I’m not normally a beer drinker, but as we’ve traveled, I’ve made it a point to sample a beer from every country we’ve been to. I am not really qualified to review the beers either sine I do not drink beer all that often, but I’ve included with a link for most the beers to a proper review. Just click on the name of the beer, incase you are interested. The remarkable thing is, though being in our eleventh country, I’ve finally discovered the motherlode of beers!! (Check out Peru.) Anyway, hope you enjoy this little beer tour of our travels.
Mexico
Tecate & Sol- Of course we have these beers in the states, but what I was not used to was drinking Tecate in a can. The weather in Mexico is hot, and the cold cans of beer hits the spot.
Belize
Belikin– Yummy beer, especially consumed with fresh fish on a fabulous carribean island or on the back of a truck on the way to some glorious waterfalls.
Guatemala
Gallo – This beer cracked me up, since I was just starting to understand the Latino culture. There is an embedded cutlure of machismo, that the animal the rooster so accurately represented. Everyone, I mean everyone drank Gallo.
Honduras
Port Royal– Drank this, the weather was hot, the beer was cold. That is all.
El Salvador
Pilsner– ‘Pils’…isn’t this just repackaged ‘budwieser’? Anyway, same excitement level as Honduras. Drank this. Just got off a bus. The beer was cold. It is pilsner.
Nicaragua
Tona –Nicaragua was really, really hot. The beer was really really cold. I had more than one on many occasions because it was refreshing and bitter. Was neither wowed or excited. Victoria – Same.
Costa Rica
Imperial – The label reminded of a German beer. The taste was nothing special. Had one. Did not have another. (See, I told you, I’m not qualified to review beers…..)
Panama
Atlas – Another beer that was widly available in a can. (Cans, cans, cans, cans!) Had a couple of these babies with some amazing veggaterian chinese food. At this point, I’m getting pretty good at not caring about beers.
Colombia
Club Colombia – Poker – Miro and I were stuck in the airport for over 24 ours in Panama, took us much longer to travel one country over than necessary. But we did reach Colombia finally, and I the first thing I did was sample a couple of cold ones in the airport after we cleared customs. These were on of the most satisfying beers to date, but I couldn’t tell you a thing about the flavor. We remained in Colombia for 3 months and I did not have the desire to have another. Oh well, still not a a real beer drinker.
Ecuador
Conquer Beer– Ordered. Drank. Cooled down. We lived in a wonderful little casita near the beach for one month. It was hot. A beer was the perfect companion with my book while I enjoyed the afternoon sun swinging in a hammock. Dorados came in larger size bottles, 1 litre. I’ve discovered, ice cold beer, hot weather work together.
Peru
Liquid AMAZINGNESS!!
Liquid AMAZINGNESS goes perfectly with fresh ciebeche!! (notice that glass to the left?)
Lainie Liberti is a recovering branding expert, who’s career once focused on creating campaigns for green – eco business, non-profits and conscious business. Dazzling clients with her high-energy designs for over 18 years, Lainie lent her artistic talents to businesses that matter. But that was then.
In 2008, after the economy took a turn, Lainie decided to be the change (instead of a victim) and began the process of “lifestyle redesign,” a joint decision between both her and her 11-year-old son, Miro. They sold or gave away all of of their possessions in 2009 and began a life of travel, service, and exploration. Lainie and her son Miro began their open-ended adventure backpacking through Central and South America. They are slow traveling around the globe allowing inspiration to be their compass. The pair is most interested in exploring different cultures, contributing by serving, and connecting with humanity as ‘global citizens.’
Today Lainie considers herself a digital nomad who is living a location independent life. She and her son write and podcast their experiences from the road at Raising Miro on the Road of Life.
