Please note: considering the huge and neverending development of the world of beer in many countries, my comments below may be quite out-of-date.
Brazil had since 2000 with Ambev (resulting from a merge between Brahma, Antarctica and Skol) the 4th biggest brewer worldwide. Then, again in 2005,
Ambev merged with Interbrew to create InBev, the number one worldwide.
This was in my opinion one of the worst beer country in the world. Yet, a recent and quick development of the craft beer scene is now making of Brazil
a country of big interest to the beer geeks. So keep an eye of everything coming from this country.
Thanks to Per Samuelsson for some rare beers.
Breweries: 100 to 120 / Beers: 400 to 800
Total: 72 beers Weighted average: 11.52country rating: | my favourite breweries (min. 3 beers) | ||
1. | Salvador | 13.43 | |
2. | COLORADO | 13.34 | |
3. | DÁDIVA | 12.77 | |
4. | BODEBROWN | 12.70 | |
5. | BIERLAND | 12.03 | |
6. | WÄLS | 11.50 | |
7. | SUDBRACK | 10.97 | |
8. | PRIMO SCHINCARIOL | 9.57 | |
9. | AMBEV | 9.49 | |
10. | INBEV BRASIL | 7.75 |
BREWERY & BEER NAME (Click on the link to see my comments) | collaboration with | contract brewed by | ALC. % | STYLE | RATING | image
AMAZON BEER FOREST | | | 3.8 | Pilsner | 12.8 |
| AMBEV ANTARCTICA BAVARIA PILSEN | | | 4.3 | Pilsner | 4 |
| AMBEV ANTARCTICA BAVARIA PREMIUM | | | 5.53 | International Pale Lager | 7 |
| AMBEV CARACU ESCURA | | | 5.4 | Stout - Foreign | 12.4 |
| AMBEV CARACU SKOL | | | 5.6 | American Adjunct Lager | *** |
| AVÓS JACK'S ABBY GOOD NIGHT GRANNY - PURA | | | 9 | Porter - Baltic | 15.6 |
| BADEN BADEN CHOCOLATE | | | 6 | Stout / Dry Stout | 13.6 |
| BADEN BADEN RED ALE ESPECIAL | | | 7.5 | Barley Wine | 16.4 |
| BAMBERG ALT | | | 4.8 | Altbier | 13.2 |
| BAMBERG RAUCHBIER | | | 4.8 | Smoked / Rauchbier | 10.4 |
| BEBIDAS PREMIUM PROIBIDA | | | 4.5 | American Adjunct Lager | 5.6 |
| BIERLAND IMPERIAL STOUT | | | 7 | Stout - Imperial | 14.8 |
| BIERLAND PALE ALE | | | | Pale Ale - American | 9.6 |
| BIERLAND VIENNA | | | 5.4 | Vienna | 14.8 |
| BODEBROWN HOP WEISS | | | 5 | Wheat Ale | 14.8 |
| BODEBROWN PERIGOSA IMPERIAL MILK STOUT | | | 14.5 | Stout - Imperial | 15.6 |
| BODEBROWN WEE HEAVY OAK BARREL | | | 8 | Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy | 12.8 |
| BRASIL KIRIN CINTRA PILSEN | | | 4.8 | International Pale Lager | 6.8 |
| BRASIL KIRIN SCHIN NO GRAU | | | 4.4 | American Adjunct Lager | 6.8 |
| COLORADO DEMOISELLE | | | 6 | Porter | 15.2 |
| COLORADO ICI 01 | | | 4.5 | Pilsner | 13.6 |
| COLORADO INDICA | | | 7.5 | IPA - English | 15.2 |
| COLORADO VIXNU | | | 9.5 | IPA - Imperial / Double | 16.4 |
| DADO BIER STRONG BELGIAN | | | 8.5 | Belgian Golden Strong Ale | 12.8 |
| DEVASSA BEM LOURA | | | 4.8 | American Adjunct Lager | 8.8 |
| DORTMUND NOSTRADAMUS | | | 5.5 | Stout / Dry Stout | 13.2 |
| DORTMUND THE WHITE IPA | | | 5 | IPA - White | 14.8 |
| DÁDIVA DARK SOUR | | | 5.2 | Oud Bruin | 16 |
| DÁDIVA HeartBeat | | | 8.1 | IPA - Imperial / Double | 15.6 |
| DÁDIVA PURPLE SOUR | | | 4 | Berliner Weisse | 14.8 |
| DÁDIVA WHITE GRAPES | DOMUS | | 6.4 | IPA - American | 10 |
| EVIL TWIN BREWING BRAZIL BRAZIL METRO MAN | | TUPINIQUIM | 10.7 | Stout - Imperial | 16.8 |
| FEMSA (INDEPENDENTE) XINGU BLACK BEER | | | 6 | Schwarzbier | 12 |
| INBEV BRASIL (AMBEV) ANTARCTICA CERVEJA | | | 5 | American Adjunct Lager | 7 |
| INBEV BRASIL (AMBEV) ANTARCTICA CRISTAL PILSEN EXTRA | | | 5.6 | American Adjunct Lager | 9 |
| INBEV BRASIL (AMBEV) ANTARCTICA MALZBIER | | | 3.05 | Schwarzbier | 6 |
| INBEV BRASIL (AMBEV) BRAHMA CHOPP | | | 5 | American Adjunct Lager | 4 |
| INBEV BRASIL (AMBEV) BRAHMA LIGHT | | | 2.5 | American Light Lager | ** |
| INBEV BRASIL (AMBEV) SKOL PILSEN | | | 4.7 | Pilsner | 5.2 |
| INBEV BRASIL BOHEMIA PILSEN | | | 5 | International Pale Lager | 6.8 |
| INSANA CHOCOLATE PORTER | | | 4.9 | Porter - American | 12.8 |
| INSANA GOLD | | | 5.5 | Golden / Blond Ale | 12.8 |
| INVICTA GERMAN PILSENER | | | 4.5 | Pilsner | 12 |
| INVICTA IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE | | | 8 | IPA - Imperial / Double | 14.8 |
| KAISER CHOPP CLARO | | | 5.1 | International Pale Lager | *** |
| KAISER PALMA LOUCA | | | 4.5 | Pilsner | 7.6 |
| PETRÓPOLIS ITAIPAVA MALZBIER | | | 4.2 | Schwarzbier | 11.6 |
| PETRÓPOLIS PETRA ESCURA PREMIUM | | | 4.4 | Schwarzbier | 11.6 |
| PRIMO SCHINCARIOL MUNICH | | | 5 | Münchner Dunkel | 12.4 |
| PRIMO SCHINCARIOL PILSEN | | | 5 | Pilsner | 5.2 |
| PRIMO SCHINCARIOL PRIMUS CERVEJA PILSEN | | | 4.7 | International Pale Lager | 6.8 |
| QUATRO GRAUS ENTOMOLOGY | DÁDIVA | | 9.5 | American Strong Ale | 15.6 |
| Salvador Big Chief | | | 6.9 | IPA - American | 16 |
| Salvador Raid Double NE IPA | | | 7.8 | IPA - Imperial / Double | 16 |
| Salvador River Double NE IPA | | | 7.8 | IPA - Imperial / Double | 15.6 |
| SCHMITT ALE | | | 8.5 | Barley Wine | 6 |
| SCHORNSTEIN IPA | | | 6.5 | IPA - American | 14.8 |
| SUDBRACK EISENBAHN 5 ANOS | | | 5.4 | Amber Lager | 13.2 |
| SUDBRACK EISENBAHN KÖLSCH DOURADA | | | 4.8 | Kölsch | 8.8 |
| SUDBRACK EISENBAHN PALE ALE | | | 4.8 | Pale Ale - American | 12.4 |
| SUDBRACK EISENBAHN STRONG GOLDEN ALE | | | 8.5 | Belgian Golden Strong Ale | 9.2 |
| SUDBRACK EISENBAHN WEIZENBOCK (VIGOROSA) | | | 8 | Weizenbock | 11.2 |
| TERESÓPOLIS BLACK PRINCESS | | | 4.8 | Amber Lager | 11.6 |
| TERESÓPOLIS LOKAL | | | 4.7 | American Adjunct Lager | 7.2 |
| TUPINIQUIM FRUTAS DE JARDIM - FRAMBOESA | | | 4.5 | Fruit Beer | 12.8 |
| TUPINIQUIM HELLES | | | 5.2 | Schwarzbier | 11.2 |
| UX Brew Who Is Nelson? | | | 7.5 | IPA - Hazy / New England | 15.6 |
| WHITAKER & VEIGA KARAVELLE BARBA NEGRA | | | 4.5 | Schwarzbier | 11.2 |
| WHITAKER & VEIGA KARAVELLE INDIA PALE ALE | | | 7.5 | IPA - English | 15.6 |
| WÄLS BRUT | | | 11 | Bičre de Champagne / Bičre Brut | 12.4 |
| WÄLS PETROLEUM | | | 12 | Stout - Imperial | 12 |
| WÄLS SAISON de CAIPIRA | | | 6.5 | Saison | 11.6 |
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