HOW TO PICK YOUR BEER IN BUENOS AIRES (By Hostel Buenos Aires)

The offer of beers in Buenos Aires has increasingly grown in the last years. The progressive development of taste and the success of some local breweries have improved the quality and quantity of available beers. In this new market, it is not easy to find the best choices -neither for Porteños nor for those who visit us-. That’s the reason why Hostel Colonial gives you some tips for you to find and enjoy the best beers.

First you’ll find the classics, leaded by Quilmes, the most famous Argentine beer. It has three varieties: the blond “Cristal” and the new versions “Red” and “Stout”. Other typical Argentine beers are Palermo, Warsteiner, Isenbeck and Bieckert. Also easy to find are some of the most renowned beers around the world such as: Budweiser, Heineken, Brahma (Brazil), Stella Artois, Corona (Mexico), among others.

In a higher quality standard is the premium line of Quilmes: Patagonia. You can choose any of its different tastes “Weisse” (corn), Bohemian Pilsener” and “Amber Lager”. Also in the premium segment, you’ll enjoy the excellent full-bodied beers of Otro Mundo in its varieties “Golden Ale”, “Strong Red Ale” and “Nut Brown Ale”. Specially the red one is highly recommendable.

Some other hand-made beers you should taste are the Antares, a local classic that also owns a bar in Palermo (Antares Bat, 1447 Armenia Street). Finally, many of the world greatest premium beers are also easy to find in Porteño bars and supermarkets. Emblematic brands such as: Negra Modelo (Mexico), Chimey (Belgium), Carlsberg, Guinness, among others. The hardest part is in your hands: to pick your favorite one.