With beer around the world
History of beer is dating to 6th millennium BC, back to ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. The earliest Sumerian writings hold the recipe of making beer. You can imagine how hard was that to maintain and carry the method trough generation. The invention of bread and beer has been argued to be responsible for humanity’s ability to develop technology and build civilization. Beer produced before the Industrial Revolution continued to be made and sold on a domestic scale, although by the 7th century AD beer was also being produced and sold by European monasteries.
Today, the brewing industry is a global business, consisting of several dominant multinational companies and many thousands of smaller producers ranging from brewpubs to regional breweries. More than 133 billion liters (35 billion gallons) are sold per year—producing total global revenues of $294.5 billion (£147.7 billion) per year.
I am sure that you have tried a lot of beers, but let’s now travel around the world with beer and see some of the best beers in different countries. Duff, Heineken, Budweiser, Bavaria, Carlsberg, Guinness and lots of others are well known to you, but lets make it more interesting, lets go, for example, to Zanzibar and see what kind of beer do they offer to us. I am sure that everything is much easier with a can of cold beer in you hand. I’ll just present to you some of world beers.
Have you heard about Kingfisher? I am sure if you live in UK or USA, for sure you have an opportunity to try it. Kingfisher is a lager beer brewed in India and sold widely in the UK and North America. This is a full flavored, almost fruity lager with enough bite to match a seriously spicy dish, very refreshing, and best of all, not too gassy so it doesn’t make you feel too bloated to eat. It is said that a glass of kingfisher beer contains more protein than a glass of milk. But people usually doubt this statement. It has 4, 8% of alcohol.
Korça’s industrial pride and Albania’s only good-looking factory is the beer brewery at the eastern end of town. Founded in 1928 by the Italian Umberto Uberti, the brewery was in service until 2004, after which 17 million euros was invested to renovate and renew the factory. The pretty yellow factory buildings have been lovingly restored, and visitors are welcome to tour the facilities. The beer made there is Bierra Korca. Percent of alcohol in this beer is about 5%.
Red stripe has a full flavor and if you really want to try something really good do add a slice of lemon in it and enjoy. Red Stripe was first brewed in 1928. Red Stripe’s superior taste is created with the finest quality Hops from the Yakima Valley in the USA, choice European Malt, water from the Liguanea alluvium aquifer, superbly brewed with care. It’s moderate in body, bitterness, hop aroma and flavor, has a low butterscotch flavor, full bodied and has a smooth post palate sensation. 4, 7% of alcohol…
Kenya is well known for safari tours and wild animals, but you should give a chance to this Kenya’s most selling beer- Tusker. Tusker is a sweet smooth beer, made all the more refreshing by the east African heat no doubt. It is a 4.2% above pale lager.
The name Vailima means “five creeks”. Vailima is also the name of the beer of the only Samoan brewery and is one of the most popular beer brands available in Samoa. All the products are available in package of 750 ml, which is nice isn’t it?
Lion Beer (Lager) is smooth, crisp and delicious. Best taste of this beer is ice cold and of course in Sri Lanka. From the taste and apparent life span of the bottles you could tell that no additional preservatives were used which is normally associated with the mass produced hangover. Give a chance to this beer…
Vietnam has its own beer, no chemicals, no conservatives. Bia ha noi is very cheep, it is about 10 cents per glass. If the taste doesn’t get you, than the price certainly will.
Safari Lager and Kilimanjaro Lager are predominant in Tanzania, Eastern Africa. Kilimanjaro beer comes in a 500 ml bottle and is 4.5%, but if you are up for something stronger than you should try Safari it has 5.5% of alcohol.
Tafel lager is Namibian beer, well bodied, full 4% of alcohol, goes down with a smooth creamy taste. Not as melting as the Windhoek lager. Not available everywhere. No 1 seller in Namibia.
A very strong beer 6% comes from Nepal, and it is called Everest. It is not up to me to tell you, but “don’t try this at home”, you can never climb the Mt. Everest after drinking couple of these beers. The taste is a little bit bitter, but still you can feel the full flavor of this drink.
Flag – it seems harmless and demure, but get a dodgy bottle and you’ll need at least 3 days to recover. This beer comes from Morocco. Beer production in Morocco was introduced by the French in the 20th century. The taste is not as some will expect, but any beer is worth of trying.
Ursus is the best-selling beer in Romania. The beer is advertised under the slogan Regele berii în România (”The King of Beers in Romania”). It is brewed in Cluj-Napoca. Beer in Romania comes from the long tradition of Romanian brewing, being introduced in Transylvania by the German colonists (Transylvanian Saxons) and in Moldavia by cultural connections with Poland. I know what are you thinking now- Isn’t count Dracula from Transylvania? Yes, but don’t worry, this beer will not bite you at once, you can drink safely couple of beers and not to worry, it contains about 5% of alcohol.
The best beer in Uruguay for sure is Patricia. Really flavored, you can notice how well
Uruguayan barley is, and really fresh-mouth beer, great in summer, when weather is over 30° and the bottle is under 5°. If
Baviera is German type lager beer in Paraguay. It is very popular there. Taste is smooth and mellow. Best served in an ice bucket and drunk by the glass. Light and refreshing although there is a hint of sweetness that and get distracting at times. Germans are known for making really good beer, this should be recommendations to you if you are fan of German beers.
Balboa- Panama beer is brewed in the temperate central highlands of the country by a Brew Meister from Munich, Germany. It conforms to the Rhienheitsgebot the Bavarian purity law and is brewed in the lager style. The taste is tangy and light which is limits its appeal to northern palates. It is best appreciated in country of origin where it is freshest and the refreshing flavor compliments the hot humid climate.
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Cup of Good Hop http://cupofgoodhop.blogspot.com/ is our quest to find beers from all 32 World Cup coutries, then hold a beer World Cup.
We’ve sourced all but four so far – N Korea, Uruguay, Slovakia and Cameroon, and have only seven days to complete. Will we do it?
best,
Peter Styles