Heineken has a new plant in China!!!

Oct 6, 2020 8:42 AM

Elsuave

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Hoiniker.

Vodooveiser!!

No Corona sadly.

I’m guessing that’s the operation to fake imported beers.

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

The boxes are also used. You can see the ripped paper on the flaps

6 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

When I lived in China this was a massive issue and we were always told to break/destroy all bottles/cans of brand name liquor/beer. Classy

6 years ago | Likes 22 Dislikes 0

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

What are they doing with the bottles in the first video? Changing the sell by date??

6 years ago | Likes 27 Dislikes 0

looks like they're opening the boxes and probably just adding a "bottled or manufactured in china" print

6 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 4

They are changing the expiration date, thats probably expired beer that should have been discarded

6 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Yeah, I figured they must be getting out of date stuff, printing over it, and reboxing it.

6 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Surprise ending, they're in St Louis.

6 years ago | Likes 31 Dislikes 1

"Always have been."

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

What happens with the Heineken

6 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

Heineken is brewed and bottled in Holland. That ain't Holland.

6 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Well, it's global, they have factories all around, but this one is special.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

How do these people sleep at night

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

Probably has to do with having had their souls crushed from birth by a nation that grinds up the individual and spits them out.

6 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

6 years ago | Likes 194 Dislikes 2

poor pup

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I dunno, I think that's a suitable reaction to this post.

6 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

Made me laugh!

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

It could be worse: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54284355

6 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

This is beyond disgusting. I gagged at the thought.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I have no words

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

China will literally steal whatever they want

6 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Oh that's fucking disgusting!

6 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Apparently the Budweiser is better than the original...

6 years ago | Likes 170 Dislikes 16

More added water, so a little tastier

6 years ago | Likes 56 Dislikes 1

and the buzz is is actually enhanced by the flu like symptoms.

6 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

I thought it was soap water at first to wash the cans... disgusting

6 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

Wait... it’s not?!

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I was going to say, you probably can't taste the difference.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Say what you want about bud, at least it's less lethal than some of the asian knock-offs.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That's not hard. Heineken is also shit, export only

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

Am I the only one to actually like Heineken??? I'm worried

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's one of the worst beers Netherlands has to offer. Only Amstel bier is worse. But, if you want to drink bottled sewage water be my guest

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Amstel!!!! Now we are talking!!!

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Did you mean, now we are barfing?

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Better than the Czech Budějovický? No way.

6 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 1

I think they are talking about that American Sewerliquid they call Beer over there. Which also is called Budweiser for some reason.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Czech lagers are not good beer at all compared to most USA stuff...

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

This can’t be true???

6 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 1

When i was in Prague, you couldn't buy any spirits because the gov finally cracked down on counterfeit liquor. A couple of peeps went blind.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I doubt it's a real Heineken/Bud plant, probably a bootleg operation reusing old packaging. Counterfeiting is a huge problem there.

6 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Oh it's true. This is why supply chain management exists.

6 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

This is why counterfeit prevention became important in supply management. There are many other reasons why Supply management exists :)

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Spoken like a purchasing manager.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

This seems tame compared to counterfeit staples like fake eggs, sewer cooking oil and fake baby formula...

6 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Sewer cooking oil...

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Oh yes, yes it is. I've been in China many many times.

6 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Is this your own video?

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It is well known in procurement professional circles, that anything can be counterfeited. The extremes that these people will go to do it>

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Are jaw dropping and appalling.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

OK, I need backstory, are these fakes, re-use empty cans and bottles, is this an actual production facility, what's up here

6 years ago | Likes 33 Dislikes 1

All fake news...

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 25

Welp... if you say so

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

This is people "recycling" old packaging, it's not official.

6 years ago | Likes 28 Dislikes 1

This is one of the numerous Chinese knock off products they sell as if it was the real thing. Refilling cans with shit product. I.e. lepin

6 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Yes

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Thanks China

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Does budweiser know about this shit?

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Saw a video a while back. Chinese mask manufacturer. The workers were stepping all over masks. No fucks given as long as theres money

6 years ago | Likes 22 Dislikes 1

Same with all your clothes. If you have a cloth mask, you should wash it before wearing it.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

They've been taught Capitalism by the best

6 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 3

They read the jungle and thought, "Holy shit this is genius."

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

You ever heard of gutter oil in China ? Google it I dare ya !

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Thanks!

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

At first I read about using it for biofule and I thought "sweet!". Then there was more to read.....

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

And then you wanted to vomit.....

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Story & Video from 2017. Underground bootleg bottling and canning operation located in Dongguan, Guangzhou Province, busted by Police.

6 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Apparently there was little or no alcohol content in the 'beer'. Many other such operations busted in same region.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The alcohol content is the least of my worries after seeing how they refill the cans un the 2nd gif. It's disgusting.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

6 years ago | Likes 29 Dislikes 6

Cheineken?

6 years ago | Likes 522 Dislikes 1

Underrated comment lol

6 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

Amen

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

yep.

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

You win.

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Corona?

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

No they fucking can't.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Lol

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

So they bottle Heineken AND Corona there? Neat!

6 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 2

I thought they were recycling old cans and washing them in a tub. But that's beer?! v

6 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

Holy shit me too. So all the metal powder created from the cans rolling around in a box just goes straight in the beer?

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

"beer"

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Well, it's a beer-like substance. To some degree.

6 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

It's why people there hate American beer.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Good one.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And you wonder why Chinese parents hoard NZ and Australian formula.

6 years ago | Likes 56 Dislikes 1

Reason's from (rich)Chinese to leave china. Education, pollution and food hazards.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

NZ and Australia have a secret formula? What is it?

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Nice try, China

6 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

The secret ingredient is crime

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Pst..I'll tell ya....its milk formula...but the trick is to not add the melamine.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

There was a shortage of baby formula as people where buying it on AUS and NZ and sending it to China for x2 $.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Reason why formula is still limited per customer here

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Specifically the melamine milk scandal in 2008; means that plant and nut milks are a lot more popular in China now. Melamine mimics 1/

6 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 1

2/ Protein in the tests used to gauge milk quality, but builds up in the kidneys and can cause substantial damage to children and older 2/

6 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

3/ People; farmers were encouraged by salesmen to buy it to add to their milk to increase the price the govt bought it for. 3/

6 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Thought they added it to pet food as well until US pets started dying.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Oh, China, you systematic purveyor of lies and garbage.

6 years ago | Likes 1174 Dislikes 11

Hey! Don't you talk about the president like that!

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 5

They really have stolen everything from America and added an extra dose of human rights violations.

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 3

Heineken is of course (like everything else) a famous American invention

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Budweiser is a little known traditional Dutch foot wash.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Lotta comparisons to the US in this thread, but I gotta say... we’re not QUITE as bad as China.

6 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

If there's one thing the rich REALLY can't stand, it's IP Theft.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Jesus Christ, it’s not even close. Can’t believe how many of you think it would just a TINY BIT worse to live there.

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Dito - China

6 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 6

They are so money minded . If I could think of just one country that is equally money minded and corrupt. Where politics is driven by $.

6 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 6

Trump’s America.

6 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 9

No way ! Land of the free ? USA #1 ? Btw Trump is just a catalyst, it’s been long coming.

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 3

The US is money minded and corrupt, but not even close to as corrupt as China. Not by a long fucking shot

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

How far ?

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Actually just America America. We’ve been on a capitalist circle jerk for decades

6 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 2

There have been bad capitalists in the US for sure, but it’s deplorable you equate the two systems of gov’t.

6 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 2

How many wars have China started?

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 2

Well... One is trying to make sure a population of 1.5 billion is prosperous enought so it doesn't balkanize in a bloody revolution. -

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 2

The other one has twice the budget and is failing to give affordable healthcare to its 300 mill citizens... So yeah...

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

China has a larger economy with healthcare in the state of "dont help others" or "Jump into traffic for healthcare coverage."

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Funny how you concluded its US.

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

OK Einstein, clue me in. What country was the poster referring to? ........ I’m waiting???? ... Come on - make another insightful comment.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

No where on post or thread there is any reference to US. It’s all about China. Till you bought up US.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

To be fair, real Budweiser tastes like garbage anyway.

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

yeah this might actually be an improvement.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

They're putting bud in the Heineken and Heineken in the bud. Those rascally scamps.

6 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 3

How can you tell? Lol

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 2

Both taste so bland and average that nobody will be able to notice!

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Is that seriously how they fill up the cans? With their bare fucking hands? Out of a plastic storage bin? WTF

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What exactly is the difference? Piss beer is piss beer

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 5

Wtf..

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

That’s 100% counterfeit. It’s one of the better operations where a pretty girl puts the urine into the can.

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

As someone who brews their own beer regularly, im cringing right now. Sanitation is like 50% of the brewing process. Not that they're 1/2

6 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

Actually brewing anything there. They're just refilling more expensive bottles/cans with a cheaper beer. But still, the chance of 2/3

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

That beer developing an infection is disturbingly high.

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

not even gloves??

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

They put some pretty nasty stuff in there to prevent infections in these bootleg operations.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I worked in a modern brewery and we don't get to be within the same air as the filling machinery. This is just china's bullshit.

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Adding that signature Budweiser flavor

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 2

We always drink the local cheap beer in China it's not worth counterfeiting.

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Plus it's probably the same beer anyway

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I mean, they're Chinese counterfeiters... so yeah?

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You think this is bad, try googling "gutter oil"

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Plus a bunch of aluminium\paint powder created from the cans rolling around in a box just goes straight into the beer.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Dammit, now I’m terrified to buy beer again

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Of course. You think they give a fuck? It’s the China.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

It's apeartly a bootleggers operation

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

“They” meaning Heineken QA Team?

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 4

It’s easy. Just quit drinking soda and I promise you there won’t be any future health problems

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 3

Wait until you see how they fill the storage bin.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Did you expect food counterfeiters to be sanitary? Just imagine what they're putting into those bottles & cans!

6 years ago | Likes 766 Dislikes 0

they most likely sit in a warehouse for months with vermin running all over them.

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

They're putting bud in the Heineken and Heineken in the bud. Those rascally scamps.

6 years ago | Likes 60 Dislikes 4

Sounds like a batman villian plot.

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

1st I thought there's smth fishy going on w/ t Heineken boxes showing ripped marks,then I saw the next gif

6 years ago | Likes 31 Dislikes 0

Boss-man, I gotta go pee-pee! NO BREAKS!!

6 years ago | Likes 100 Dislikes 1

Lol, like that's different from Amazon

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And that, children, is the story of the American 'Bud' Counterfeit Plant

6 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 0

To this day most of the customers can't tell the difference. Some claim that the taste improved. Everyone else ordered a (insert beer brand)

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Wouldn't you want to counterfeit something where you can get better margins than cheapo beer?

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 3

Probably sells better being a mass-market Western brand. Craft beer is in China, but it hasn't blown up yet quite like in the US.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Western bet gets a premium many places outside the US, and China has a huge problem w counterfeit eggs, EGGS

6 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

as in they counterfeit the brand on eggs or do they make a fake egg out of something else?

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

they used excess/stolen construction materials and made eggs at about 10 cents each, and sold them at 12-13 undercutting by just 2 cents 1/2

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

They make the eggs out of wax, water, cornstarch, coloring, etc. I have no idea how it is even possible, but it's somehow quite common

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Even worse, This racket goes ALL the way to the top. Those eggs were laid by counterfeit chickens.

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

They make the eggs out of something else....

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

That is how some of the plastic tubes for covid tests were being ‘disinfected’ in the good ole usa hahaha

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

This is a bootleg operation.... I hope

6 years ago | Likes 117 Dislikes 0

There's no difference in china

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Look at the boxes; they've clearly already been sealed and reopened, and now refilled and closed. This is bootleg.

6 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

I think its a fake canning plant. I read that somewhere maybe worth checking out.

6 years ago | Likes 70 Dislikes 0

You only _think_ its fake?!

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Local beer is very cheap. There are more liters of Snow beer sold in China than any other brand in the world, but none is exported.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I just realised that the cans are probably stolen from the recycling... The boxes looked pre-used and that's what made me think.

6 years ago | Likes 45 Dislikes 0

Cans are probably new, really hard to get un-dented cans out of recycling. Bottles and boxes might be reused and relabeled though.

6 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

Beer in China is often fake and toxic. Vaccinations too. Any way to make a penny.

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Don't worry, the alcohol kills the germs

6 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 5

Or even better, the germs do some fermenting, and the taste actually improves!

6 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

Too bad Budweiser is more like fizzy corn water.

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

*Rice water, breweries switched to rice during the war because it was cheaper and Americans developed a taste for it

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I've been to a bottomless mimosa brunch in Chicago where the bartender mixed mimosas in a bucket and dunked the mugs in it...I was horrified

6 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

"new cups every time?" LOL NO

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Got sick from French toast. Met a girl months later who worked there and the eggs were all cracked into a giant container everyone used.

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Ewwwwwewee

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Haha! I didn’t even see that was what they where doing.

6 years ago | Likes 30 Dislikes 1

i was hoping they're washing it. Either way looks way ineffective.

6 years ago | Likes 118 Dislikes 0

When labour costs next to nothing efficiency isn't an issue.

6 years ago | Likes 29 Dislikes 0

Yes. NEVER eat any food item that comes from China. Every day spent in China is a day off your life.

6 years ago | Likes 33 Dislikes 5

Never. NEVER eat any salmon with China anywhere pk the label. READ the labels!!!!!

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 4

Isnt that how it always works? Everyday you loose one day of your life?

6 years ago | Likes 32 Dislikes 0

I don't think you realize how much food we import and consume from China. Regardless of the country, it's best to research and be mindful.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I won't even give my dog things made in China, they poisoned baby formula , fucking baby formula !!!

6 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 2

It's such a disgusting crime, specifically targeting babies like who the actual f#@k

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Welcome to reality

6 years ago | Likes 91 Dislikes 2

No masks either on the ones who fill

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Woops there goes gravity

6 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

6 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

I mean, if you could even call it that in China.

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