You think it's funny but Heinekin was actually sued in Hungary over their use of the red star. Jozsef Palinkas, a former Hungarian government education minister, said the use of the red star was an insult to Hungarians who fought communism. "Behind the Iron Curtain we saw the red star not on beer bottles, but on tanks," he said.
Heineken said the symbol had no connection to communism. A spokesperson said that the red star was used as a symbol by European brewers in the Middle Ages. After World War II, Heineken switched to a white star with red outline, to avoid any link with communism. But in the mid-1990s, after the collapse of Communism in Europe, the company switched back. Heineken's Red Star looks familiar—a little too familiar | Modern Brewery Age | Find Articles at BNET
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