Beer around the world
Every culture that grew grain found a way to ferment it. Visit 19 beer nations and traditions, from Trappist abbeys to Andean chicha.
Europe
Belgium
A small country with an outsized, UNESCO-recognised beer culture, where nearly every beer gets its own glass.
Czech Republic
The birthplace of Pilsner and, for decades, the world's heaviest beer drinkers per head.
Denmark
The country that tamed brewer's yeast in a lab, then reinvented itself as a hotbed of experimental craft beer.
Germany
The land of the Reinheitsgebot, beer gardens and precise lager brewing, with a distinct style in almost every region.
Ireland
A nation of storytellers and snug-lined pubs, where a pint of stout is a ritual worth waiting for.
Scotland
A land of malty ales, ancient heather brews and a modern craft scene that punches far above its weight.
United Kingdom (England)
Home of the pub, cask ale and the styles that built modern brewing, from porter to India Pale Ale.
North America
Mexico
The world's largest beer exporter, with crisp lagers, a surprising Vienna lager legacy and a booming craft scene.
United States
The engine of the modern craft beer revolution, where thousands of breweries turned hops into a national obsession.
South America
Brazil
South America's beer giant, where ice-cold lager meets a creative craft scene that invented its own fruity sour style.
Peru & the Andes
An ancient corn-beer culture, once central to the Inca Empire, still thriving alongside modern lagers and craft breweries.
Asia
Ancient Mesopotamia
The cradle of civilisation and one of the earliest documented beer cultures, with a goddess, a hymn and rations paid in beer.
China
Home to some of the world's oldest fermented drinks and today the largest beer market on Earth by volume.
India
The destination that gave the IPA its name, now a fast-growing craft beer market with its own spice-driven flavours.
Japan
A nation of meticulous brewers, from ultra-crisp rice lagers to inventive craft beers using yuzu, sansho and sake yeast.
Africa
Nigeria & West Africa
A powerhouse of African beer, where millet and sorghum brews meet one of the world's biggest markets for Guinness.
South Africa
A country where ancient sorghum brewing traditions sit alongside a global lager giant and a spirited craft scene.
Oceania
Australia
A sun-drenched beer nation with its own glass sizes in every state, famous lagers and a thriving craft hop scene.
New Zealand
A small island nation whose zesty, tropical hop varieties have become some of the most sought-after on the planet.