What’s this world without a beer? It is unarguably the world's most widely consumed beverage across people of all regions, professions and backgrounds. You could be a businessman or a miner, a writer or an actor, an artist or a corporate achiever, importance of beer echoes unanimously after a hard day’s work; may be more when you need to just chill with your pals. One drink that is available across the world is beer. Here’s a dekko at some of world’s best-selling beers.
Budweiser is a name synonymous with beer worldwide. An American-style lager introduced to the world in 1876 by Colonel Adolphus Busch, Budweiser is still one of the top-selling beers in the USA. The distinct taste is a result of 30% rice content along with hops and barley malt. So, like they say, “Have a Bud!”
Heineken is a beer with Dutch origins. It was introduced by Heineken International in 1873. The flagship product of the company, Heineken is made of purified water, malted barley, hops and yeast, and is force carbonated for that signature pop. Any beer lover will tell you it is the most recognizable beer brand around.
Guinness stands out due to its irresistible burnt, wood-like flavour, which is imparted from roasted unmalted barley. It is a very popular Irish dry stout that was created in the brewery of Arthur Guinness in Dublin. Beer-lovers’ favourite Guinness is also unique in being a direct descendent of the famous porter-style beer that originated in London around 1700s.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is perhaps the most delightful beer available. It can be instantly recognized by its deep amber colour and an extraordinarily full yet complex body. For that quirky spicy flavour, blame the premium Cascade hops used in copious quantities. The company also produces Porter and Stout varieties that are equally popular in the beer world.
Foster's Lager is the unmistakably recognizable Australian beer with its trademark blue, white and gold oilcan, which were made popular in the early 1970s. The interesting fact about this beer is that though it enjoys unbeatable popularity in many countries, it remains relatively unpopular and unsuccessful in its own country!
EfesPilsener or EfesPilsen is the flagship product of the Efes Beverage Group from Turkey. This award-winning beer gets its exclusive taste from rice that is added to the rest of the ingredients while brewing. Taste wise it’s tangy with a bitter-sweet finish. A sure contender if you’ve never tried a Turkish beer!
Corona is unique in the fact that it’s almost white and is mostly served with lime. It’s a Mexican brand of pale lager produced by GrupoModelo and is one of the best-selling beers in the world. Available in Extra and Light varieties Corona is associated with everything sunny and summer!
Fuller’s ESB was added to the Fuller’s line-up of beers in 1971. It was introduced as a winter brew and replaced a beer called Old Burton Extra. The sudden popularity of ESB ensured it was a permanent on the Fuller block! Do note that ESB is also one of the strongest regularly brewed draught beers in London that managed to retain the lingering, full taste. An award-winning brew, Fuller’s ESB is a ten on ten!
Chimay beer is produced by Chimay Brewery in a town called Chimay in southern Hainaut, Belgium. Yes, hence the name Chimay! The noteworthy thing about this glistening beer is the ingredients that have held people’s attention. All of Chimay’s beers are made from water, malted barley, wheat starch, sugar, hop extract and yeast! In fact it’s the malt extract that is used in Rouge and Bleue varieties for colouring.
Red Stripe is all things Jamaican, all things fun and leisure! No wonder the catch phrase ‘Hooray beer!’ It’s a Jamaican lager beer with a distinctive bold, diagonal red stripe logo. The first Red Stripe was brewed in the Surrey Brewery in 1928 as ale but it turned out to be too heavy to suit local taste buds! The Red Stripe beer bottle is also popular due to its unique ‘fat’ shape unlike all others.
So, next time you want to sip on a beer, you would know that there’s more to it than meets the eye!