The primary beer brewed and consumed in Chile is pale lager, though the country also has a tradition of brewing corn beer, known as chicha. Chile's beer history has a strong German influence – some of the bigger beer producers are from the country's southern lake district, a region populated by a great number of German immigrants during the 19th century. Chile also produces English ale-style craft beers while also developing its own craft beer identity.[1]
The city of Valdivia in southern Chile is often referred as Chile's "beer capital".[2]
There is long tradition of brewing a drink called chicha[3] that might be classified as corn beer by modern standards, though is not considered as such in South America. Chicha was originally brewed with corn, influenced by the Andean cultures of northern Chile and Peru, but during colonial times apple and grape chicha started to be brewed across the country as a cheaper alternative to wine. There were at least four major alcoholic drinks during colonial times in Chile: wine, pisco-aguardiente, apple chicha and grape chicha.
Cerveceria Anwandter, Valdivia, circa 1900
Modern beer (Spanish, cerveza chilena) history in Chile began in the 19th century when European beer was first introduced in the years after Chile gained independence.[4] With the arrival of German immigrants to southern Chile around 1850, massive beer production began. Chile's first beer brewery was established in Valdivia in 1851 by Carl Anwandter.[5][6] The introduction of beer is credited for causing a decline in chicha production in areas that traditionally supplied Valdivia with that drink such as Máfil.[7] By the end of the 19th century, beer was consumed all over the country. Beer consumption and culture then spread across the country from cities with high immigrant populations such as Valdivia and Valparaíso. In 1907, 20 million litres of beer were produced in Valdivia.[8] By 1997, Chilean beer consumption reached 28 liters per year per capita.[9] and by 2013 this had increased to 40 litres per year per capita.[citation needed]
Economyedit
Pisco, wine and rum are popular alcoholic drinks in Chile but there has been a slow increase in the sales of lager, pale ale from local microbreweries and imported pale lager. Although Chilean beer consumption is low compared to the rest of the South American region, beer is still the most consumed alcoholic beverage and takes 60% of the total market share for alcoholic drinks. Premium beers alone hold an 18% share of the total market, the highest share seen among the countries of the region.[10] Craft beers in Chile.[11][clarification needed] Part of the so-called premium sector, craft beers have gained ground in recent years,[12] and today there are more than 300 micro-breweries in Chile. Cía Cervecerías Unidas SA, a local company, is the leading Chilean beer company, producing mainly lager beers.[13]
Chilean beersedit
Escudo, an industrial low-price beer.
There are two main big industrial large-scale beer producers in Chile: Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas (CCU) and Cervecería Chile. All others are considered small producers (low volume) and/or craft producers.
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas (CCU)edit
Created in 1902 with the merge of Plagemann, Limache and Gubler & Cousiño beer companies. They produce their own brands of beer and some international brands, along with soft drinks and other alcoholic products.[14] Products include:
Cerveza Cristal and its varieties Cristal Light and Cristal Zero (non-alcoholic)
Escudo
Royal Guard and its variety Royal Guard Black Label
Produce their own brands and also many known international brands:.[15] Products include:
Baltica
Becker
Malta del sur
Brahma (under license)
Beck's (under license)
Paceña (under license)
Stella Artois (under license)
Quilmes (under license)
Small producers and premium brandsedit
These include smaller volume beer producers and are considered premium brands.
Kunstmann. From Valdivia, founded in 1850 as Anwandter Beer Company, destroyed in the 1960 Valdivia earthquake and refounded as Kunstmann Brewery, it is actually labeled as a craft beer, and is distributed by CCU. Produces a great variety of different types of beer including Torobayo, Lager, Bock, Honey, Blueberry, Wheat, Session IPA, Non-filtered and Non-alcoholic.[16]
Austral. Founded circa 1896 in the Patagonia region in Punta Arenas as Cervecería La Patagona, later Polar Beer. It is the most southern beer company in the world. Produces varieties such as Lager, Ale, Torres del Paine, Yagán Dark and Patagona Pale Ale.[17]
Craft beer brandsedit
Other brands that are entirely considered as craft beers. They are generally low or very low volume producers. In Chile there are more than 150 craft beer producers distributed along the 15 Chilean Regions.[18] The list below includes:
Kross, from Curacaví near Santiago. Claims to have won more prizes than any other Chilean brewery in the last two years,[20] and ranks first place as the most recognized brand associated with craft beer.[21]
^Vergara, Jorge Iván; Gundermann, Hans (2012). "Constitution and internal dynamics of the regional identitary in Tarapacá and Los Lagos, Chile". Chungara (in Spanish). 44 (1). University of Tarapacá: 115–134. doi:10.4067/s0717-73562012000100009. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
^Bernedo Pinto, Patricio (1999), "Los industriales alemanes de Valdivia, 1850-1914" (PDF), Historia (in Spanish), 32: 5–42
^Fierro Ascencio, Marcia Evelyn (2009). Máfil en la Historia y la Memoria 1930-1964 (in Spanish). Editor sin identificar. pp. 59–60. ISBN978-956-8803-00-1.
^Investigación aplicada sobre Geografía Urbana: Un caso práctico en la ciudad de Valdivia 2014-10-25 at the Wayback Machine Víctor Figueroa, Jorge Gayoso, Edgardo Oyarzun, Lenia PlanasGestion Turistica, UACh.
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The primary beer brewed and consumed in Chile is pale lager though the country also has a tradition of brewing corn beer known as chicha Chile s beer history has a strong German influence some of the bigger beer producers are from the country s southern lake district a region populated by a great number of German immigrants during the 19th century Chile also produces English ale style craft beers while also developing its own craft beer identity 1 The city of Valdivia in southern Chile is often referred as Chile s beer capital 2 Contents 1 History 2 Economy 3 Chilean beers 3 1 Compania de Cervecerias Unidas CCU 3 2 Cerveceria Chile 3 3 Small producers and premium brands 3 4 Craft beer brands 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editThere is long tradition of brewing a drink called chicha 3 that might be classified as corn beer by modern standards though is not considered as such in South America Chicha was originally brewed with corn influenced by the Andean cultures of northern Chile and Peru but during colonial times apple and grape chicha started to be brewed across the country as a cheaper alternative to wine There were at least four major alcoholic drinks during colonial times in Chile wine pisco aguardiente apple chicha and grape chicha nbsp Cerveceria Anwandter Valdivia circa 1900 Modern beer Spanish cerveza chilena history in Chile began in the 19th century when European beer was first introduced in the years after Chile gained independence 4 With the arrival of German immigrants to southern Chile around 1850 massive beer production began Chile s first beer brewery was established in Valdivia in 1851 by Carl Anwandter 5 6 The introduction of beer is credited for causing a decline in chicha production in areas that traditionally supplied Valdivia with that drink such as Mafil 7 By the end of the 19th century beer was consumed all over the country Beer consumption and culture then spread across the country from cities with high immigrant populations such as Valdivia and Valparaiso In 1907 20 million litres of beer were produced in Valdivia 8 By 1997 Chilean beer consumption reached 28 liters per year per capita 9 and by 2013 this had increased to 40 litres per year per capita citation needed Economy editPisco wine and rum are popular alcoholic drinks in Chile but there has been a slow increase in the sales of lager pale ale from local microbreweries and imported pale lager Although Chilean beer consumption is low compared to the rest of the South American region beer is still the most consumed alcoholic beverage and takes 60 of the total market share for alcoholic drinks Premium beers alone hold an 18 share of the total market the highest share seen among the countries of the region 10 Craft beers in Chile 11 clarification needed Part of the so called premium sector craft beers have gained ground in recent years 12 and today there are more than 300 micro breweries in Chile Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA a local company is the leading Chilean beer company producing mainly lager beers 13 Chilean beers edit nbsp Escudo an industrial low price beer There are two main big industrial large scale beer producers in Chile Compania de Cervecerias Unidas CCU and Cerveceria Chile All others are considered small producers low volume and or craft producers Compania de Cervecerias Unidas CCU edit Created in 1902 with the merge of Plagemann Limache and Gubler amp Cousino beer companies They produce their own brands of beer and some international brands along with soft drinks and other alcoholic products 14 Products include Cerveza Cristal and its varieties Cristal Light and Cristal Zero non alcoholic Escudo Royal Guard and its variety Royal Guard Black Label Malta Morenita Dorada Lemon Stones low alcohol lemon flavored beer mix Heineken under license Tecate under license Coors and Coors Light under license Sol under license Cerveceria Chile edit Produce their own brands and also many known international brands 15 Products include Baltica Becker Malta del sur Brahma under license Beck s under license Pacena under license Stella Artois under license Quilmes under license Small producers and premium brands edit These include smaller volume beer producers and are considered premium brands Kunstmann From Valdivia founded in 1850 as Anwandter Beer Company destroyed in the 1960 Valdivia earthquake and refounded as Kunstmann Brewery it is actually labeled as a craft beer and is distributed by CCU Produces a great variety of different types of beer including Torobayo Lager Bock Honey Blueberry Wheat Session IPA Non filtered and Non alcoholic 16 Austral Founded circa 1896 in the Patagonia region in Punta Arenas as Cerveceria La Patagona later Polar Beer It is the most southern beer company in the world Produces varieties such as Lager Ale Torres del Paine Yagan Dark and Patagona Pale Ale 17 Craft beer brands edit Other brands that are entirely considered as craft beers They are generally low or very low volume producers In Chile there are more than 150 craft beer producers distributed along the 15 Chilean Regions 18 The list below includes Maihue from Curico in the Maule Region 19 Kross from Curacavi near Santiago Claims to have won more prizes than any other Chilean brewery in the last two years 20 and ranks first place as the most recognized brand associated with craft beer 21 Del Puerto from Valparaiso in the Valparaiso Region 22 Cuello Negro from Valdivia in the Los Lagos Region 23 Best known brewery in the south of Chile 24 Guayacan from Coquimbo Region 25 Best known brewery in the north of Chile 26 Tubinger from Pirque near Santiago 27 Szot from Talagante near Santiago 28 Granizo from Olmue in the Valparaiso Region 29 Volcanes del Sur from Colbun in the Maule Region 30 Jester from Santiago 31 D olbeck from Coyhaique in the Aysen del General Carlos Ibanez del Campo Region 32 Die M from Paine near Santiago 33 Grassau from Villarrica in the La Araucania Region 34 Mestra from Paine near Santiago 35 Polar Imperial from Punta Arenas in the Magallanes y la Antartica Chilena Region 36 Quimera from Quinta Normal in Santiago 37 Capital from Batuco north of Santiago 38 See also edit nbsp Beer portal nbsp Chile portal Beer and breweries by regionReferences edit Craft Beer in Chile www beerandbrewer com retrieved August 9 Dannemann Victoria 2016 08 10 Lupulo germano valdiviano para el boom cervecero Deutsche Welle in Spanish Retrieved 2021 01 29 Ancient Peru s ritual beer binges BBC July 31 2004 sec Americas Retrieved 31 August 2008 La cerveza en Chile en el sigrlo XIX Vergara Jorge Ivan Gundermann Hans 2012 Constitution and internal dynamics of the regional identitary in Tarapaca and Los Lagos Chile Chungara in Spanish 44 1 University of Tarapaca 115 134 doi 10 4067 s0717 73562012000100009 Retrieved 25 December 2013 Bernedo Pinto Patricio 1999 Los industriales alemanes de Valdivia 1850 1914 PDF Historia in Spanish 32 5 42 Fierro Ascencio Marcia Evelyn 2009 Mafil en la Historia y la Memoria 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