Blogs from Malloco, Santiago Region, Chile, South America

From Santiago we headed to opening night at Chile's Oktoberfest, to taste some beers, talk to some brewers, and get a head start on a list of people we hoped to talk to here on Saturday. Pablo is hoping to find a brewery that he could work in - his technical knowledge should be useful here for many of these start-ups, and he wants to gain experience on large batch equipment. Unlike the festival we went to in Argentina, this place was set up to showcase the beer, not to be purely a big party. Saturday was busier and I was soon exhausted in the heat and sat down for a while while Pablo chatted with brewers. We were happy to try a beer made with quinoa, one of my favorite grains, and picked up bottles ... read more