Exploring Craft Beer and Homebrew in Peru (Country Code 51) and the USA (Country Code 1)
While in Peru this Summer I received, as a gift from my cousin, a mixed six-pack of beers by Cervecería Artesanal Ucuchá. Ucuchá is a craft brewery in the northern Andean town of Ucucha, a village of fewer than 100 inhabitants located at 8,860 feet above sea level in the department of Ancash, at the…
In mid-July, several weeks into my recent trip to Lima, my cousins and I went out for beers at Cervecería +51, a brewpub to which I had been to once before, but was new to them. +51 –a name taken from Peru’s telephone country prefix– is located on Jiron Huamachuco, in the district of Jesus…
I chose to mark IPA Day with a triple IPA by Strike Brewing, from San Jose (California). Triple Play is part of Strike’s regular line up of beers. Unlike other breweries, who release triple IPA’s only once or twice a year, Strike makes Triple Play available year-round. When poured into the glass, Triple Play offers…
On June 10th the San Francisco Chronicle revealed that iconic Anchor Brewing Company would halt nation-wide distribution of its beers. It’s a surprising move, but understandable given the economic realities of the beer market which has seen craft beer sales slow and the sector’s market share decline for the first time in many years, at…