Red Horse Beer

{{Short description|Filipino lager beer}}

{{Infobox beverage

| name = Red Horse Beer

| image = Red Horse Beer logo.png

| type = Extra-strong beer (Filipino lager)

| abv = 6.9%
8% International (export only)

| proof =

| manufacturer = San Miguel Brewery
(a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation)

| distributor =

| origin = Philippines
International (export only)

| introduced = 1982

| ownership = San Miguel Corporation

| discontinued =

| colour =Amber Lager

| flavour =

| variants =330ml bottle, 500ml bottle, 330ml can, 500ml can, 1 litre bottle, 13.2 keg

| related =

| website = {{URL|http://www.sanmiguelbrewery.com}}

}}

Red Horse Beer is an extra-strong lager brewed by San Miguel Brewery that originated in the Philippines.{{cite web|url=http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/355/23940|title=Red Horse Malt Liquor|publisher=BeerAdvocate|accessdate=June 17, 2012}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.sanmiguelbrewery.com.ph/our-brands.php|title=San Miguel Brewery Brands|publisher=San Miguel Brewery|accessdate=March 11, 2014}}

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.

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Awards and prizes

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Year

! Category

! Awarding body

2014align=center|Gold Medal{{cite news|author=|title=Red Horse Beer wins gold at international beer awards|url=http://www.philstar.com/business/2014/08/13/1356879/red-horse-beer-wins-gold-international-beer-awards|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=August 13, 2014|accessdate=July 27, 2015}}

|rowspan=2 align=center|Australian International Beer Awards

2015Trophy for Best International Lager{{cite web|url=http://www.rasv.com.au/WinningTastes_Home/WinningTastes_Beer/|title=Winning Beer|author=|publisher=Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria|accessdate=July 27, 2015|quote=}}
2016

|Silver Medal "Highly Recommended" 86 pts

|Beverage Tastings Institute

2018

|Gold Medal

|Australian International Beer Awards

colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | Source:{{Cite web|url=http://www.tastings.com/Beer-Review/San-Miguel-Brewery-Red-Horse-Philippines-10-02-2016.aspx|title=San Miguel Brewery Red Horse Philippines Beer Review {{!}} Tastings|last=Institute|first=Beverage Testing|website=www.tastings.com|access-date=2017-08-04}}

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/music/2013/02/01/903653/red-horse-muziklaban-grand-finals-will-be-rockin-rollin-good-time|title=Red Horse Muziklaban Grand Finals will be a rockin' rollin' good time|last=Matilla|first=Dexter Rodrigo|date=1 February 2013|work=The Philippine Star|accessdate=21 June 2016}}

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|+ Muziklaban Winners

YearWinnerFinalists
2000Tears and Afterglow, Mindanao Champion Jack in the Box
2001Zoom Zoom Lunacy
200218th Issue
2003Fuseboxx
2004MayonnaiseEye-Me and the Royal Scavengers, Join the Club, Kinkyhooters, Namaskar, Playback, Rugis, Zoom Zoom Lunacy
2005Sunflower Day CampBlack Gulaman, Kabal, Eyescream, Mom's Cake, Monk's Hood, Piyesa, Sandata ni Lolo
2006Hardboiledeggz (now Ibarra)Black Heaven, Descant Gott, IMO, Kamia, Mad Clown, Pepe Pilar, Punchmint, Smoke Free, Treadstone
2007GayumaMental Floss, Dog Fight
2008EvenDuelist, Indiephums, K9, Karding Sungkit, Moabites, Mortal Fear, Psykbox, Rigmarole, Triangulo
2009Hatankaru2nd Squad, Cambronero, Hoodswhite, Kukumban,
2010Light Of Luna
2011David Vs. GoliathLeviticus, Mind of Clay, Zephaniah
2012A Music TheoryDisengage, Fidortchi, Katulad, Memoronnie
2013Manila Under FireHubito's Tribe, Rigmarole, Stellarskin, We Band
2014NobelaBlood Over Matter, Ex-Manager BAND, I Killed a Cockroach Once(IKACO), Through The Waves - PH
2015Insekto ParesMAY, Odds and Evens, Orb of Blood, Stellarskin
2016Shotgun ComboCrickets Playground, Injent, Stutter, Thorre
2017WoopisLuminus, Redeemed by Blood, Sinaphatra, Talim
2018Lilith (Lakas Category)Ashes of Anubis, Chapters, Sucketseven, Cursed by Fire
Happy Three Friends (Aklas Category)Overture, Triangulo, Jack Sprat, Rockaholic
2019We The Dying (Lakas Category)MOAWH, Switchblade Manila, Pahina, Atthismo, MildSkill
Pikaso and the Riots (Aklas Category)ErrorCheck, Cross T26, Project Roots, Molay, Blancsugar

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