A pale lager served so cold that frost forms on the glass, a serve the Dominican Republic calls vestida de novia — dressed as a bride. It has been brewed by Cervecería Nacional Dominicana since 1935 and is the country’s default beer.
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 for weeks before filtering and bottling. It is brewed very light so it can be drunk near freezing without turning to nothing.
How long it takes: three to four weeks from mash to bottle
How it is eaten
From a bucket of ice, poured into a frosted glass, with fried food and merengue.
History
Brewed by Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana since 1935; the custom of serving it near freezing is called vestida de novia.
Frequently asked questions
What is Presidente?
Presidente is a wine & spirit from Dominican Republic: pale lager served frozen cold, dressed as a bride with frost. Brewed by Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana since 1935; the custom of serving it near freezing is called vestida de novia.
How is Presidente made?
Malt and adjunct are mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned for weeks before filtering and bottling. It is brewed very light so it can be drunk near freezing without turning to nothing. It takes three to four weeks from mash to bottle.
Can I make Presidente 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 Presidente?
Malted barley, maize adjunct, hops, lager yeast, water.
How is Presidente eaten?
From a bucket of ice, poured into a frosted glass, with fried food and merengue.
