A pale lager brewed in Manila since 1890 under a Spanish royal grant — the first brewery in Southeast Asia — and later expanded across the region. It is sold by the bucket.
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 or rice 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, by the bucket, with sisig, lechon and pulutan.
History
Founded in 1890 as the first brewery in Southeast Asia, under a Spanish royal grant, and later expanded across the region.
Frequently asked questions
What is San Miguel Beer?
San Miguel Beer is a wine & spirit from Philippines: pale lager brewed in Manila since the nineteenth century, sold by the bucket. Founded in 1890 as the first brewery in Southeast Asia, under a Spanish royal grant, and later expanded across the region.
How is San Miguel Beer 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 San Miguel Beer 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 San Miguel Beer?
Malted barley, maize or rice adjunct, hops, lager yeast, water.
How is San Miguel Beer eaten?
Very cold, by the bucket, with sisig, lechon and pulutan.
