Press Event: Stark Presents The Only Craft Beer in Indonesia, Made in Bali
- Oriana Titisari
- Nov 7, 2016
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 13
Stark proudly introduces a new look for its craft beer variants. As the only craft beer in Indonesia, Stark launches its six variants: Wheat, Dark Wheat, Indonesian Pale Ale (IPA), Low Carbohydrate Lager, Lychee Ale and Mango Ale. This relaunching is meant to position Stark as the only premium craft beer from Indonesia, produced in Bali.
Passionately brewed in the north of Bali, Stark Craft Beer sources the purest spring water from the Batu Karu Mountain to produce high quality craft beer. This is an amazing breakthrough, because they have built a craft brewery on the mountain slope in Singaraja, Bali, just to access the purest spring water. This is essential, because water is the main ingredient in the beer making process (95% of a beer is water) and will determine the flavor and ensure a high quality beer. The water is filtered three times before it is processed together with other best quality ingredients, such as barley, wheat, oats, hops, etc. Stark Craft Beer does not use additional corn, always fresh, has zero preservatives and uses no chemicals. That is why we should be proud to have Stark Craft Beer as the only beer made in Bali.
In the past, the beer industry in Indonesia has always meant pilsener or lager type beers.It is the two founders, Bona Budhisurya and Jacob Suryanata who recognized the need for better quality and good tasting beers. Passionate about this idea, they made it their mission to produce Indonesian craft beer that can compete on a world stage. This is how Stark Craft Beer started. They chose the name Stark from German language, which means “Strong”. Their aim is to bring strong world-class beer to the Indonesian market, which they successfully achieved.
"We wanted to introduce craft beer to Indonesia and in return make a world class Indonesian Craft Beer to be enjoyed internationally. We believe great tasting beer is crafted not manufactured.”, says Jacob Suryanata, chairman at Stark Craft Beer.
Besides Stark Craft Beer, the brewery also introduces their other brand: 1945 Pilsener. Made from a mix of barley and high quality Bali rice, the 1945 Pilsener has a very intricate flavor. It has a character that resembles to Japanese beers because it uses rice in its composition.
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