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Oops! Cuba's Beer Supply Is Dwindling Thanks to Increased Tourism

Apr 12 2016 - 3:00pm

Now that Americans are able to visit Cuba [1] (sort of), the country is experiencing an unanticipated side effect of increased tourism: it's running out of beer [2]!

Cuba's national brews — Bucanero, Cacique, Mayabe, and bestseller Cristal — are all made through a deal between the government and Belgium's Anheuser-Busch InBev under the name Cerveceria Bucanero S.A., and now the company is being forced to expand and build a second brewery [3] in order to keep up with rapidly rising demand from thirsty tourists.

Although it is currently able to produce 19 million cases, Bucanero's demand is nearly double that. Case in point: the 33 million-case order it agreed to produce at Havana's Business Fair [4]. But fear not, beer-lovers! There are plenty of other Latin American beer options. Check out our comprehensive guide [5] to find your new favorite.


Source URL
https://www.popsugar.com/latina/Cuba-Running-Out-Beer-Because-Increase-Tourists-40891512