Cervecería Centro Americana Sociedad Anónima is a Guatemalan brewery based in Guatemala City, Guatemala. It was founded by Mariano Castillo Córdova and his brother, Rafael Castillo Córdova.
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| Company type | public |
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| Industry | beverages |
| Founded | February 3, 1886 |
| Headquarters | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Products | beer |
| Website | Cervececeriacentroamericana.com |
Products
editGallo
editGallo is a 5% abv pale lager. It is Guatemala's oldest continually produced beer, dating back to 1896. It is also the most famous beer in the country, and has become part of Guatemalan popular culture.
It is sold in 350 mL (12 U.S. fl oz; 12 imp fl oz) aluminum cans, 355 mL (12.0 U.S. fl oz; 12.5 imp fl oz) returnable bottles, 355 mL non-returnable bottles, and 1-liter (34 U.S. fl oz; 35 imp fl oz) returnable bottles. In recent years Gallo has been exported to other Central American countries, Mexico, France and the United States. It is sold under the name Famosa ("Famous") in the latter two. The label's design features a cockerel (Spanish: gallo).
Gallo has received several international certifications, including the gold medal certification "Monde Selection" from Belgium, in recognition for its outstanding quality.[1] The brewery also claims to have received the "Prestige Award" and also claims to be the only two breweries in the Americas to have received it.
Gallo Light
editGallo Light is a light beer, the first and only one in the Guatemalan market, with low calories and a 4.2% alcohol content.
Victoria
editVictoria is a pale lager with a 5% alcohol content by volume.
Victoria was launched, in a 12-U.S.-fluid-ounce (355 mL; 12.5 imp fl oz) canned format, in the western part of Guatemala in 1996. It proved successful, and expansion into the rest of the nation's territory began shortly afterwards.
Other products
editChopp Gallo, Cabro, Dorada Ice, Dorada Draft, Monte Carlo, Moza, Malta, Rio and Rio Light
References
edit- ^ Monde Selection The International High Quality Trophy results, 2012. http://www.monde-selection.com/en/7.4.6.2_BS_Selection_Results_2012.asp