Craft Beer and Brewery Tour of Cali

Craft Beer and Brewery Tour of Cali

This is the only tour of its kind available in Cali. For a big city of 2.5 million people, there are not many craft breweries. Not only that, most of the owners/partners in the breweries don't speak English so I will be presenting about their beer and brewing process in English for you. You will learn about favorite styles here and some oddball facts like why, unlike the US, most craft beer here is in bottles instead of on draft.....

While I'm hoping to add another brewery soon, our 4 stops of:

Sultana Brewery, Antano Brewery, Tienda Kalima (owned by the Kalima Brewery), and the Bogota Beer Company

will provide you with plenty to see and a up to 16 different beers to try while you get to bring a 6 pack back with you.....if they last that long :).

I'm excited to share my love of craft beer with my experience of living here in Cali with you. I guarantee you a fun afternoon.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Acuaparque de la Cana, Carrera 8 39-01, Cali Colombia

Don't worry, we aren't going to the water park, but we will be near it at our first stop,

The Sultana Cerveza Artesenal (Craft Beer) Brewery.

Near the Acuaparque, you will see an old bodega converted into the Sultana Brewery.

Here you will see a tour of their brewing process and equipment, talk with their partners while I translate if they are available while I give you a tour of the brewery. Included are 3 330 ml (11.2 oz) bottles one of each of their 3 styles: Belgian Blonde Ale, Red/Amber Ale, & Stout. From the 3rd floor, we will have a nice view of the city (weather permitting) and be able to enjoy at least one of your beers.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Centro Comercial Chipichape, Calle 38 6N-35, Cali 760026 Colombia

Again, we aren't going to Chipichape but we will be near there. I don't know what's up with these locations here......but our next stop is the Antano Brewpub in the Granada neighborhood on Calle 18 Norte.

This excellent brewpub will open up early just for us to show us around. Their brewery is in the South of Cali, so here will see the restaurant, get a sampler of their 3 beers: An American Pale Ale, An Irish Red Ale, and a Stout and get an 11.2 bottle of each to take back with you.....unless you want to relax and enjoy one or more while we are here.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Parque El Penon, Calle 3 Corner of Carrera 3, Cali Colombia

Right next to El Penon Park (Parque de Penon) is the Tienda Kalima on Carrera 3, a very small bar in the El Penon neighborhood owned by the Kalima Brewery.

Kalima is brewed in the northern suburbs but here you will just sit and relax and sample their 3 styles: Blonde Ale, IPA and Stout

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Parque El Penon, Calle 3 Corner of Carrera 3, Cali Colombia

Only 2 blocks from the Tienda Kalima, we will walk from the Tienda to our last stop, the Bogota Beer Company El Penon on Carrera 3A

Bogota Beer Co (BBC) is the largest craft brewer in Colombia, and while they have little bars and bodegas all over the city, this location is a full-service restaurant too. The food is good here and you may be hungry by now.....

At this stop, the BBC will give us a 4oz sampler of all of their beer (5-8) available on tap at the time. Aside from the greater variety, this is the only option with draft beer available instead of bottled beer.

You will enjoy these samples at our last stop at my favorite bar in all of Cali.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes