Huda Beer
Huda Beer is a Vietnamese lager created in Huế in 1990 by Hue Brewery and a major beer brand in Central Vietnam.[1][2] Its name combines Huế and Đan Mạch, Vietnamese for Denmark.[3]
Huda has an alcohol by volume content of 4.7% and is brewed from water, barley, rice and hops.[4] The range also includes Huda Gold (4.7%), launched in 2013, and Huda Ice Twist (4.2%), launched in 2023.[5]
Huda held 7.9% of Vietnam's beer market by volume in 2023, ranking fifth among individual brands.[6] It won a silver medal at the World Beer Championships in 2013;[7] in 2020, Huda and Huda Ice Blast received two Gold Medals at the Monde Selection Awards.[8]
Hue Brewery was established in 1990 on Nguyễn Sinh Cung Street, beside the Perfume River, using brewing technology and equipment supplied by Danbrew, a subsidiary of Carlsberg.[9][10][11][12] In 1994, it became a joint venture with Carlsberg and the Danish Industrialisation Fund for Developing Countries (IFU);[13] Carlsberg acquired IFU's 15% stake in 2003, raising its holding to 50%,[14] and the province's remaining 50% in 2011.[15] A second brewery in the Phú Bài Industrial Zone was completed in April 2008.[11] In August 2014, all beer-production lines at the Nguyễn Sinh Cung site were transferred to Phú Bài, consolidating production there.[16] Following a major expansion in 2025, Phú Bài reached an annual capacity of 600 million litres and became Carlsberg's largest beer-production facility in Asia.[17] The brewery produces Huda alongside Halida and international brands including Carlsberg, 1664 Blanc, Tuborg and Somersby.[18]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Huda, Festival và Phong vị Huế". Đại biểu Nhân dân (in Vietnamese). 9 December 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "25 years of Huda beer for Vietnam". Vietnam Investment Review. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Huda (chai 330ml)" (in Vietnamese). Carlsberg Vietnam. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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- ↑ "Products". Carlsberg Vietnam. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Sector Trend Analysis – Wine, beer, and spirits in Vietnam". Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Hue Brewery Ltd Huda Beer Vietnam Beer Review". Tastings. Beverage Testing Institute. 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Carlsberg Việt Nam: 'Huda tự hào kỉ niệm chặng đường 30 năm đồng hành cùng miền Trung'". Tuổi Trẻ (in Vietnamese). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "THƯƠNG HIỆU VIỆT ĐÃ… HẾT "VIỆT" (KỲ 7): Huda vẫn "đậm tình miền Trung"". Diễn đàn Doanh nghiệp (in Vietnamese). 24 October 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Cận cảnh tổ hợp thương mại dịch vụ hơn 200 tỷ 'bất động' nhiều năm ven sông Hương". Tiền Phong (in Vietnamese). 8 July 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Nữ hoàng Đan Mạch dự lễ khởi công nhà máy bia Phú Bài". Tiền Phong (in Vietnamese). 6 November 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ Iversen, Martin; Arnold, Andrew (2009). "Carlsberg: From Exporter to an Integrated Multinational Enterprise" (PDF). Brewery History (131): 51–62. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ Annual Report 2004 (PDF) (Report). Industrialisation Fund for Developing Countries. 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ Annual Report 2003 (Report). Carlsberg Breweries A/S. 2004. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Huda Huế bán giá "bèo"?". Tuổi Trẻ (in Vietnamese). 30 November 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Công ty bia Huế chính thức di dời". Báo Công Thương (in Vietnamese). 21 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Vietnam: Carlsberg to nearly double capacity by month's end". inside.beer. 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Carlsberg Vietnam Inaugurates Expanded Phu Bai Brewery, Marking a New Chapter of Sustainable Growth in Vietnam". Carlsberg Group. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2026.