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…
“Estonya” Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Porter
Recently, 10 Barrel Brewing has started a series of specialty, limited-release beers. These special beers will be hand-bottled and released roughly four to five times each year to select bottle shops in Oregon, Washington, California, Colorado, and Idaho, as well as through 10 Barrel’s pubs in Bend, Boise, and Portland. The first off the line…
Iron John’s Brewing (Tucson, AZ)
On a recent visit to Arizona I had the opportunity to twice visit Iron John’s Brewing Company, near downtown Tucson, must a bit south of the University of Arizona campus. Iron John’s is a nanobrewery, started by head brewer John Adkisson. Adkisson was a homebrewer for twenty-five years, and long ago set his sights on…