Also, the former trademark of Sapporo Breweries Ltd. was a red polar star, although the current mark is a gold star, as the company was grown from a brewery started by the Hokkaido Development Commission (Kaitakushi Bakushu Jozojo).
また、サッポロビールのマークは現在は金色の星となっているが、もともとは開拓使麦酒醸造所の伝統を引き継ぐ赤い星だった。