It all started when they both decided to take a chance and reach out to each other through a pen pal service. After months of exchanging letters, they found themselves at the same bar hundreds of miles away from their hometowns.
As one of them lifted his glass of beer, he asked with a smile, “Beer Around the World: What Do People Drink Where?” They had been pen pals for so long and now here they were, sharing stories and swapping drinks between sips.
He went on to tell her about how in some countries it’s popular to drink corn beer or sorghum beer – something completely foreign to him. From his travels around Europe, he’d experienced different types of beer than what was typically used back home. He told her about how tiny pubs in England served up their own special stouts and ales that were full of flavor.
She shared stories about culture in South America and the different beverages made from local fruits like guava juice or passion fruit juice that could leave your entire mouth tingling from sweetness after just one sip. She talked about her explorations into India and discovered local lagers made with rice or barley – an entirely new flavor experience unlike anything else.
The night continued on as they freely shared more stories and laughs over a few drinks throughout the evening, more than happy to have run into each other by chance at this bar. It was almost as if fate had brought these two former pen pals together again.
This is the list they put together:
- Germany: Pilsner, Bock, Dunkel/Schwarzbier, Hefeweizen, Helles
- Ireland: Stout, Irish Red Ale
- USA: American Lager, Pale Ale, Stout, Belgian-Style Ale
- Mexico: Vienna Lager, German-Style Wheat Beer
- Japan: Pale Ale, Kölsch-Style Beer
- Czech Republic: Pilsner, Dark Lager
- Canada: Blonde Ale, Brown Ale
- Australia: Stout, Redback Original
- Belgium: Wit bier (White beer), Saison
- Netherlands: Golden Ale/Kölsch-Style Beer
- Italy: Lambic/Sour Ale/Fruit Beer
- Spain: Pale Lager, Amber Ales
- Brazil: Weissbier, Märzenbier
- South Africa: Premium Lager, Craft beer
- Norway: Porter, IPA
- New Zealand: IPA, Amber Ale
- Chile: Bock, Imperial IPA
- Finland: Wheat Beer (Hefeweizen), Porter
- Denmark: Dry Stout, Pilsners
- Austria: Munich Helles-Style Lager, session ales
- Sweden: Pale ale, brown ale
- Indonesia: Lagers pale lagers and dark malts
- Thailand: Dark beer like German Dunkel and light lagers
- Vietnam: Fruit beer or flavored malt beverage like Amerikan Ice
- Philippines: Light beers like pale pilsners or blond ales and stouts
- Scotland: Scotch Ale or Wee Heavy Style Ales like Innis & Gunn
Most Popular Beers
What are the most popular American beers?
The most popular American beers are Budweiser, Coors Light, Miller Lite, Corona Extra, Michelob Ultra, Busch Light, Natural Light, Yuengling Lager, Pabst Blue Ribbon (PBR), and Modelo Especial.
What are the most popular Japanese beers?
The most popular Japanese beers are Asahi Super Dry, Kirin Ichiban, Sapporo Premium Beer, Suntory Premium Malts, and Yebisu.
What are the most popular German beers?
The most popular German beers are Beck’s, Warsteiner, Heineken, Bitburger, Paulaner, Spaten, Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier, Löwenbräu Original Münchner Hell, Krombacher Pilsener, and Schöfferhofer GrapefruitWeizen.
What are the most popular Canadian beers?
The most popular Canadian beers are Blue Buck Beer, Labatt 50 Ale, Steam Whistle Pilsner, Alexander Keith’s India Pale Ale, St Ambroise Oatmeal Stout
What are the most popular European beers excluding Germany?
The most popular European beers excluding Germany are Guinness (Ireland), Stella Artois (Belgium), Heineken (Netherlands), Carlsberg (Denmark), Amstel (Netherlands) and Kronenbourg 1664 (France).
What are the most popular Irish beers?
The most popular Irish beers are Guinness, Smithwick’s, Harp Lager, Kilkenny Cream Ale, Carlsberg Tusk and Murphy’s Irish Stout.
What are the most popular Indian beers?
The most popular Indian beers are Kingfisher, Haywards 5000, Kalyani Black Label, Royal Challenge Premium Lager Beer, Bolt, and Knite Rider.
What are the most popular Mexican beers?
The most popular Mexican beers are Corona Extra, Negra Modelo, Pacifico Clara, Modelo Especial, Dos Equis Amber Lager.