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A late-night exchange over drinks at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore, between executives from The HEINEKEN Company and Fraser & Neave, gave rise to Malayan Breweries.

Defying the odds and breaking conventions, Malayan Breweries made history on the 1st of October by pioneering the world’s first ever tropical lager, Tiger Beer.

The servicemen of Malaya’s RAF 230 Squadron liked the Tiger Beer and Traveller’s Palm logo on their Tiger beers so much, they adopted it as their insignia.

Tiger Beer won its first international award: a silver medal in the Commonwealth Beer Competition. The first of many more to come.

Malayan Breweries expanded beyond the iconic Tiger Beer by acquiring Archipelago Brewing Company, creators of Anchor Beer and ABC Stout.

As Singapore gained independence, Tiger launched its first canned beer to the public.

Tiger Beer started showing up on-screen, with its first TV commercial debuting in Singapore.

Malayan Breweries invests in a reverse logistic system to reuse glass bottles from the marketplace and prevent them from entering landfill.

Tiger Beer extended its reach to international consumers, with exports making their way to seasoned beer-lovers in the United Kingdom and Germany.

Malayan Breweries rebranded as Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Singapore, and moved its brewing operations from its birthplace at Alexandra Road to a $200 million facility in Tuas.

APB Singapore started a new chapter as an operating company of The HEINEKEN Company

The brewery grew its production capacity to 2 million hectolitres. That’s the equivalent of 80 Olympic-sized swimming pools of beer.

The first forays into cider production began as APB Singapore expanded its brewery capabilities.

The brewery reduced its carbon footprint by 20% by installing 8,038 solar panels on its roof to become one of the top 5 solar-powered breweries in the world.

The company unveiled a new logo to celebrate Tiger Beer’s 85th birthday, paying homage to the iconic Singaporean beer.

APB Singapore is one of the first breweries in Asia to install a Water Reuse Treatment Plant as part of its water conservation strategy.

Staying true to its innovative roots, APB Singapore debuted Heineken® 0.0, its first zero-alcohol beer, spending $3.8 million to install a de-alcoholiser in its brewery to become HEINEKEN’s supply hub in Asia.

Singapore’s national beer roars anew by penetrating the sessionable category with the launch of Tiger Crystal.

Heineken® unveiled a new extension Heineken® Silver, to quench the growing thirst for a premium and easy-to-drink lager.