Stella Artois is a premium Belgian lager with a history that reaches back to 1366, though it wasn't brewed in its current form until 1926. The beer is marketed primarily for export, though it is sold extensively in its home country of Belgium. Stella Artois is 5.2% alcohol by volume, and is brewed in Leuven, Belgium. It is known by it's characteristic label and green bottle. The beer has the taste of a standard lager. Stella Artois commands an impressive reputation as a premium beer outside of its native Belgium, and is marketed in the United Kingdom as "reassuringly expensive."
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Anno 1366 refers to the first brewery in Leuven, Belgium
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The beer in its current form was first produced as a Christmas brew
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The beer was first exported in 1930
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Also brewed in the United Kingdom and Australia
