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Brew Pubs In Colombia

I originally poised this as a comment, but after thinking about it, felt it would be better as a seperate post:

Are there any "BREW PUBS" like in the states, where "specialty beer" is brewed and sold on premises? What tends to be alcohol of choice beer? rum? whiskey? Do Colombians, as a whole, have a decerning palate when it comes to beer like Europeans? or tend to be more like their northen brethern in the US where if its wet and cold, its all good!?

It sounds like Colombia has strong government controlled liquor distribution laws, from what I have read, so I don't know if it would be easy for a guy to get into the bar business in Colombia

By (Deleted user) on Jun 7, 2008, 09:22 in Friendly Talkzone.

bickerss says on Jun 7, 2008, 09:28:

BBC and Palos de Moguer brew their own beer.

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larryrn says on Jun 7, 2008, 09:39:

There was a restaurant in Medellin across from J and C Arepas in Poblado that brewed their own beer but they went out of business.

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viajero123 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 7, 2008, 10:25:

There is a few places that have their own "handcrafted beers", The Irish Pub, Bogota Beer Company and Palos de Moguer in Bogota are 2 examples. There is definitely a market for those in large cities. The environment in which those beers are sold are very important. I do not think that is particularly more regulated or restricted. I think the problem lies more if you want to sell those beers outside your premises and distribute to other bars or shops.

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RogueOne says on Jun 7, 2008, 12:19:

I'm curious to know of quality pubs too, wherever I travel. Same with many guys in the States. But I can't agree with the generalizations about beer lovers in Europe or the US. Brew Pubs and specialty beers are very popular up here.
The 'decerning' Germans chose Bud as their official World Cup 2006 brew I recall. And the visiting Brits (and other Europeans) nearly drank Germany dry as they guzzled anything yellow from the tap (lol).
I'll be there next week and see what I find.
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Lcacique says on Jun 7, 2008, 15:09:

In my opinion, quality craft beers would not go over very well in Colombia. Generally, Colombians prefer lighter beers (as stated above). As for what types of liquor they prefer (again, in general): AGUARDIENTE.

I have never been a fan of the Ram. They've been around for quite sometime and, in my humble opinion, their beer has always been subpar.

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Cheers Terry says on Jun 7, 2008, 15:34:

Agree with the above comments regarding the Colombian palate for beer. Like most of Central America and the Caribbean they love their crappy light lagers. Perfect for a hot muggy day, but very uninspired in terms of sophistication or taste.

All the "brew pubs" I visited catered to foreigners and upper scale Colombians acting like foreigners. The high-end stores that carried foreign imports often had dust on the bottles.

I can't imagine a locally produced specialty beer doing very well in retail sales, but who knows how a proper brew pub would fare. Have fun with your research!...

Cheers,
Terry

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Lisa Zee says on Jun 7, 2008, 20:17:

There will be a Micro Brewery opening soon in Medellin. It will be amazing.

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Cheers Terry says on Jun 8, 2008, 08:54:

A micro brewery for a bar, or one that supplies micro brew for retail sale? Big difference...

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ingles says on Jun 8, 2008, 09:35:

"The 'decerning' Germans chose Bud as their official World Cup 2006 brew I recall."

Don't think it was the Germans that chose this - FIFA sell out to the highest bidder. I very much doubt that much Budweiser was being drunk in Germany!

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