Category Archives: Colombia

08.27.13
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Can I Interest You in a Game of Poker: Cerveza Poker

This beer was brought from its native land by a friend of my friend, in a package together with the only other Colombian beer I have, Cerveza Aguila, which is by the way produced by the same brewery.

  • Name: Cerveza Poker
  • Brewery: Grupo Empresarial Bavaria (SABMiller)
  • City: Bogota
  • Country: Colombia

Cerveza Poker

So let’s start the game. This poker beer pours out with a pale yellow color and is topped with a thin white head that falls down pretty quickly. The aroma is very light and includes the familiar smell of grains and very little malts. It’s very drinkable, although nothing special. The slightly watery taste starts sweet, followed by some hoppiness, finishing with a pretty neutral finish.

When it is chilled it’s quite nice and easy to drink, although again nothing special, but rather average. I have no idea why it is called Poker beer, but I can see myself drinking it during a game of poker.

  • Style: Pale Lager
  • ABV: 4%
  • Ingredients: water, barley malt, cereals, hops

RATINGSCOL

  • Appearance: 2,5 / 5
  • Smell: 3 / 5
  • Taste: 3 / 5
  • Overall: 3 / 5
06.09.13
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The Colombian Eagle: Cerveza Águila

Beer is not really the first think one imagines when someone mentiones Colombia. At least I haven’t heard about Colombian beer before a friend of a friend brought it back from this South American country, where Cerveza Águila is the no. 1 beer in the country.

  • Name: Cerveza Águila
  • Brewery: Grupo Empresarial Bavaria (SABMiller)
  • City: Bogota
  • Country: Colombia

Cerveza Aguila

Cerveza Águila, or in English Eagle Beer, is a pleasant and refreshing treat from Colombia’s capital, although you’re not getting something you haven’t tasted before. It pours out with a straw gold color, and is topped with a quite small head. There is not much to say about the smell, because it is almost completely neutral with only a faint smell of grains (corn). The taste of this watery beer is very light and non-distinctive. It starts on the sweet side, with the slightest addition of grains. The aftertaste is only slightly bitter, which makes this beer, together with very decent carbonation, a very easy drinking beer. For a greater enjoyment of this beer, take a trip to Colombia and enjoy it high in the Andes.

  • Style: Pale Lager
  • ABV: 4%
  • Ingredients: water, grains, barley malt, yeast, hops
  • Slogan: “Sin igual y siempre igual!” (Never Surpassed and Always the Same!)

RATINGSCOL

  • Appearance: 4 / 5
  • Smell: 2,5 / 5
  • Taste: 3,5 / 5
  • Overall: 3 / 5