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Breweries or beer bars in Puerto Vallarta?

invalid@example.com (radshoesbro) — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:05:44 +0000

Going on vacation to Puerto Vallarta looking to see if there's anything worth checking out down there.

South Korea Trip - Spring 2024

invalid@example.com (dcgunman) — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:10:27 +0000

Just returned from our annual spring Korea trip. Another awesome holiday in Korea. After a 13 hour flight to ICN from SFO and 45 minute express train to Seoul Grand Central station we got on the KTX bullet train to Yang-San (north of Busan). Another 3 hours later we were at our friends apartment. For those who don’t know Korea has nothing but 20-30+ story condos/apartments. Dotting the entire country. I brought with me a case of local cans (Green Cheek, Monks, Beachwood, RiiP) to drink &...

South Korea Trip - Spring 2024

Middle East's Beer Market Forecast Shows Steady Growth With 2% CAGR in Value Through 2035

invalid@example.com (Todd) — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:23:38 +0000

Middle East's Beer Market Forecast Shows Steady Growth With 2% CAGR in Value Through 2035

Los Cabos Advice

invalid@example.com (flagmantho) — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 05:18:14 +0000

Hey all, my wife and I are going to Cabo in a couple months (our hotel's right in between Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo). I see a few different breweries on the map (Baja, Yenekamu, Sierra de la Laguna) ... other than those, does anyone here have any other fun beer stuff to recommend in Los Cabos?

In any case, I'll update this thread after our trip so other Cabo-goers have some more up-to-date advice (looks like the last post about the area was in 2017 ).

SEA recommendations

invalid@example.com (jophish17) — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:19:07 +0000

Looking for tips for

Cambodia (Phnom Penh and Siem Reap)
Vietnam
Bhutan

Decent info online for Vietnam (plus I’ve been to HoD in Singapore) but always welcome BA perspectives - the others are much harder to find good info for

Heineken Opens New $462 Million Plant in Brazil to Boost Premium Beer

invalid@example.com (Todd) — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:24:17 +0000

Heineken Opens New $462 Million Plant in Brazil to Boost Premium Beer

Yucatan All Inclusive Beer Options

invalid@example.com (brewme) — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 22:46:46 +0000

Planning a trip in February to an all inclusive on the Yucatan. Any insights/intel into beer options?

Visiting Tokyo, Japan area for the first time in a few years...

invalid@example.com (snaotheus) — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:27:09 +0000

I suppose it's low probability of actually catching someone local, but...

I'll be visiting Kawasaki (staying basically at Mizonokuchi station) for almost two weeks, 6-18 November. I might actually have some time to myself, which is rare. I've visited pretty often in the past (~15 times), but haven't been there since before the pandemic.

(1) Anything new and exciting I should be paying attention to, looking for, or try to visit?
(2) Want to meet up for a beer?

Africa’s Beer Production Surges

invalid@example.com (mactrail) — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:54:00 +0000

The headline in Ecofin Agency is "Africa’s Beer Production Surges to a Record in 2024, Defying Global Trend."

Angola's beer production grew by a record 35% in a single year to 16.2 Mhl, making it the fastest-growing producer on the continent and globally. This surge allowed Angola to reclaim its position as Africa's third-largest beer producer, surpassing...

Africa’s Beer Production Surges

Nigeria’s Bature Brewery works to wean customers off the big brands

invalid@example.com (mactrail) — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 05:02:42 +0000

LAGOS, July 29 (Reuters) – To the sound of Afrobeats in an open air pub at its headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria’s Bature Brewery is working to wean more customers off the big brands and onto its locally inspired craft beers.

Globally, the craft beer market is forecast to triple to more than $250 billion by 2033, research from Business Research Insights finds, as craft producers win over customers from the brands of the major international companies AB Inbev, Guinness and Heineken.

Bature...

Nigeria’s Bature Brewery works to wean customers off the big brands

Rice Featured in West Africa Brews

invalid@example.com (mactrail) — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:32:20 +0000

It’s not always a simple process, but independent brewers in Ghana are favoring locally grown starches such as rice and cassava over imported malt, forging an identity for Ghanaian craft. All the beers at Tale Beer in Ghana get at least 75 percent rice in the grain bill.

Read the article from Craft Beer & Brewing...

Teaching a new generation of African brewers

invalid@example.com (mactrail) — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 01:59:40 +0000

Beer brewing master ApiweNxusani-Mawela is an international beer judge and taster, and is believed to be the first Black woman in South Africa to own a craft brewery, a breakthrough in a world largely dominated by men and big corporations. Her desire is to open South Africa's multibillion-dollar beer-brewing industry to more Black people and more women. At her microbrewery in Johannesburg, she's teaching 13 young Black graduates — most of them women — the art of beer making....

Teaching a new generation of African brewers

Unique beer brewed in the Cape Winelands

invalid@example.com (mactrail) — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 04:09:39 +0000

Forbes Magazine has an interesting article called "An Indigenous Beer Style Crowned Best In Africa." It refers to the beer style known as umqombothi. The article says "The beer blends a traditional sorghum umqombothi with a mixed fermentation farmhouse ale. This blend was aged for two years in wine barrels. It is a ground-breaking beer that marries ancient African brewing tradition with the country’s up and coming craft beer scene."
Soul...

Unique beer brewed in the Cape Winelands

Peru Trip recap

invalid@example.com (jophish17) — Wed, 21 May 2025 02:05:05 +0000

Spent a bit more than a week in Peru. Classic itinerary of Lima, Cusco and the Sacred Valley. Consider this an intro to the beer scene in Peru 2024.

Signs for craft beer are everywhere in Peru. Nearly every bar or restaurant has a craft beer menu. Delirium signs hang in the streets. Planning the trip, I was excited to get my first taste of LatAm beer culture in more than a decade.

Unfortunately Peru is the classic quantity <> quality. Very few local beers would have passed for average in...

Peru Trip recap

Going to Bangkok & Ko Phi Phi

invalid@example.com (russpowell) — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:30:23 +0000

Anything you can clue me in on? Beer will not be my focus, but I am sure I will sick of the usual after a few days

Beer Expo in South Korea

invalid@example.com (Sober_guy) — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:50:15 +0000

Guys. There's a beer expo in Seoul next month.
I'm going and will share the best taste here.
Good day all and cold beer after work!

China - Nanjing, Tongling and Shanghai

invalid@example.com (MrKennedy) — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:54:00 +0000

Going to be in China later this month and looking for some options in Nanjing, Tongling and Shanghai.

I've looked through the Places database and not many reviews since the pandemic.

Any tips for places to check out would be welcome. I like most styles - though less into hazy IPA's than most. Never been to Nanjing and was last in Tongling and Shanghai nearly 7 years ago.

I've found Hippies in Tongling looks like the best in that city from Chinese social media - can't see any sign...

China - Nanjing, Tongling and Shanghai

A Beer Kaiju Tale; or, a Citrus IPA with Real Cherry Trout

invalid@example.com (shigg85) — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 06:59:26 +0000

Himitsu Beer (Mie, Japan) has released "Citrus Kaiju Seema-kun", a juicy IPA with hassaku and cherry trout

Hassaku - Wikipedia
Oncorhynchus masou - Wikipedia
ひみつビールシトラス怪獣シーマくん / Himitsu juicy IPA with citrus hassaku - BEER VOLTA

Citrus Kaiju Seema-kun |...

A Beer Kaiju Tale; or, a Citrus IPA with Real Cherry Trout

Puerto Rico Craft Beer Update

invalid@example.com (KingforaDay) — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 21:11:43 +0000

Searching through BA threads on the PR Craft beer scene and they are all old and closed.
Looking for an update as I am heading there in February.
Would love to know if there is a decent selection in bottle shops/supermarkets as well as any restaurants that may have a decent selection. Seems there are a number of Breweries on the Island also so would love to know if there is anything worth visiting. I will be in Dorado which I imagine is a craft beer wasteland but will have a car and flying...

Puerto Rico Craft Beer Update

Kuala Lumpur- Help?

invalid@example.com (KevinJohnson2) — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:59:19 +0000

Hey, all. Have a work trip to KL in April but literally know nothing about the beer scene there. Any help/tips/info would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers!

-Kevin