December 2011 – World Beer Challenge

Papua New Guinea

9th January 20195th December 2011 by William Adams

Date Consumed: ?
Beer: South Pacific SP Lager
Brewed: South Pacific Brewery, Hohola NCD, Papua New Guinea
Size: 330mL
Alcohol Content: 4.5%
Sourced: Spiros Bottle Shop Online, QLD, Australia
World Beer Rating: 6/10
Notes: Strong carbonation, mildly sweet but not unpleasant. Taste of hops present but not overpowering – it’s quite like the domestic beers of Australia – clean but nothing to write home about.

South Pacific SP Lager, Papua New Guinea

Columbia

9th January 20195th December 2011 by William Adams

Date Consumed: ?
Beer: Club Colombia
Brewed: Grupo Empresarial Bavaria, Bogota, Colombia
Size: 330mL
Alcohol Content: 4.7%
Sourced: La Cita, Darling Harbour, NSW, Australia
World Beer Rating: 5/10
Notes: Pretty weak, very dry, mild hops. Seems to be in line with other South American lagers.

Date Consumed: ?
Beer: Cerveza Aguila
Brewed: Grupo Empresarial Bavaria, Bogota, Colombia
Size: 330mL
Alcohol Content: 4.0%
Sourced: Half Time Beverage, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
World Beer Rating: 5/10
Notes: Not bad, although this beer feels mass produced and lacks any real flavour. Little bit of corn and hops.

Beer! The world's most widely consumed and oldest alcoholic beverage. 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! I live in London, United Kingdom but started this challenge in Sydney, Australia.