Trip to Chile and Argentina

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  1. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    In a few months, will be taking a trip to Patagonia with some stops on the way and way back. My wife is a wine drinker so will be happy, but wanted to know what I can expect beer wise.

    Any suggestions of locally brewed beer to be on the lookout for, or any beer bars/restaurants in any of these cities that aren't already in the BA Places database?

    Santiago
    Temuco
    Villarrica
    Puerto Varas
    Punta Arenas
    Puerto Natales
    Ushuaia
    Buenos Aires
     
    #1 jmdrpi, Sep 18, 2019
  2. Tinyoyo

    Tinyoyo Initiate (160) Sep 17, 2015 Washington

    I've been to both recently. I remember liking Cerveza Patagonia Amber in Buenos Aires. It's a macro brew and probably available all over the country.

    In Santiago, try Cerveza Austral Calatafe.
    per another post: "Calafate is a local fruit that has a berry taste. This is not overly sweet, but you can definitely taste the fruit".
     
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  3. metter98

    metter98 Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,303) Aug 29, 2006 New York
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    I have been staying in Buenos Aires this week and found a store called Beer Coffee that is in a shopping center on Florida (the main pedestrian thoroughfare). They have a bunch of beers from about 15 different Argentinian craft breweries so I added the place to BA and wrote a review. The listing on their website is a good representation of their current inventory, except for the additional beers they have available on-tap. With the current exchange rate, the craft beers here are really cheap ($2-3 US each). If you go to supermarkets, you can also get other beers such as a bottle/can of Imperial, Patagonia or Quilmes for only $1 US.

    I visited Argentina five years ago and back then the beers were mediocre at best - now there are tons of craft breweries and they make beers in all types of styles, including not so common styles like Amber/Red Lager, Bock, Irish Red Ale, Old Ale, and Scottish Ale.
     
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    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Thanks for the heads up about Beer Coffee. I was able to snag some cans to stuff in the suitcase to bring home.
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    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    This thread hasn't been active for a while, and I was wondering if there's been any notable updates. Wife and I are doing an Antarctica trip next week, with stops in Buenos Aires, Ushuaia and Santiago. We both like wine, so no sweat if the beer selection is nothing to write home about, but it would be nice to change things up with an occasional glass of cerveza.

    Any suggestions?
     
    #5 John_M, Oct 25, 2022
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