Opened in 2014, Barranco Beer Company’s brewpub has been a resounding success. From selling 50 liters of beer on their first night, beer sales are now in the range of 20 bbl per month, with weekend sales reaching s/. 7000, according to Rommel, one of the managers The initial lineup of beers…
Category: Peru Beer
BarBarian (Lima, Peru)
Lima’s newest addition to the growing Peruvian craft beer scene is Cerveceria Barbarian’s taproom in Miraflores: BarBarian. Located half a block from Miraflores’ main park, on Calle Bonilla, BarBarian taproom has been open only since March, and already it is a popular, standing-room-only, joint late into a Friday night. It has a friendly, open atmosphere,…
Lima Beer Spots: The “Superba” Bar
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…
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