What beers are brewed locally?
March 04, 2004There are two brewers in Panama:
Nacional are based in Panama City and Barú in Chiriqui.
Nacional brew the following beers:
- Balboa
- Balboa Ice
- Atlas
- Gold Best
Barú brew:
- Soberana
- Panama
- Warsteiner (under license)
The Barú web site also lists Cristal, Tecate and Guiness. Tecate and Guiness are definitely imported. I have never seen Cristal in Panama.
Of these my favorite is Balboa and if really, really cold on a beach Soberana.
All of the beers are pilsners (lagers) and none of them are overly complex.
Prices in supermarkets for most local beers (cervezas nacionales in Spanish) are roughly 35-40c a can. In small Chinese neighborhood stores they cost no more than 50c. If they try to charge you more argue.
In the city most restaurants charge you $1-$2 per beer and it will often be bottled. Pints are also available for about $2. In nightclubs expect around $2 per bottle.
Dont confuse a English style “pint” with the local “pinta”, which you often see outside small shops and cantinas in the countryside. Pinta’s are normally bottles to be drunk on the premises. I often see them for around 25c outside the city.
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Comments:
how are the sales of these beer like?
Posted by: tanya at May 13, 2004 12:23 AM
how are the sales (figures) of these beer like?
Posted by: tanya at May 13, 2004 12:23 AM
