A pale lager brewed in Port-au-Prince since 1976, and a point of national pride since it took gold at the 2000 World Beer Cup. It is drunk cold with griot and fried plantain.
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.
How long it takes: three to four weeks from mash to bottle
How it is eaten
Very cold with griot, pikliz and fried plantain.
History
Brewed in Port-au-Prince since 1976 and a point of national pride after taking gold at the 2000 World Beer Cup.
Frequently asked questions
What is Prestige?
Prestige is a wine & spirit from Haiti: pale lager drunk cold with griot and fried plantain. Brewed in Port-au-Prince since 1976 and a point of national pride after taking gold at the 2000 World Beer Cup.
How is Prestige 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 takes three to four weeks from mash to bottle.
Can I make Prestige 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 Prestige?
Malted barley, maize adjunct, hops, lager yeast, water.
How is Prestige eaten?
Very cold with griot, pikliz and fried plantain.
