Beer
In Costa Rica
Quick, how many different types of beers are
there in Costa Rica? If you said five -
Imperial, Pilsen, Bavaria, Rock Ice and
Heineken - you would be absolutely, without
a question, be wrong!
On tap in Costa Rica there at least two
dozen different types of beers. However, the
market is dominated by the five, all brewed
by Costa Rica's largest brewer and marketer,
Florida Ice & Farm Co., better known as
Cerveceria de Costa Rica.
Florida Ice has controlled the Costa Rican
beer market for almost 100 years, becoming
also the largest publicly traded company, as
well as the most valuable private company in
Costa Rica.
In most Latin American countries, domestic
beers is what usually is on tap. Imports are
rare and if available, overpriced when you
can find them.
Although Imperial is the most popular beer
in Costa Rica, imports from the United
States, Europe, South America, Central
America, Japan and China are all available
on supermarket shelves.
Coors, Miller, Milwaukee, Corona, Bremen,
Toņa and Colombia Club some of the foreign
brands all available in Costa Rica.
However, in most of the cases you will have
to seek them out.
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Imperial is the most popular beer in Costa Rica.
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