Beer in the Philippines Beer Pale Pilsen which caused a lawsuit against San Miguel Brewery. San Miguel introduced a 330 ml variant of Red Horse, called "Stallion". San Miguel continues to produce new brands like Blue Ice, an ice beer, Texas Beer, a low-cost beer with low alcohol, and San Miguel Premium All-Malt, which relaunched in 2007. In 1995, San Miguel launches Cali, an shandy that has been popular with teenagers. Asia Brewery responded with Q Shandy, which reportedly has a higher alcohol content than Cali. Q Shandy has been discontinued. San Miguel launched two new variants of Cali: Cali Ice, an apple-flavored shandy,
Beer in the Philippines the key manufacturer in 2007, with the smaller and emerging brewers trying to grab a share of the market. Domestic beer remained one of the most popular alcoholic drinks in 2007 and sari-sari stores and independent food stores continued to be the main outlets. There are also establishments that are called "beerhouses" which could be described as a cross between a bar and a restaurant. Consumption and sales of alcoholic drinks in the Philippines are projected to expand positively during 2008. With increasing disposable incomes, a young demographic population will evolve. This, together with the emerging influence of Western drinking