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{{Infobox beverage
| name         = Heineken Oud Bruin
| image        = [[File:Heineken Oude Bruin.JPG|250px]]
| caption      = Bottle of Heineken Oud Bruin
| type         = [[Beer]]
| abv          = 2.5 %<ref name="oudbruin">[http://www.heinekeninternational.com/BRANDS_EUROPE_Heineken_Oud_Bruin.aspx Heineken Oud Bruin], [[Heineken International]]. Retrieved on 2012-07-14.</ref>
| proof        = 
| style        = [[Oud bruin]]
| og           = 
| fg           = 9–10 °[[Beer measurement#Strength|P]]<ref name="oudbruin"/>
| ibu          = 14 IBU<ref name="oudbruin"/>
| manufacturer = 
| distributor  = [[Heineken International]]
| origin       = [[Netherlands]]
| introduced   = 
| discontinued = 
| colour       = 120 [[Standard Reference Method#EBC|EBC]] (61 SRM)<ref name="oudbruin"/>
| flavour      = 
| ingredients  = 
| variants     = 
| related      = [[Heineken|Heineken Lager Beer]]<br>[[Heineken Premium Light]]<br>[[Heineken Tarwebok]]
| website      = 
}}

'''Heineken Oud Bruin''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɦɛinəkən ʌut ˈbrœyn, -kə ʔʌut -}}; {{langx|en|Heineken Old Brown}}) is a Dutch-style oud bruin [[beer]] produced by the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[brewing company]] [[Heineken International|Heineken]]. It shares only the name with the stronger, more acidic ''[[oud bruin]]'' beers of Belgium, which are a different style. It is available only in the [[Netherlands]]<ref name="factsheet">[http://www.heinekeninternational.com/products_brands_brands_heineken_fact_sheet.aspx Heineken fact sheet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727005331/http://www.heinekeninternational.com/PRODUCTS_BRANDS_BRANDS_Heineken_fact_sheet.aspx |date=2012-07-27 }}, [[Heineken International]]. Retrieved on 2012-07-14.</ref>

The beer is [[brewing|brewed]] from [[water]], [[barley malt]], and [[hops]] using [[Yeast#top-fermenting|top-fermentation]].<ref name="oudbruin"/><ref name="bottlelabel">{{in lang|nl}} Bottle label of Heineken Oud Bruin, 2012.</ref><ref name="cbk">{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.cbk.nl/over-bier/biertypen-en-soorten/oud-bruin Oud bruin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911043129/http://www.cbk.nl/over-bier/biertypen-en-soorten/oud-bruin |date=2013-09-11 }}, Nederlandse Brouwers. Retrieved on 2012-07-16.</ref> Its color is [[dark brown]] or 120 [[Standard Reference Method#EBC|EBC]] and its taste is mildly [[sweet]] or 14 [[International Bitterness Units scale|IBU]].<ref name="oudbruin"/><ref name="factsheet"/> The brewer states that the beer derives its color and taste from the dark malt and hops, but the bottle label states [[caramel color]] is also added and the beer is sweetened with [[sugar]].<ref name="oudbruin"/><ref name="factsheet"/><ref name="bottlelabel"/>

Heineken Oud Bruin has 2.5% [[alcohol by volume]] (abv).<ref name="oudbruin"/> In 1977, the abv of Heineken Oud Bruin was reduced from 3.5% to 2.5%.<ref name="bieretiket">{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.bieretiketten.nl/2/etiketboek.php Heineken etiketnummering] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324052115/http://www.bieretiketten.nl/2/etiketboek.php |date=2013-03-24 }}, Bieretiketten.nl, 2010. Retrieved on 2012-07-14.</ref> Generally, ''oud bruin'' beers in Netherlands have 2.5 to 3.5% abv, much lower than [[lager]]s with around 5% abv.<ref name="cbk"/><ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.cbk.nl/over-bier/biertypen-en-soorten/pilsener Pilsener] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911043146/http://www.cbk.nl/over-bier/biertypen-en-soorten/pilsener |date=2013-09-11 }}, Nederlandse Brouwers. Retrieved on 2012-07-16.</ref>

Other Dutch beer brands also have an ''oud bruin'' variety, such as [[Alfa Brewery|Alfa]] Oud Bruin,<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.alfa-bier.nl/nl/6-1.php Bieren - Alfa Oud Bruin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224043147/http://www.alfa-bier.nl/nl/6-1.php |date=2013-02-24 }}, [[Alfa Brewery|Alfa]]. Retrieved on 2012-07-16.</ref> [[Brand Brewery|Brand]] Oud Bruin,<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.brand.nl/onze-bieren/klassiekers-van-brand/oud-bruin/ Oud-Bruin]{{Dead link|date=December 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[Brand Brewery|Brand]]. Retrieved on 2012-07-16.</ref> and [[Gulpener Brewery|Gulpener]] Oud Bruin.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.gulpener.nl/bieren/?bier=4 Gulpener Oud Bruin]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[Gulpener Brewery|Gulpener]]. Retrieved on 2012-07-16.</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{commons category-inline|Heineken Oud Bruin}}
{{Heineken International}}
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