From the 19th through the 21st of June, Lima was host to the 4th installment of the Copa Peruana de Cervezas (Peruvian Beer Cup). The competition is organized by the Unión de Cerveceros Artesanales del Perú and is open to commercial brewer and homebrewers, but is restricted to beers brewed within Peru’s borders. This year…
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Peruvian medalists at Copa Cervecera del Pacifico (Ensenada, Mexico)
The Copa Cervecera del Pacifico craft beer cup recently wrapped up in Ensenda, Baja California, Mexico. Although, of course, it mainly received entries from, mostly western, Mexico, it did count with the participation of a few breweries from further afield: USA, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru. Of the Peruvian participants, two took home medals. One is…
Latin American Craft Beer Cup
This year’s Latin American Craft Beer Cup (Copa Latinoamericana de Cervezas Artesanales, or Copa Latam) competition has been set to take place in Lima, from the 14th to the 20th of May. The Copa Latam is a BJCP-sanctioned competition launched in 2014 through a collaboration between Peruvian craft brewers. The competition takes place concurrently with…
Peruvian Beer Cup 2016
In late October, coinciding with Lima Beer Week, the Unión de Cervecerías Artesanales del Perú (UCAP), the association representing the bulk of Peru’s craft brewers, held the first Copa Peruana de Cervezas (Peruvian Beer Cup) competition. The Cup was open to craft berwers and homebrewers, with the requirement that the beer entered must have…