A crisp Samoan lager, the standard beer at family gatherings and beach fales. It has been brewed in Apia since 1978 and is named for Vailima, the estate above the capital where Robert Louis Stevenson lived and is buried.
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
- hops
- lager yeast
- water
How it is made
Malt is mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned before filtering and bottling.
How long it takes: three to four weeks from mash to bottle
How it is eaten
Very cold from the bottle at a beach fale, with barbecued fish and taro.
History
Brewed in Apia since 1978 and named after Vailima, the estate above the capital where Robert Louis Stevenson lived and is buried.
Frequently asked questions
What is Vailima?
Vailima is a wine & spirit from Samoa: crisp Samoan lager, the standard beer at family gatherings and beach fales. Brewed in Apia since 1978 and named after Vailima, the estate above the capital where Robert Louis Stevenson lived and is buried.
How is Vailima made?
Malt is mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned before filtering and bottling. It takes three to four weeks from mash to bottle.
Can I make Vailima 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 Vailima?
Malted barley, hops, lager yeast, water.
How is Vailima eaten?
Very cold from the bottle at a beach fale, with barbecued fish and taro.
