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Quilmes, the traditional beer of Argentina. I will compare it to Budweiser in the States. Light beer that states good. Just good (for me, the best beers are from Germany, like Pilsner or Spaten). Really enjoyable with pizza around here. About Quilmes: Founded in 1888 in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province, by Otto Bemberg, a German immigrant. The company quickly started growing and in the 20s it was already the most popular beer in Buenos Aires. Since then, it has become something of a national symbol. It sponsors the Argentina national football team, and the colours of its labels are Argentina’s light blue and white.

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    This entry was posted on Monday, February 6th, 2006 at 12:03 am and is filed under Buenos Aires. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

    12 Responses to “About Quilmes”

    1. San Francisco Daily Photo ARGENTINA Says:
      February 6th, 2006 at 5:26 am

      Looks like the cigarette goes along with it… ;-)
      Manuel

    2. Karine ARGENTINA Says:
      February 6th, 2006 at 8:26 am

      It sure goes along well with the Quilmes, especially with a Gitane :))

    3. Joe ARGENTINA Says:
      February 6th, 2006 at 9:00 am

      I want 2 taste it!
      I’ve seen one time in a resturant here in Rome but I did’nt buy.
      I’ll do !
      Ciao

    4. bob ARGENTINA Says:
      February 6th, 2006 at 9:37 am

      Great facade.

      Must be hot in Buenos Aires at the moment. I understand why you chose beer

    5. Maya ARGENTINA Says:
      February 6th, 2006 at 11:15 am

      Cheers to you all…is french beer any good btw? Karine..you know this more than I do :-)

    6. Karine ARGENTINA Says:
      February 6th, 2006 at 11:45 am

      Maya– you may find some Belgium beers in France really really good ones. Ask Pat, he will know ;)… french beers I can’t remember of a good one right now :(… what a shame.

    7. Dean Harvey ARGENTINA Says:
      February 6th, 2006 at 5:57 pm

      What about Kronenbourg 1664 - that’s French isn’t it?

      You forget after a few………

    8. Karine ARGENTINA Says:
      February 6th, 2006 at 8:45 pm

      Dean you’re right. The French Premium beer Kronenbourg ;) I guess it is been a while since I last tasted one. I will make sure to get one in July when I’ll be in France. Cheers :)

    9. Anne ARGENTINA Says:
      February 7th, 2006 at 12:01 am

      Interesting…have not tasted that yet though. I heard from tv there’s like a thousand flavours/variants of beer…LOL

    10. Rodney ARGENTINA Says:
      February 8th, 2006 at 3:42 am

      I would love to taste this beer. I also like this building. So different from anything here in the US.

    11. martin UNITED STATES Says:
      May 1st, 2008 at 7:26 pm

      im from houston texas and this is one of my favorite beers. this and the original. i also like a beer from texas called shiner bock

    12. martin UNITED STATES Says:
      May 1st, 2008 at 7:27 pm

      if u havnt tried it, u need 2. its really good

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