Dorada Pampeana, an Argentine beer style
After 2001, beers imported from Europe disappeared from specialist bars in Argentina, and many beer-drinkers who had hitherto enjoyed Newcastle, Samuel Smith, Chimay, Fuller, etc., began to wonder how this custom of drinking “different” beers could be maintained in a country with scant brewing history. This marked the beginning of home brewing in Argentina, and the birth of „Dorada Pampeana“. Marcos Ragoni, biochemist, microbiologist and Quality Control Manager at Compañia Cervecera Mataderos SRL, Buenos Aires, describes the development of craft brewing in Argentina and introduces a unique Argentine beer style.