A pale lager named for the conquistador, drunk cold in the heat and sold along the Carnival parade routes. It has been brewed in Panama since the 1930s.
It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into it
- malted barley
- maize adjunct
- hops
- lager yeast
- water
How it is made
Malt and adjunct are mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned before filtering and canning.
How long it takes: three to four weeks from mash to can
How it is eaten
Very cold from the can, at Carnival and on the beach.
History
Brewed in Panama since the 1930s and one of the beers sold along the Carnival parade routes.
Frequently asked questions
What is Cerveza Balboa?
Cerveza Balboa is a wine & spirit from Panama: pale lager named for the conquistador, drunk cold in the heat. Brewed in Panama since the 1930s and one of the beers sold along the Carnival parade routes.
How is Cerveza Balboa made?
Malt and adjunct are mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned before filtering and canning. It takes three to four weeks from mash to can.
Can I make Cerveza Balboa at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into Cerveza Balboa?
Malted barley, maize adjunct, hops, lager yeast, water.
How is Cerveza Balboa eaten?
Very cold from the can, at Carnival and on the beach.
