Long known for its cocktails and sandwiches prepared with house-made ham, the Superba has been one of Lima’s favorite “old-school” haunts since its opening in 1938. (As for the name, many believe that it was originally “Superbar” and that the final “r” was dropped, but it has actually always been just “Superba”.) A couple…
Category: Peru Beer
Beer History: Backus & Johnston Brewery, Lima
A view of the Backus & Johnston Brewery and ice factory in Lima’s Rimac disctric, near the turn of the last century
The Session #109: Porter
Porter. It’s one of those beers that has come and gone in my repertoire and taste preferences, but although I seem to have settled pretty clearly on saisons, “farmhouse” ales, and sours, porter holds some strong and dear associations, still. Back to the early 1990s when –after failing at making chicha in our Santa Cruz…
Cerveza Hops (Lima – Peru)
The first craft brewery I visited on this trip was actually Hops in Lima’s Pueblo Libre district, just down the street from the Queirolo tavern and kitty-corner across the plaza from the Archaeology and Anthropology Museum. Hops does not seem to emphasize its beer production side very much, but rather seems to have put…