Unión de Cervecerías Peruanas Backus y Johnston

Commercial Brewery in Lima, Lima, Peru 🇵🇪
Owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev

Established in 1879

Contact
Av. Nicolás Ayllón 3986, Lima, 15012, Peru
Description
In 1908 Ernesto Günther and a group of investors founded in the city of Cusco, a branch of the Cervecería Alemana Günther & Tidow. In 1939 Cervecera Alemana Günther & Tido changed its name to Compañía Cervecera del Sur del Perú (Cervesur) and increased its production. In 2000 the company with its plants in Arequipa and Cusco, and with the popular brand Cusqueña, becomes part of the Backus Group (Backus y Johnston), thereby consolidating itself to the point of turning it into a company capable of competing in a globalized environment. Finally, in 2015, the Backus Group becomes part of AB InBev.

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4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottle at a Peruvian restaurant in Palm Beach.
Pours clear light golden with a small white head, some lacing. Skunky, straw, sour.
Not too good.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2025 at 00:57


4.4
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottle at a Peruvian restaurant in Palm Beach.
Pours clear light yellow with a small white head, light lacing. Sweet malts, doughy, mild sour.
Ok

Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2025 at 00:08




5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

0,33 cl bottle.Pale yellow colour with small head.Cereals, bread, metal flavour and just a tad sweet.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2025 at 12:51


2.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2

Not absolutely terrible. At least has the green bottle skunk infection, which I actually like. Golden pour. Bottle of this at a Venezuelan arepa place--the only reason I ordered it was I thought it was another Venevuelan tick from the city of Callao. I guess not. Maybe I'll get a Peruvian region.

Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2025 at 20:41


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Bottled. Tastes like another pale lager. A little hint of sweetness. blah blah blah not much else to say

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 00:53


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Probably the best of Peru’s pale lagers, it’s got a slight grainy nose, a cool bottle too, with the incan stonework and such. So there’s that.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 00:52


4.3
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Pour is more of a clear honey with a large white head. Aroma is beer. Some sweet grain malt. Flavor is a bland generic malt. No bitterness or hops. Just Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 14 May 2025 at 23:25


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Old rating from 2010 - 330ml bottle found in UK supermarket, first enjoyed many times on my Peru 2002 trip. This one pours clear golden with a off white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, earth, grain & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2025 at 15:08