Tourism and beer: 5 beer destinations you must visit

If you are a true brewer, do not miss these five cities where beer is one of its main emblems.

Beer is one of the most consumed drinks daily, and this is not something new, since its origin dates back more than 5000 years.

This drink it has become the source and motivation of many travelers who sail around the world looking for the best of all beers.

For this reason, many cities, taking advantage of the strong appeal of these products, have converted beer in its main tourist activity. And today, with the rise of foodies and food and travel bloggers, these cities are home to the rise of new craft distilleries and bars specializing in home-brewed beers.

The top 5 of the beer destinations

• To begin with the ranking, the city that has the honor of inaugurating the list is Seoul, located in South Korea. The South Korean capital was the protagonist of the miracle of the Han River, going from being a destroyed city to one of the most advanced in the world in just 50 years.

Along with this growth, the beer industry has also become important, finding its place in the Gyeongdan alley. This street has become a pilgrimage sanctuary for beer lovers, because in it you can enjoy various types of craft beer produced right there by the women who run the premises that give life to this small alley.

• The next city to appear on our list is none other than the one recognized by the most brewers, the capital of Belgium, Brussels. No one should be surprised that this European city appears on our list, its brewing tradition is very long and has accompanied the city since its inception.

In Brussels, the consumption of this drink is legal from the age of 16, and among its streets, we find three types of beers that are practically exclusive to the place:

Trappist Beers, whose secret of elaboration passes from monk to monk and has not been revealed to the public

Lambic Beers. We will all remember them for their fruity flavors and difficult association, the result of their early or spontaneous fermentation.

Dubbel beers Malted beers with a nutty flavor, without much hops and that owe their name to the tradition of marking barrels with an “x” in the past, they were marked “XX”

Trippel beers : Originally from the Wesmalle Monastery, they are golden blondes, but with more alcohol than the previous ones.

We could not leave the Flemish city without talking about one of the most important centers for beer lovers, the Delirium. This bar, with the insignia of a pink elephant, has the Guinness record for the variety of beers in one place. Makes you want to go there right now, doesn’t it?

• And from Belgium we go to the Far East again with our next city: Yokohama. This japanese city appears in our ranking because it is the headquarters of the most international Japanese beer, the Kirin. For all those who have not tried it, it is a barley beer, with a smooth and refreshing flavor, ideal for daily consumption.

The Japanese city, knowing that its brewery attracts many tourists, have mounted a series of visits to the brewery, so that travelers can see, step by step, how this miraculous liquid is made. Also due to the tourism generated by this factory, in the city the craft beer industry has flourished.

• The next position on our list is occupied by Dublin, Ireland. The history of this city is strongly linked to beer, since there are many pubs in Dublin. And it is that irish pubs They have flooded the world and the country is a benchmark when it comes to hospitality. And we cannot forget the beer that the city was born with, the Guinness.

This dark beer is one of the most international brands from the country. If you are a beer lover, surely you have had more than one.

The brewery of this beer is located in the center of Dublin and can also be visited. But if you really want to know the beer spirit of the city, get lost in its streets, let yourself be seduced by the songs that come out of the pubs, and have a good pint of Guinness!

• The last city to have a place on our list could not be other than Munich, Germany. The Bavarian city is source of the first and original Oktoberfest, the quintessential beer festival. But it was not by chance that the festival began in these squares, but the beer tradition in Munich is practically a way of life.

In the Bavarian factories, five of the best known German beers are created: Augustiner, Hacker-Pschorr, Hofbräu, Löwenbräu, Paulaner y Spaten-Franziskaner. These beers are world references, and what better place to taste them than in the city where they were born?