Heineken was a tiny Dutch brewery called De Hooiberg when a 22-year-old kid named Gerard Adriaan Heineken bought it back in 1864. A century-and-a-half later, it has become an international behemoth in the beer industry.

It has multiple brands that are instantly recognizable across the globe, like Amstel Light, Dos Equis, and of course its flagship Heineken. With over 125 breweries in more than 70 countries, it has offices all over the world to manage its operations.

Heineken USA is one of its most important divisions. From its headquarters in White Plains, New York, Heineken coordinates its battle against the quickly consolidating beer giants in the US like Anheuser-Busch InBev and MillerCoors.

It has completely redone its HQ, which its employees just moved back into weeks ago. Here, Heineken has developed an interesting corporate culture. With such a long history, Heineken wanted its office to highlight its heritage, and it really shows.

"Some of the concepts we wanted were transparency, openness, representing a very progressive upscale, and a feeling of having one Heineken," said Heineken VP of Business Integration John Kennedy. "So it's very tied in with design elements with our offices in Amsterdam, New York and around the world."

But was this big office makeover worth all the time and money invested in it? "We felt that the old environment actually stifled the type of company that we wanted to be, hence we made the investment for the good of our people," explained Heineken SVP of HR Maggie Timoney.

Now, take a look at the Heineken HQ for yourself: