Exploring Craft Beer and Homebrew in Peru (Country Code 51) and the USA (Country Code 1)
BELGIAN AND FRENCH BEERs Gold: Bardock – Belgian-Style Strong Ale from Cervecería Bardock Beer Company Silver: Limamanta Belgian Blond – Belgian-Style Blonde Ale from Cervecería Limamanta Bronze: Bicentenario – Belgian-Style Tripel from Cervecería Volcánica PALE ALE AND GOLDEN ALE Gold: Quinua – American-Style Cream Ale from Cervecería Cumbres Silver: Kontiki – American-Style Pale Ale from…
In the predawn hours of Tuesday, the union representing the workers of Peru’s Backus & Johnston S.A. brewing corporation, the Sindicato Nacional de Obreros de Unión de Cervercerías Peruanas de Backus y Johnston S.A., reached an agreement with the company after seventeen hours of negotiations. The agreement came about a mere hour or so from…
On September 16th the union representing the workers of Peru’s Backus & Johnston family of breweries announced that they are going on strike. The union, the Sindicato Nacional de Obreros de Unión de Cervercerías Peruanas de Backus y Johnston S.A., or Sindicato Backus, announced that as of 4:30 pm on the 10th of September, negotiations…
On Saturday the Peruvian 5th National Craft Brewers Congress was held. Naturally, due to the pandemic, this year’s edition of the congress was move online and streamed over FaceBook. As usual, the emphasis was on connecting Peruvian brewers with other Latin American brewers. This year’s guest speakers were: José Bini, of Buenos Aires’ Bierhaus Brewing…