

Belgium - Breweries
Alken Maes Brewery
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Additional Information
Alken-Maes is a Belgian brewery created out of the 1988 merger of two small breweries, Maes located at Kontich-Waarloos and Cristal-Alken located at Alken. It was bought by Scottish & Newcastle in 2000, who were taken over by Carlsberg and Heineken in 2007.
Some of the Brewery's Range
Cristal - Since 1928
Maes Pils -
Over the years the brand identity is updated and re-launched with subtle changes, a change of Logo or a new font.
Sometimes this brand update is done by the new owners after a brewery has been sold, other times just to give the brand a fresh new look on the ever growing market.
Below are some notes to help identify some of these changes and an aid to reference the year of the glass.

Cristal Logo
Circa 1990s

Cristal Logo
2010 to 2011
(2011 Shown)

Cristal Logo
? to Date
(2015 Shown)

Maes Logo
Unknown Date

Maes Logo
Unknown Date
Some time between 1988 and 2016

Maes Logo
? to Date
(2016 Shown)