As luck should have it, I found myself faced with a short trip to Lima, Peru for work this week. Thanks to the snow storms up here, I got delayed by one day - so I was left with just about 48 hours in Lima. Most of the time was in work meetings, but I did luck out with some of the local beers on tap at the hotel and one of the restaurants we went too. Sure, I had to have a few Pisco Sours, but I was able to cross off the only two Peruvian beers in the book. Didn't plan for that originally. So, here we go.
Cusquena (Rating = 4.0)
This is likely the Peruvian go to beer. I really liked it - very easy drinking, goes down smooth. I guess the pure glacial waters (from Cuzco, home of the Incas) really make for a great beer. It was solid and was nice to have a few of these beers. Apparently, back in the day, Bono and George Clooney became quite smitten with this beer and ordered crates to their hotel rooms. I didn't go for the crate delivery, but definitely liked it. If you are in Peru, it is worth tipping a few of these. For the record, another "blond" beer - it was a full on pilsner though.
Cusquena Malta (Rating = 4.0)
In a very quick meal before heading to the airport, I got to have some fresh sea bass accompanied by a couple of pints of the dark version of the Peruvian special. This had all the good qualities of the pilsner (fresh glacial water from Cuzco) and added some nice chocolate and coffee flavors. It really was a nice dark beer - not full on stout, but really nice. I would recommend it as well.
Beers Down: 83
Beers to Go: 918
Cusquena (Rating = 4.0)
This is likely the Peruvian go to beer. I really liked it - very easy drinking, goes down smooth. I guess the pure glacial waters (from Cuzco, home of the Incas) really make for a great beer. It was solid and was nice to have a few of these beers. Apparently, back in the day, Bono and George Clooney became quite smitten with this beer and ordered crates to their hotel rooms. I didn't go for the crate delivery, but definitely liked it. If you are in Peru, it is worth tipping a few of these. For the record, another "blond" beer - it was a full on pilsner though.
Cusquena Malta (Rating = 4.0)
In a very quick meal before heading to the airport, I got to have some fresh sea bass accompanied by a couple of pints of the dark version of the Peruvian special. This had all the good qualities of the pilsner (fresh glacial water from Cuzco) and added some nice chocolate and coffee flavors. It really was a nice dark beer - not full on stout, but really nice. I would recommend it as well.
Beers Down: 83
Beers to Go: 918
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