Red Horse Beer is an extra-strong lager brewed by San Miguel Brewery that originated in the Philippines.
Overview Red Horse is the first extra-strong beer brand in the Philippines. Formulated by German brewmaster Eric A. Wimmer at San Miguel's Mandaue plant in Cebu, the beer brand was developed under the code name "Project Delta" and first test marketed in the Ilocos and Davao regions in May 1982.
Red Horse is a high-alcohol lager of the San Miguel Brewery, with an alcohol content of 6.9% abv. It comes is various sizes, including the flagship 500 (500ml, regular), the discontinued Colt (250ml), the smaller Stallion (330ml), in Litro (1000ml), and in cans (330ml or 500ml).
There are bottles prior to 2000 that have the original logo of Red Horse Beer showing a horse with a smile. Another distinct mark of these old, rare bottles has the separate heels on the horseshoe, the word "Red Horse" in a stenciled font, and in the back information all printed in red instead of yellow. The information on the back may vary in very old, rare bottles with the previous packaging. These bottles are nicknamed "The Laughing/Happy Horse".
They exist, rarely on crates of the regular 500, Stallion and in some cases, in Litro. These "Laughing/Happy Horse" bottles exist because they recycle old bottles, with the previous packaging, which costs less than producing new bottles.
Awards and prizes Year Category Awarding body 2014 Gold Medal Australian International Beer Awards 2015 Trophy for Best International Lager 2016 Silver Medal "Highly Recommended" 86 pts Beverage Tastings Institute 2018 Gold Medal Australian International Beer Awards Source:
Red Horse Muziklaban Red Horse Muziklaban is an annual rock band competition in the Philippines since 1999. It features young unsigned bands who compete for the grand prize of PHP 1,000,000 and a recording contract. It is sponsored by the San Miguel Brewery to promote its Red Horse Beer.
+ Muziklaban Winners Year Winner Finalists 2000 White Resemblance (Luzon Champion), Tears and Afterglow, Mindanao Champion Jack in the Box 2001 Zoom Zoom Lunacy 2002 18th Issue 2003 Fuseboxx 2004 Mayonnaise Eye-Me and the Royal Scavengers, Join the Club, Kinkyhooters, Namaskar, Playback, Rugis, Zoom Zoom Lunacy 2005 Sunflower Day Camp Black Gulaman, Kabal, Eyescream, Mom's Cake, Monk's Hood, Piyesa, Sandata ni Lolo 2006 Hardboiledeggz (now Ibarra) Black Heaven, Descant Gott, IMO, Kamia, Mad Clown, Pepe Pilar, Punchmint, Smoke Free, Treadstone 2007 Gayuma Mental Floss, Dog Fight 2008 Even Duelist, Indiephums, K9, Karding Sungkit, Moabites, Mortal Fear, Psykbox, Rigmarole, Triangulo 2009 Hatankaru 2nd Squad, Cambronero, Hoodswhite, Kukumban, 2010 Light Of Luna 2011 David Vs. Goliath Leviticus, Mind of Clay, Zephaniah 2012 A Music Theory Disengage, Fidortchi, Katulad, Memoronnie 2013 Manila Under Fire Hubito's Tribe, Rigmarole, Stellarskin, We Band 2014 Nobela Blood Over Matter, Ex-Manager BAND, I Killed a Cockroach Once(IKACO), Through The Waves - PH 2015 Insekto Pares MAY, Odds and Evens, Orb of Blood, Stellarskin 2016 Shotgun Combo Crickets Playground, Injent, Stutter, Thorre 2017 Woopis Luminus, Redeemed by Blood, Sinaphatra, Talim 2018 Lilith (Lakas Category) Ashes of Anubis, Chapters, Sucketseven, Cursed by Fire Happy Three Friends (Aklas Category) Overture, Triangulo, Jack Sprat, Rockaholic 2019 We The Dying (Lakas Category) MOAWH, Switchblade Manila, Pahina, Atthismo, MildSkill Pikaso and the Riots (Aklas Category) ErrorCheck, Cross T26, Project Roots, Molay, Blancsugar 2024Daks Not Dead (Lakas Category)Nobody's Burden, Signals and Sirens, Luminus, Eidolon, Grab7 Interstate (Aklas Category) Rosier, Alab, Summer Blossom, Ft. Pidiong, OIC 2025https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2026/2/28/vds-bgm-hilo-themata-and-tamad-si-juan-set-for-pambansang-muziklaban-grand-finals-1916 Tamad Si Juan VDS, Baguio GOLD Music (BGM), Hilo, Themata, and Tamad Si Juan
References
External links Official website Red Horse Beer USA website