“You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline – it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.”
~Frank Zappa
I wouldn’t say I’m a tremendous fan, but when the occasion calls for it, a beer can really hit the spot. And, when you’re traveling for a year and end up in youth hostels on a regular basis, beer is the backpacker’s equivalent of a handshake (and in some cases a makeshift currency). Thusly, as I wandered the globe, I thought it appropriate to keep a record of the beverages native to each nation. Below is a quick list of most of the lagers, ales and stouts I tried in each country. Just don’t ask me how to pronounce them all.
| Country | Beer |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Tecate |
| Belize | Belikin |
| Guatemala | Gallo |
| El Salvador | Suprema |
| Honduras | Salva Vida |
| Costa Rica | Imperial |
| Panama Atlas | Panama |
| Ecuador | Pilsener |
| Peru | Cusquena, Cristal |
| Bolivia | Pacena |
| Chile | Kunstmann |
| Argentina | Isenbeck, Quilmes |
| Uruguay | Patricia |
| Brazil | Skol |
| South Africa | Carling Black Label, Castle |
| Kenya | Tusker, Pilsen |
| Tanzania | Safari, Kilimanjaro, Serengeti |
| Egypt | Sakara, Stella |
| Jordan | Petra, Philadelphia |
| Israel | Goldstar |
| Turkey | Efes |
| Romania | Ursus |
| Germany | Paulaner, Hofbrau |
| Austria | Trumer Pils |
| Spain | Cruzcampo |
| The Netherlands | Heineken |
| Belgium | Chimay Blue, De Koninck, Delirium Tremens, Duvel, Gulden Draak, Jan van Gent, Jupiler, Kwak, Leffe Blond, Maes, McChouffe, Palm, Rochefort, Verboden Frucht, Westmalle |
| England | Carling |
| Ireland | Guinness |
| Denmark | Carlsburg |
| Poland | Zywiec |
| Czech Republic | Staropramen, Budveiser |
| China | Tsing Tao, Yangjing |
| Singapore | Tiger |
| Cambodia | Angkor |
| Thailand | Singha, Chang |
| India | Kingfisher |
| Australia | Toohey’s, VB, Cooper’s Pale Ale |
| New Zealand | Tui, Export Gold, Monteith’s, Steinlager |
| Canada | Molson |
