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- Bar Fly
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Great Lakes Audrey Hopburn.
I've only been by the brewery twice now. I had no idea they were releasing a different "Project X" beer each month!
They've also got a Belgian Strong Dark Ale in the fridge right now.
This is something I've been waiting for as far as I know there hasn't been an OCB Belgian Quad.
Also picked up some Carma Citra, or Burte's Reserve Stash as they seem to have renamed it.
I've only been by the brewery twice now. I had no idea they were releasing a different "Project X" beer each month!
They've also got a Belgian Strong Dark Ale in the fridge right now.
This is something I've been waiting for as far as I know there hasn't been an OCB Belgian Quad.
Also picked up some Carma Citra, or Burte's Reserve Stash as they seem to have renamed it.
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- Beer Superstar
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- El Pinguino
- Seasoned Drinker
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Hey Boney!boney wrote:Just curious if you found any local beer that was remotely "crafty" when you were in Peru. I was there for a couple weeks last summer and could only find Cusquena and Cristal.El Pinguino wrote:Man, lots of great beers on this list recently.
I'm finishing off the last few beers I got in Peru and Ecuador, including 'Apu Coca Beer' ... brewed with coca leaves. Supposed to be, umm, 'energetic'.
Also, did you get to try chicha? If so, what did you think?
I did try chicha a couple of times. Regular corn style and a variety infused with strawberries. I actually quite enjoyed both...didn't drink a lot, and to be honest...was feeling it pretty good afterwards!
I did find some craft beer in Peru...as well as Ecuador. I believe I sampled 13-14 different beers in Peru, including a decent stout, some American Pale Ales and brown ales.
In Cusco there are some bars producing their own micro-brews now. Norton Rats tavern and Dragon's Palate are two of them. Cusquena is also producing more speciality brews now like wheat beers, which are decent.
I'll be putting a summary of Peru beers on my website soon....you cancheck the ones I had on my Untappd listing at:
https://untappd.com/user/RedHuntTravel
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That's an unfortunate mishap. There's nothing worse than craving hops and not having hops around ... especially when you thought you were getting hops...Kekumba wrote:Speaking of beers not tasting like they should. I'm working through a growler of Big Rig Black IPA. I like it, but I'm not completely convinced they didn't accidentally fill it with the stout. Heh.
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