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Stella Artois , informally called Stella, is a pilsner beer of between 4.8 and 5.2% ABV. It has been brewed in Leuven, Belgium since 1926, although it is also brewed in other locations. A lower alcohol content (4% ABV) version is also sold in Britain, Ireland, Canada and New Zealand. Stella Artois is one of the prominent brands of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer. ==History== In 1708, Sébastien Artois became head brewer at the ''Den Hoorn'' brewery in Leuven, a brewery already established by 1366. Artois gave his name to it in 1717. In 1926, the Artois brewery launched ''Stella'' as a festive beer, named after the Christmas star. First sold in the winter season, it eventually became available all year round, and, apart from the duration of the Second World War, it has been produced ever since. The first Stella Artois beer was exported to the European market in 1930. By 1960, about 100 million litres of Stella Artois were being produced annually. Whitbread began to brew it under contract in the United Kingdom from 1976.〔(Interbrew acquires brewing activities of Whitbread ) Retrieved 1 November 2012.〕 InBev, the merger of Belgian Interbrew and Brazilian AmBev, opened a new, fully automated brewery in Leuven in 1993, and by 2006, total annual production volume exceeded a billion litres. David Taylor, founder of Taylorbrands, created the current package design, bottle design, and shape in 1988. The original 1926 bottle label inspired the current design, which replaced a 1960s design. The design incorporates the horn symbol of the Den Hoorn brewery and the date 1366. The label also shows medals for excellence awarded to the brewery at a number of trade exhibitions in Belgium in the 19th and 20th centuries. The name ''Stella Artois'' is held within a "cartouche" which was influenced by the style of Belgian architecture in Leuven. In 2008 a lower-alcohol version, named Stella Artois 4%, was launched in the UK.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Watch the new Stella Artois 4% commercial )〕 As of 2011, a new spin-off cider product has been produced, named "Stella Artois Cidre". In 2012, AB InBev, the makers of Stella Artois, Becks and Budweiser, announced that, for the UK market, they were reducing the alcohol content across their range of beers, from 5% to 4.8%. The original strength of the lager was 5.2%.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stella Artois」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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