Such is the importance of beer in modern society that beer is the third most popular drink in the world, behind water and tea. As such, beer is produced in many of the world’s countries, with little variation on the ingredients used; water, malted barley, hops and yeast. Despite the simplicity of just four ingredients, there are huge variations in the taste of beer.

Whilst it’s true that many countries produce many beers, it is a rather more difficult challenge to consume a beer from every country that produces the stuff. The beer must be brewed in the country of origin and not brewed under license overseas.

This challenge started on 6th March 2011. Each country has it’s own blog post. You will often see multiple beer entries in each country. This is because either 1) the original beer was so horrible the country deserves a second chance 2) I picked up a very obscure beer and it deserves to be listed 3) I wanted to review a spectrum of beers over the course. If you have access to a beer from a country that I have not been able to drink yet, drop me a line at william@wkadams.com and we’ll sort out a reward in exchange!

Progress

Dependent Countries / Territories are places with their own flag, culture and geographic land, but depend on a sovereign county for international relations; e.g. England (UK), Guadeloupe (FR) or Hong Kong (SAR).

  • 120 Sovereign Countries
  • 10 Dependent Countries / Territories

Recent Posts

  • San Marino

    Date Consumed: 2nd April 2025
    Beer: Speak Easy
    Brewed: Birrificio Abusivo, Domagnano, San Marino
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 4.7%
    Sourced: Suitcase by Jim Cook (thanks Jim!)
    World Beer Rating: 4/10

    Notes: Quite hoppy for an Italian pilsner, otherwise a pretty thin mouthfeel. Not bad, maybe better in a warmer climate.

    Speak Easy, San Marino
  • Jordan

    Date Consumed: 4th March 2023
    Beer: Dead Sea-rious
    Brewed: Carakale, Fuheis, Al Balqa Jordan
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 5.0%
    Sourced: Suitcase by Jim Cook (thanks Jim!)
    World Beer Rating: 5/10

    Notes: Strong grapefruit flavour coming through; noticeable salt. A well made gose, definitely inspired by US brewed recipes.

    Dead Sea-rious, Jordan
  • Bhutan

    Date Consumed: 16th May, 2020
    Beer: Druk Traffic Lights
    Brewed: Namgay Artisanal Brewery, Paro, Bhutan
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 4.7%
    Sourced: Suitcase by Jim Cook (thanks Jim!)
    World Beer Rating: 7/10

    Notes: A mini break from the Covid-19 lockdown with a virtual trip to Bhutan! I did not expect to have this country ticked off. Pineapple and salt go surprisingly well together in a sharp but sweet gose.

    Druk Traffic Lights, Bhutan
  • Republic of the Congo

    Date Consumed: 5th October 2019
    Beer: Ngok
    Brewed: Brasserie du Congo, Brazzaville, Congo
    Size: 650mL
    Alcohol Content: 5.0%
    Sourced: Les Terroirs du Congo, Rue Labat, Paris, France
    World Beer Rating: 4/10

    Notes: Brewed by Heineken Congo and tastes a lot like Heineken. Not great, a bland lager with all the hallmarks of an African beer brewed for a hot market.

    Ngok, Republic of the Congo
  • Botswana

    Date Consumed: 28th August 2019
    Beer: St Louis Export
    Brewed: Kgalagadi Breweries, Gaborone, Botswana
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 4.7%
    Sourced: Suitcase from Botswana. Thanks to Jonathan Rudd!
    World Beer Rating: 5/10

    Notes: Brewed for the export market. Nice carbonation, refreshing. Not bad at all. Very similar to Carlsberg.

    St Louis Lager, Botswana

    Date Consumed: 28th August 2019
    Beer: St Louis Lager
    Brewed:  Kgalagadi Breweries, Gaborone, Botswana
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 3.5%
    Sourced:  Suitcase from Botswana. Thanks to Jonathan Rudd!
    World Beer Rating: 3/10

    Notes: Not as good as the Export version by a long way. Bland, low carbonation, lacks flavour. Lower alcohol, which may contribute to the poor effort.

    St Louis Lager, Botswana
  • Azerbaijan

    Date Consumed: 9th January 2019
    Beer: Xirdalan Export
    Brewed: Carlsberg Azerbaijan, Xırdalan, Baku, Azerbaijan
    Size: 440mL
    Alcohol Content: 3.6%
    Sourced: Suitcase beer from Baku Azerbaijan (thanks James Cook)
    World Beer Rating: 4/10

    Notes: It’s brewed by Carlsberg and it tastes of Carlsberg. Surprising hop flavour, more like a Polish lager. A difficult country tick!

    Xirdalan Export, Azerbaijan
  • Faroe Islands (DE)

    Date Consumed: 8th January 2019
    Beer: Föroya Bjór Classic
    Brewed: Föroya Bjór, Klaksvik, Faroe Islands
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 4.6%
    Sourced: Keflavík International Airport, Reykjavík, Iceland
    World Beer Rating: 6/10

    Notes: A true to style dark lager; slightly sweet, not bad at all. I’d enjoy a couple but its not a style I enjoy.

    Föroya Bjór Classic, Iceland
  • Egypt

    Date Consumed: 12th November 2018
    Beer: Stella Lager
    Brewed: Al Ahram, Giza, Egypt
    Size: 500mL
    Alcohol Content: 4.5%
    Sourced: Bekya Middle Eastern Kitchen, Harold Park, Sydney NSW, Australia
    World Beer Rating: 4/10

    Notes: African lager is African lager. Suprised continued use of the word Stella hasn’t got some Belgian lawyers up in arms. Wasn’t expecting much, did not deliver.

    Stella Lager, Egypt

    Date Consumed: 12th November 2018
    Beer: Meister Max
    Brewed: Al Ahram, Giza, Egypt
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 8.0%
    Sourced: Bekya Middle Eastern Kitchen, Harold Park, Sydney NSW, Australia
    World Beer Rating: 5/10

    Notes: Wasn’t expecting much as before, but this high alcohol beer wasn’t bad! Oh, its warming up. It’s not as good.

    Meister Max, Egypt
  • Antigua & Barbuda

    Date Consumed: 29th October 2018
    Beer: Wadadli
    Brewed: Antigua Brewery (Royal Unibrew), St. Johns, Antigua & Barbuda
    Size: 250mL
    Alcohol Content: 4.8%
    Sourced: Suitcase beer from a supermarket in Antigua & Barbuda (thanks Jim Marlow!)
    World Beer Rating: 4/10

    Notes: Caribbean lager, served in a smaller 250mL for quick drinking and many of them in the heat! Nothing too exciting but not unpleasant either.

    Wadadli, Antigua & Barbuda
  • Belarus

    Date Consumed: 28th March 2018
    Beer: Lidskoe Pilsner
    Brewed: Lidskoe Pivo, Grodnenskaya Oblast, Lida, Belarus
    Size: 500mL
    Alcohol Content: 4.2%
    Sourced: A Belarusian Deli on Ulitsa Vosstaniya near Обелиск Городу-Герою Ленинграду
    World Beer Rating: 3/10

    Notes: Absolutely nothing to report on this one. Pilsner, bland, slight cereal taste, mildly bitter.

    Lidskoe Pilsner, Belarus
  • Georgia

    Date Consumed: 26th March 2018
    Beer: Kazbegi Tbilisi Beer
    Brewed: Kazbegi, Rustavi, Georgia
    Size: 500mL
    Alcohol Content: 4.8%
    Sourced: Garcon Bistro, Nevsky Avenue, 95, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
    World Beer Rating: 4/10.

    Notes: It is quite literally identical to every other lager in the former Soviet Union. that is to say, pretty basic.

    Kazbegi Tbilisi Beer, Georgia

    Date Consumed: 26th March 2018
    Beer: Kazbegi Porter
    Brewed: Kazbegi, Rustavi, Georgia
    Size: 500mL
    Alcohol Content: 5.8%
    Sourced: Garcon Bistro, Nevsky Avenue, 95, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
    World Beer Rating: 6/10

    Notes: A touch watery but has a definite slightly smokey porter taste which I would describe as Soviet… if that’s a fair way of describing it?

    Kazbegi Porter, Georgia
  • Mongolia

    Date Consumed: 28th September 2016
    Beer: Jalam Khar
    Brewed: MCS Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Size: 450mL
    Alcohol Content: 5.0%
    Sourced: A shop in Ulaanbaatar, sold by Ghengis himself? Suitcased to Sydney (thanks to Jim Cook)
    World Beer Rating: 3/10.

    Notes: Mongolian Heinken is the best at a descriptive flavour; it wouldn’t be out of place on draft with Carling and Carlsberg. I feel the need to lead a new Mongol Empire!

    Jalam Khar, Mongolia
  • Martinique

    Date Consumed: 7th August 2015
    Beer: Bière Lorraine Blonde
    Brewed: Brasserie Lorraine, Le Lamentin, Martinique
    Size: 500mL
    Alcohol Content: 5.0%
    Sourced: A shop in Paris, no idea where… (thanks to Jim Cook)
    World Beer Rating: 1/10

    Notes: This beer is devoid of all flavour save the presence of chemicals. The legend goes ‘it tastes better in the climate of which it’s brewed’. However in this case, there is no climate on Earth excusable for it.

    Bière Lorraine Blonde, Martinique
  • Andorra

    Date Consumed: 7th August 2015
    Beer: Alpha Sant Cornelli
    Brewed: Cerveses Alpha, La Cortinada Ordino, Andorra
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 6.4%
    Sourced: A tourist shop in Andorra La Vella (thanks to Jim Cook)
    World Beer Rating: 6/10

    Notes: Very, very carbonated. Some citrus, little light on the hops. The beer label was inkjet printed but this is from the only (micro) brewery in the whole country!

    Alpha Sant Cornelli, Andorra
  • Kingdom of Tonga

    Date Consumed: 20th April 2015
    Beer: Outrigger Popao Premium Ale
    Brewed: Outrigger Brewery, Nuku’alofa, Tongatapu Tonga
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 5.0%
    Sourced: A bottle shop in Tonga (Thanks to Laura’s friend Gemma for bringing this back with her)
    World Beer Rating: 4/10

    Notes: Malt profile, medium carbonation. Smidgen of hops coming through. For a microbrewery in Tonga this isn’t too bad. Very similar to Heineken.

    Outrigger Popao Premium Ale, Tonga
  • Myanmar (Burma)

    Date Consumed: 17th September 2014
    Beer: Beer Myanmar
    Brewed: Myanmar Brewery and Distillery, Mingaladon Township, Yangon, Myanmar
    Size: 640mL
    Alcohol Content: 5.0%
    Sourced: Peninsula Plaza, Singapore (Thanks Serdal Dik!)
    World Beer Rating: 5/10.

    Notes: I chilled this down and drank it from a small glass; it’s very light, very fizzy, slightly chemically but not much else going on.

    Beer Myanmar, Myanmar
  • Vanuatu

    Date Consumed: 4th September 2014
    Beer: Vanuatu Tusker OP Lager
    Brewed: Vanuatu Brewing Limited, Port Vila, Vanuatu
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 7.0%
    Sourced: Port Vila, Vanuatu (Thanks to Keith Gilsenan)
    World Beer Rating: 6/10

    Notes: Lets be honest; Vanuatu isn’t a world class destination for beer and it’s my fault the beer had spent a good deal of time waiting for me to pick it up. Despite that the beer itself isn’t too bad; the 7.0% ABV helps mask a slight chemically malty flavour. In humid climates, a fresher version would hit the spot nicely.

    Vanuatu Tusker OP Lager, Vanuatu
  • Hong Kong (SAR)

    Date Consumed: 15th August 2014
    Beer: Hong Kong Sevens Stout
    Brewed: Hong Kong Beer Co., Chai Wan, Hong Kong
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 6.0%
    Sourced: Hong Kong (thanks to Jim Cook)
    World Beer Rating: 7/10

    Notes: 7/10. A good stout, albeit slightly watery. Dark chocolate and coffee flavours, without a doubt a surprise to drink a craft beer from Hong Kong.

    Hong Kong Sevens Stout, Hong Kong
  • Macau (SAR)

    Date Consumed: 15th August 2014
    Beer: Macau Beer
    Brewed: Companhia de Cervejas de Macau, Avenida Venceslau Morais No. 209, Macau
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 5.0%
    Sourced: Macau (thanks to Jim Cook)
    World Beer Rating: 4/10.

    Notes: Typical macro brewed beer, plenty of malt and hops. Flavour not unlike a Peroni, but with a chemically aftertaste.

    Macau Beer, Macau
  • Cook Islands (NZ)

    Date Consumed: 22nd January 2014
    Beer: Matutu Mai Lager
    Brewed: Titikaveka, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 5.0%
    Sourced: Matutu Brewery, Titikaveka, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
    World Beer Rating: 8/10

    Notes: This bottle of beer was fresh filled from the brewery itself, so fresh it wasn’t even capped! A lovely beer from a hot and humid island. Slightly citrus, a tiny bit malty. Very drinkable, I would pick a few bottles of this up if exported to Australia!

    Matutu Mai Lager, Cook Islands (NZ)

    Date Consumed: 21nd January 2014
    Beer: Matutu Kiva Pale Ale
    Brewed: Titikaveka, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 5.0%
    Sourced: Sunset Resort, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
    World Beer Rating: 4/10

    Notes: Not particularly good. Very malty, bready, not really a Pale Ale. Only had one of these, that was enough for me.

    Matutu Kiva Pale Ale, Cook Islands (NZ)

  • Togo

    Date Consumed: 27th June 2013
    Beer: Flag Spéciale
    Brewed: Brasserie BB Lomé, Lomé, Togo
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 5.2%
    Sourced: Saveur Biere (www.saveur-biere.com)
    World Beer Rating: 7/10

    Notes: Remarkable; African beers are typically weak with no particular flavour. This one is excellent, actually a little sweet and tastes a little of cereal. Good colour and a head that lasts longer than one would expect.

    Flag Spéciale, Togo

    Date Consumed: 5th October 2019
    Beer: Awooyo Spéciale
    Brewed: Agoènyivé, Lomé, Togo
    Size: 650mL
    Alcohol Content: 5.2%
    Sourced: Togo Exotique, Rue Dejean, Paris, France
    World Beer Rating: 2/10

    Notes: It was past its sell by date and is a brown ale from Togo. Vague caramel notes and poor carbonation. Not undrinkable but a long way from being average.

    Awooyo Spéciale, Togo
  • Northern Ireland (UK)

    Date Consumed: 28th May 2013
    Beer: Whitewater Belfast Lager
    Brewed: Whitewater, Saintfield, Northern Ireland
    Size: 500mL
    Alcohol Content: 4.5%
    Sourced: Celtic Whisky Shop
    World Beer Rating: 2/10


    Notes: This beer is awful. Terrible. Could be due to it being slightly out of date, but there is no head whatsoever. Nice colour, but thats about it.

    Whitewater Belfast Lager, Northern Ireland

    Date Consumed: 2nd June 2013
    Beer: Whitewater Belfast Ale
    Brewed: Whitewater, Saintfield, Northern Ireland
    Size: 500mL
    Alcohol Content: 4.5%
    Sourced: Celtic Whisky Shop
    World Beer Rating: 7/10

    Notes: Lovely ale, caramel and citrusy notes.

    Whitewater Belfast Ale, Northern Ireland
  • Tunisia

    Date Consumed: 26th May 2013
    Beer: Celtia
    Brewed: Société Frigorifique et Brasserie de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 5.0%
    Sourced: www.alloceltia.com
    World Beer Rating: 7/10

    Notes: What an unexpected delight, a good quality African beer! Flavours in line with Heineken and Grolsch, easy drinking. Well carbonated but very enjoyable.

    Celtia, Tunisia
  • Madagascar

    Date Consumed: 21st May 2013
    Beer: Star Three Horses Beer Pilsener
    Brewed: Brasseries Star, Antananarivo, Madagascar
    Size: 650mL
    Alcohol Content: 5.4%
    Sourced: Chateau Rouge Market
    World Beer Rating: 2/10

    Notes: Madagascar, this is not a good beer. This is only just a beer. Tastes of corn and bitterness with an unwelcome metallic aftertaste. Foul.

    Star Three Horses Beer Pilsener, Madagascar
  • Réunion (FR)

    Date Consumed: May 2013
    Beer: Bourbon Metiss
    Brewed: Brasserie de Bourbon, Saint-Denis, Réunion
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 3.5%
    Sourced: Chateau Rouge Market
    World Beer Rating: 3/10

    Notes: This is marketed as a fruity beer, only it has almost no carbonation and tastes like sugary water mixed with tropical fruit squash. Réunion is so small I’m impressed they even have a brewery. Probably one for the ladies on a tropical beach in Réunion…

    Bourbon Metiss, Réunion
  • Guadeloupe (FR)

    Date Consumed: 17th May 2013
    Beer: Corsaire Biere Caribeenne
    Brewed: Brasserie du Corsaire, Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 5.0%
    Sourced: Chateau Rouge Market.
    World Beer Rating: 5/10

    Notes: Light, well carbonated, quite like a light version of Budweiser Budvar. Slight taste of chemicals; I bet this would go down like a treat in the heat of the Caribbean!

    Corsaire Biere Caribeenne, Guadeloupe
  • Wales (UK)

    Date Consumed: 17th May 2013
    Beer: Otley O-Garden
    Brewed: Otley, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales
    Size: 500mL
    Alcohol Content: 4.8%
    Sourced: Noble Green Wines, Hampton Hill, United Kingdom
    World Beer Rating: 6/10


    Notes: Slightly floral and tastes a little of grass. Low bitterness, easy to drink. Pretty good.

    Otley O-Garden, Wales
  • Leichtenstein

    Date Consumed: 29th April 2013
    Beer: Liechtensteiner Brauhaus Hells
    Brewed: Liechtensteiner Brauhaus, Schaan, Liechtenstein
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 5.0%
    Sourced: bierpost.com
    World Beer Rating: 4/10

    Notes: I expected more since Lichtenstein is sandwiched between Switzerland and Austria with Germany to the north, but this tastes like burnt caramel with a metallic aftertaste. I have a couple more from this brewery, lets hope they get better!

    Liechtensteiner Brauhaus Hells, Liechtenstein

    Date Consumed: 29th April 2013
    Beer: Liechtensteiner Brauhaus Krona
    Brewed: Liechtensteiner Brauhaus, Schaan, Liechtenstein
    Size: 330mL
    Alcohol Content: 4.8%
    Sourced: bierpost.com
    World Beer Rating: 4/10

    Notes: Nothing special here either except it’s got a strange metallic flavour.

    Liechtensteiner Brauhaus Krona, Liechtenstein
  • Suriname

    Date Consumed: 23rd April 2013
    Beer: Parbo Bier
    Brewed: Surinaamse Bierbrouwerij, Paramaribo, Suriname
    Size: 1000mL
    Alcohol Content: 5.0%
    Sourced: ServiceNow colleague in the Netherlands who posted a couple of bottles over from Amsterdam (thanks to Micha Schraven)
    World Beer Rating: 5/10

    Notes: Definitely suited to a tropical environment as the beer itself has no strong flavour. Bonus points for boldly shunning a 330mL bottle in favour of a gigantic 1000mL bottle, why can’t more beers come in this size?

    Parbo Bier, Suriname
  • Moldova

    Date Consumed: 23rd April 2013
    Beer: Chisnau Blonda
    Brewed: Efes Vitanta Moldova Brewery, Chisinau, Moldova
    Size: 500mL
    Alcohol Content: 4.5%
    Sourced: www.piwazdusza.pl
    World Beer Rating: 6/10

    Notes: Classic Eastern European lager with no particularly good points other than I could happily drink a few on a hot day.

    Chisnau Blonda, Moldova