Wednesday, 16 February 2011

Beer

We're pretty certain we've tried all the mainstream beers here. With the exception of the Bogota Beer Company, we've not seen beers on tap here. The standard beer is very similar to our Lagers, although it has to be said much nicer than Carling.

Here's some info:
~4% - there's a decent array of the weaker strength beers. Prices can range from 1400 ps (in Taganga) to 3000 ps in a restaurant (45p to £1). Generally all brands are available anywhere, although some seem to be more popular in certain areas. The beers are:
A bit sharp.
Poker

The king of affordable beers.
Aguila


This one's a light one.
 Aguila light
Costena
Pilsen
~5% - always at least 500 ps more expensive there are really only two premium brands on offer.
Colombia Club

A hint of lemon.
Redd's

Redd's is worth a special mention. It seems to have a hint of lemon in it so on a hot summer's day, it can be a very refreshing drink.

Random:
What is this meant to be?
Cola y Pola-this seems to be the local equivalent to Shandy Bass, only 2% volume and made with Coke rather than lemonade. We're really not sure whether we love it or hate it.

Without doubt our staple beer has been Aguila (Eagle). It's very drinkable and generally cheaper than every other drink on the menu. The 'Club' is probably a slightly nicer beer, but being on a budget it's important to save 15p wherever you can.

For those of you who aren't a fan of beer, we can recommend cuba libre ( dark rum and coke) and the amazingly refreshing lemonde made from limes.
Very thirst quenching.

1 comment:

  1. Nice to see you've got your priorties right guys!! Lemonade with limes, wouldn't that be limeade then??!!! xx

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