Who Was Stella Artois June 7, 2022

While at the Yankees game this past Sunday, I had a nice cold 25oz can of Stella Artois to combat the heat in section 430. Normally I would try to find a beer that I haven't had before. But the stadium was jammed packed, lines super long and the game was close. So to avoid any of the action, it was easier to get one from the beer vendor that was walking around in our section. Looking at the can got me to thinking about two things: Who was Stella Artois? And Is Stella Artois reallt from from 1366? 

First off, Stella Artois wasn't a real person. The name for the beer comes from a couple of sources. The beer that is Stella Artois was initially brewed in 1926 as a Christmas beer. The brewery decided to create this beer in honor of the town of Leuven, Belgium and their historical brewery The Den Hoorn Brewery that was founded in 1366. In Dutch, the term Den Hoorn translates to The Horn which explains why there is a horn on the can with the year "Anno 1366" across the top with a star in the middle. 

Here comes the meaning behind the star.

Anno 1366 is Latin for the year 1366. The name Stella comes from the Latin word for Star. Since the beer was a Christmas beer, Stella (and the star on the can) commemorate the reason for the brew...Christmas and the Star of Bethlehem aka the Christmas Star. And now for Artois.

Artois brings the name full circle. In 1708 the Den Hoorn Brewery was purchased by their brew master for the Den Hoorn Brewery by the name of  Sebastian Artois. To honor his legacy, the town of Leuven, the Den Hoorn Brewery and the occasion for the beer, it was named Stella Artois. And there you go. 

If you ever wondered who Stella Artois was, now you know.

Feel free to let me know if you're curious of the origins of other beer brands. I'm game to dive down the proverbial rabbit hole to find out.

Until Then May You Have Some Happy, Safe and Responsible Drinking, 

SiscoVanilla 

#SiscoVanilla

#SiscoVanillaServesAndDrinks

#SiscoVanillaHasABrewski

#SiscoVanillaBeerChronicles

#SiscoVanillaAtTheMovies  

For Further Reading:

- Over 600 Years of Brewing Heritage from the Stella Artois website

- The history of Stella Artois by Eloise Feilden dated 04 January 2022 from the Drinks Business website