Florida Ice and Farm Company (FIFCO)

Commercial Brewery in Heredia, Heredia, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
Owned by Heineken Nederland

Established in 1908

Contact
La Ribera de Belén, Heredia, Costa Rica
Subsidiaries
Florida Ice and Farm Company (FIFCO) owns 3 breweries/brands:
Description
Promovemos el cambio en el ámbito social, ambiental y económico de nuestra empresa.

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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
12oz can brought back from CR by my wife & I’ve drank plenty when visiting
Appearance: Clear straw/yellow with a nice frothy white head, some lacing left in the glass as it dissipates
Aroma: Pale malts, grassy & citrus
Taste: Light mouthfeel. Malty, grassy, grainy and some slight hops in the finish
Clean, crisp and refreshing on a hot day.
Tried from Can on 17 Aug 2010 at 21:47

3.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
12oz can brought back from CR by my wife
Appearance: Pours clear straw yellow with a small head that dissipates quickly leaving some light lacing in the glass
Aroma: Pale malts, grassy and sharp citrus
Taste: Malty, corn, and grassy
Not very good, still better than some out there.
Tried from Can on 16 Aug 2010 at 19:14

4.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
12oz can brought back from CR by my wife
Appearance: Clear straw/yellow with a huge white head and some lacing
Aroma: Pale malts, grainy and bready
Taste: Thin mouthfeel of malts, citrus and light metallic flavor that lingers
OK, better than some worse than others........
Tried from Can on 12 Aug 2010 at 20:47

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
12oz (3.4% abv) can brought back from CR by my wife
Appearance: Pours clear golden with a small white head that dissipates quickly, no lacing. Plenty of carbonation.
Aroma: Pale malts, corn & grassy
Taste: Sweet malts, grainy with some slight bitterness in the finish
This is a decent low alcohol lager. Crisp and clean, very drinkable.
Tried from Can on 10 Aug 2010 at 16:20

6.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
12oz can brought from CR by my wife
Appearance: Clear golden with a small white head that dissipates quickly, no lacing
Aroma: Sweet citrus fruits and malts
Taste: Sweet and tangy citrus, almost like sucking on a hard candy
Crisp and clean, easy drinkability. This is made with mangosteen fruit from Indonesia. A decent fruit beer, a nice change from the pale lagers.
Tried from Can on 02 Aug 2010 at 17:28

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
12oz can brought back from CR by my wife
Appearance: Dark copper/brown with a small beige head that dissipates quickly, no lacing
Aroma: Dark malts, caramel, toffee
Taste: Toasted malts, caramel with some hop bitterness in the finish
A nice change from the usual pale lagers in CR. Nice beer, easy drinkability.
Tried from Can on 02 Aug 2010 at 16:26

4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
12oz can brought back from CR by my wife
Appearance: Pours clear golden with a nice white head and some lacing
Aroma: Corn, pale malts and hints of honey
Taste: Grassy, pale malts and a bitterness in the finish
A decent pale ale.
Tried from Can on 01 Aug 2010 at 19:34

2.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 2
12oz can brought back from CR by my wife
Appearance: Clear yellow/gold with a small white head that dissipates quickly
Aroma: Corn and honey
Taste: soggy malts and corn, watery
Footbalmed this one!
Tried from Can on 01 Aug 2010 at 17:06

4.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
16oz can brought from CR by my wife
Appearance: Pours clear straw/yellow with a small white head, no lacing
Aroma: Corn, grassy, pale malts and citrus
Taste: Pale malts, grassy and some citrus
Decent, easy drinkability.
Tried from Can on 01 Aug 2010 at 15:14

3.1/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
A lot of phenols, garbage and cereal notes. Nasty aftertaste. Low hops. Even for macroswill this stuff sucks.
Tried on 19 Jul 2010 at 06:01