Beer

🇲🇿Mozambique

2M

A pale lager brewed in Maputo since the 1930s and named for Mac-Mahon, sold in returnable brown bottles.

🇨🇲Cameroon

33 Export

A pale lager brewed in Douala and sold nationwide in the 65cl bottle that is the standard unit of drinking here.

🇧🇪Belgium

Abbey Beer

Abdijbier

Strong ales brewed in the abbey tradition, from Trappist originals to abbey-licensed brews.

🇧🇾Minsk, Belarus

Alivaria Beer

Аліварыя

Beer from Minsk's Alivaria brewery, working since 1864 and the oldest in the country; the dark Porter and the amber Alivaria Zolotoe are the ones worth ordering.

🇩🇪North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Altbier

Amber top-fermented beer from Düsseldorf, cold-conditioned, malty with hop bitterness.

🇪🇷Asmara, Eritrea

Asmara Beer

Asmara Birra

The national beer of Eritrea; brewed by Asmara Brewery, founded in 1939 during the Italian colonial period as Melotti; a crisp lager; found in every bar and restaurant in Asmara; a legacy of Italian brewing in the Horn of Africa.

🇦🇼Aruba

Balashi Beer

Balashi

A pale lager brewed on Aruba by Balashi Brewery, first made for the island in the late 1990s and now one of its signature local beers.

🇪🇪Estonia

Baltic Porter

Baltijos porteris

A strong, dark, cold-fermented beer style unique to the Baltic region, with rich malt, dried fruit, and chocolate notes.

🇷🇼Rwanda

Banana Beer

Urwarwa

Traditional Rwandan banana beer made from fermented banana juice; a ceremonial drink central to Rwandan rituals and celebrations; the bananas are mashed and fermented with sorghum flour, producing a sweet, mildly alcoholic brew.

🇨🇫Central African Republic

Banana Beer (CAR)

Banana Beer

A traditional, lightly alcoholic drink made by fermenting mashed ripe bananas with sorghum or millet flour; home-brewed for ceremonies and social gatherings.

🇧🇹Bhutan

Bangchang

བང་ཆང་།

Unfiltered home-brewed beer from fermented maize or millet mash, cloudy and low in alcohol, drunk in large quantities at village gatherings.

🇧🇧Bridgetown, Barbados

Banks Beer

Banks

The island's lager, brewed in Bridgetown since 1961 and the default bottle at every rum shop, beach bar and cricket ground.

🇬🇾Georgetown, Guyana

Banks Beer

Banks

A pale lager brewed in Georgetown by Banks DIH, the default beer in Guyanese rum shops.

🇨🇷Costa Rica

Bavaria Beer

Cerveza Bavaria

Premium Costa Rican beer since 1932, German Pilsner style with amber color and fuller body, smooth and drinkable.

🇱🇦Laos

Beerlao

ເບຍລາວ

Pale lager brewed in Vientiane with local jasmine rice alongside malted barley, sold in returnable brown bottles everywhere in the country.

🇧🇪Belgium

Belgian Saison

Saison

Saison is a dry Belgian farmhouse ale with lively carbonation, peppery yeast, and a crisp finish.

🇧🇿Belize

Belikin

The national beer, brewed at Ladyville outside Belize City with the Altun Ha temple on the label; effectively the only domestic brand.

🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

Berliner Weisse

Sour wheat beer from Berlin, often served with woodruff or raspberry syrup, low in alcohol and refreshing.

🇨🇲Cameroon

Bili-Bili

Bil-bil

Sorghum or millet beer brewed in clay pots in the north and drunk warm and cloudy from calabashes at communal gatherings.

🇪🇪Estonia

Birch Ale

Kaseõlu

Craft beer brewed with birch leaves, a unique Estonian specialty with subtle birch flavor.

🇫🇷Hauts-de-France, France

Bière de Garde

Bière de Garde is a named French beer associated with Hauts-de-France, served for its distinctive regional profile.

🇩🇪Germany

Bock Beer

Bock

Strong malty lager, 6-7% ABV, rich and warming, traditionally brewed for special occasions.

🇱🇺Éislek, Luxembourg

Bofferding

Pale lager brewed at Bascharage since 1842 and the country's most-poured beer, alongside Diekirch from the north and Battin from Esch.

🇳🇱Netherlands

Bokbier

Dutch bock is a malt-forward seasonal beer with caramel notes, traditionally poured from autumn into winter.

🇧🇶Bonaire

Bonaire Blond Beer

Bonaire Blond

Bonaire Blond is a branded blonde ale associated with Bonaire Blond Brewery in Kralendijk, made with locally harvested aloe vera flowers and brewed with a Netherlands partner.

🇨🇿Czech Republic

Budweiser Budvar

Budvar

A Czech premium lager from České Budějovice.

🇳🇬Nigeria

Burukutu

Sorghum or millet beer fermented in the north and middle belt, cloudy brown and sour, drunk from calabashes at markets.

🇰🇪Kenya

Busaa

A Kenyan traditional beer brewed from fermented maize or millet, often shared at ceremonies.

🇮🇲Isle of Man

Bushy's Manx Ale

Bushy's Brewery makes Manx ales and lagers including Old Bushy Tail, Manannan's Cloak, and Norseman, brewed with Manx water.

🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago

Carib

Pale lager brewed in Trinidad since 1950 and the default beer of Carnival and of every lime.

🇩🇰Denmark

Carlsberg

Denmark's iconic beer brand, a pilsner and national cultural icon, brewed since 1847. A national and global stara versatile and beloved lager, a refreshing and crisp pilsner, a beer, a drink, a cultural icon.

🇰🇾Cayman Islands

Caybrew Beer

Caybrew

The 'Premium Beer of the Cayman Islands'; a European-style pilsner with complex malty aroma and refreshing finish; originally called Stingray Brewery (founded 1996), rebranded to Caybrew in 2007; also produces 345 session lager, Island Hopper IPA, Hopnosis, and Ironshore Bock; a Cayman product.

🇹🇳Tunisia

Celtia

سلتيا

Pale lager brewed in Tunis since 1951, the country's dominant beer and the default bottle in a coastal bar.

🇦🇴Angola

Cerveja N'Gola

N'Gola

A lager brewed in Lubango in the southern highlands, the south's answer to Luanda's Cuca.

🇵🇦Panama

Cerveza Atlas

A Panamanian classic lager beer from Cervecería Nacional

🇵🇦Panama

Cerveza Balboa

A Panamanian lager beer