansion of the Maya toward Belize. Many believe that the ancient Maya called this land Belikin.
Belikin was selected from a nationwide naming contest.
bih elk’in - meaning “road to the east”
Belikin is brewed by the Belize Brewing Company, Ltd. which is owned by the Bowen family. The Belize Brewing Company was established in 1969, and began brewing Belikin Beer and Belikin Stout brand name in 1971. Its tagline is "The Beer of Belize".
The name "Belikin" comes from the Maya language and means "Route to the East". This is a term which some have suggested is the origin of the name of "Belize" (although the most accepted derivation says the name comes from the Belize River, meaning "muddy"). The Belikin label features a drawing of a Pre-Columbian Maya temple-pyramid at Altun Ha.
The most common Belikin is a light lager beer. Lighthouse Lager, Belikin Premium and a stout beer are also brewed and sold under the Belikin name.
The brewery is based in Ladyville, Belize District.
Belikin Products
Belikin produces the following beers:{{cite web |title=Belikin Beers |url=https://www.bevco.bz/belikin/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=BOW Beverages}}
- Belikin Beer
- Belikin Stout
- Belikin Light
- Belikin Ultra
- Belikin Chocolate Stout (seasonal)
- Belikin Sorrel Stout (seasonal)
- Belikin Black & Tan (seasonal)
Community impact
The parent company of Belikin, Bowen & Bowen Ltd,{{Cite web |date=2025-01-22 |title=Bowen & Bowen Ltd |url=https://www.bowen.bz/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Home |language=en-US}} support community environmental preservation efforts through coastal cleanups and recycling projects.{{Cite web |title=Community {{!}} Bowen & Bowen, Ltd |url=https://www.bowen.bz/community.php |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=www.bowen.bz}}{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=B. B. N. |date=2021-06-23 |title=Bowen and Bowen committed to reduce, reuse and recycle |url=https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2021/06/23/bowen-and-bowen-committed-to-reduce-reuse-and-recycle/ |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.belikin.com Belikin Official Website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100428013113/http://www.realbeer.com/nmvbp/rev_belz.htm Belikin on RealBeer.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20030621065852/http://www.sanpedrosun.net/old/belikin.html Belikin on the San Pedro Sun site]
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Category:Beer in Central America
Category:Beer in the Caribbean
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