Beer

Beer. Ever wondered what tourists used to guzzle before Beer Bintang, Anker Bir or the incredibly insipid Bali Hai beer? Well it was something called Java Bier, and it was brewed under the name of NV Nederlandsch Indische Bierbrouwerijen.
Heineken became the major shareholder in 1936 but in the backlash against foreign companies following independence, the state took over the company and it was given a new name: Perusahaan Bir Bintang!