A crisp lager drunk cold at Carnival and on the beach. It has been brewed at Champs Fleurs since 1950, took its name from the Indigenous Carib peoples, and became the country’s leading lager.
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 bottling.
How long it takes: three to four weeks from mash to bottle
How it is eaten
Very cold from the bottle at Carnival, on the beach, or with doubles.
History
Brewed at Champs Fleurs since 1950, the beer took its name from the Indigenous Carib peoples and became the country’s leading lager.
Frequently asked questions
What is Carib?
Carib is a wine & spirit from Trinidad and Tobago: crisp lager drunk cold at Carnival and on the beach. Brewed at Champs Fleurs since 1950, the beer took its name from the Indigenous Carib peoples and became the country’s leading lager.
How is Carib made?
Malt and adjunct are 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 Carib 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 Carib?
Malted barley, maize adjunct, hops, lager yeast, water.
How is Carib eaten?
Very cold from the bottle at Carnival, on the beach, or with doubles.
