There’s no doubt the US and Europe have capitalized on beer, but you’ll be surprised to know they have real competition from lesser-known beer-producing countries. Here are three of our favorite exotic microbreweries and craft beer from around the world. See if you find some of these beers and join the global quest for the best beer!

Liberty Brewing, Auckland, New Zealand

Founded in 2009, this small brewery started in a garage and has now grown to become one of the most provocative microbreweries in New Zealand. Joseph and Christina Wood are behind this daring project. The beer is easily recognizable for the fantastic art imprinted on each can, but what you want is to try the beer. Their double IPA and their Jungle Hazy IPA have substantial fan bases.

Beer to try: Hoptical Illusion Double XPA, a pilsner malt with Simcoe, Sauvin, Mosaic and Columbus hops.

https://libertybrewing.co.nz/

Minerva, Guadalajara, Mexico

Minerva is one of the better-known craft beers in Mexico, a country dominated by industrial lagers. The refreshing new craft beer scene in the country has given new meaning to Mexican beer, and Minerva spearheads the new generation of brewers. Founded in 2003, the microbrewery is known for its Vienna-style Kolsch amber beer.

Beer to try: Colonial, a wheat and barley pale beer with a smooth, malty palate. Perfect for starchy foods and pasta.

https://www.cervezaminerva.mx

Kawaba, Japan

Kawaba is one of the most exciting exotic microbreweries in Asia. The word Kawaba means ‘The Place of Rivers’, and that means the town of Kawaba is perfect for brewing beer; they use spring water for all the beers in the catalog. Here, it’s all about balance, which has made the all-natural beers an authentic take on Japanese mastery.

So, Kawaba is championing a new, flashy beer style, the Japanese IPA or JPA, but all their beers are fantastic. Your definitely have to try them all.

Beer to try: Snow Weisen, creamy and citrusy. Ideal for Japanese seafood dishes.

http://kawababeer.com/

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Casa Cervecera Pescadores, Puerto Morelos, México

Nothing more faithful for a proper name to be identified from its place of origin. That is why, at the time of thinking about it, we focused attention on feeling, watching and listening what was going on in this sublime place called Riviera Maya. We found out that one of the most important attractions was fishing and its commercialization.

In honor of this fact, we have decided to create the most perfect beer to share the special moment of the day, where fishing finishes but the refreshing time begins.

As a very interesting fact, “Pescadores” comes up for the ones who defy the sea at different times of the day, loosing track of time in the infinite ocean and, when fishing is over, they cool off with a good beer which honors their sacrifice.

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Are you one of those connoisseurs?

Do you get this bubbling urge to get the Framboise from the barrel?

To meet the hoarder of the best-stash brewer?

Or experience exceptional beer tastings and visits that come with a world of this flavorful and thirst-quenching beverage?

If you are all that, then we have curated a list of the most sought-after beer tours across the globe.

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Heineken Brewery, Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Heineken is the most exciting tourist attraction in Amsterdam.

Heineken Brewery was built in 1867 and was its main brewery until 1988 when a new modern factory was built in Amsterdam’s outskirts.

A tour of the factory takes nearly one and a half hours. All the subtleties of brewing are exhibited amusingly. This is the most famous beer museum and tour across the globe.

Carlsberg Brewery, Copenhagen, Denmark*

Carlsberg history dates back to 1847; it is among the oldest breweries in northern Europe with a magnificent history and tradition. The tour to Carlsberg Brewery takes you through the awe-inspiring history of the widely adored Carlsberg beer brand.

The unique exhibits and interactive models enthral visitors to this brewery. Most of the visitors are impressed by viewing the world’s largest beer collection. The tour includes a visit to the stables with large Jutland draft horses, reminding tourists of the history when beer was distributed to the consumer exclusively by horse carts.

St James’ Brewery, Dublin, Ireland

St James’s Brewery, Guinness’s central warehouse, is the world’s beer Mecca. Strictly speaking, the local excursion is not a brewer tour, but the action takes place in the very centre of the colossal Guinness complex, which continues to delight its fans with its famous beer and works round the clock.

There is a lot to learn for the visitors about how beer is made and, in particular, how Guinness is made! On the six floors, tourists are offered interactive exhibits worth experiencing, including information on adverse drinking habits and the consequences of drunk driving.

Tsingtao Brewery, Qingdao, China

No tour in Qingdao is complete without a visit to the Brewery (Qingdao Pijiuchang), east of the main port in the city’s industrial part. They say that the best beer in Asia is brewed here.

The water is taken from the springs of the nearby Laoshan Mountain. Tsingtao beer (Tsingtao – an old pronunciation of Qingdao) is sold throughout China and exported worldwide.

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Tiger Brewery, Singapore

The pride of Hokkaido Prefecture is the Sapporo Beer Museum, the only beer museum in Japan. The museum was opened in 1987. Among the oldest beers in Singapore, Sapporo Beer has been there since 1877 and is currently produced and sold worldwide.

The Sapporo Beer Museum receives more than 150 thousand visitors every year, and in the museum, visitors will be offered not only to get acquainted with its exhibits but also to taste fresh beer. The bar and beer gardens are popular attractions and pride of the city.

Final Say

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This 1,300 kilometers road trip (or 800 miles) is designed to be traveled by road. However, it is fully compatible with the Mexican Mayan Train route that will start operating in 2024.

The Yucatan Peninsula comprises the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo. I designed this archaeological route and road trip to visit 18 Mayan archaeological zones in the three states of the peninsula.

Tulum. The beginning of the trip across the Yucatan Peninsula.

The tour starts at the Cancun airport and heads south on Highway 307 passing through Playa del Carmen. About 120 kilometers away (about 75 miles), the first stop is Tulum. Tulum is considered the second most visited archaeological zone in the Mayan area of Mexico.

Without having the monumentality of Chichen Itzá, Calakmul, Edzná or Uxmal, its main attraction lies its beautiful turquoise beaches.

The town of Tulum is just steps away from the archaeological zone. It is an exotic place with excellent hotels and restaurants to stay for a rest or a meal.

Cobá

About 50 kilometers (or 30 miles) inland from Tulum is the archaeological zone of Cobá. Archaeologists believe it was the most important city-state in the area. It is even said that Tulum was an enclave belonging to Cobá built to facilitate the Mayan maritime trade that traveled along the coast from Honduras. Going around the entire Yucatán peninsula, to reach the coast of Campeche.

The main attraction of Cobá is the definition of its buildings in groups, separated from each other. It has one of the tallest pyramids in the peninsula and borders a lagoon of special beauty.

Muyil

Returning from Cobá to Tulum and then taking again the main road (307) towards south, at less than 20 kilometers (or 12 miles), at the foot of the road you will find Muyil. It is a small area whose attraction is the border with the Cunyaxché lagoon. This is where the Sian Ka’an biosphere reserve begins.

Kohunlich, Dzibanché, Kinichná

Continuing from Muyil, south on Highway 307 and passing by the town of Felipe Carrillo Puerto and the turnoff to Mahahual, further south you reach the Bacalar Lagoon,

The Bacalar Lagoon is one of the most beautiful nature spots across the entire trip in the Yucatan Peninsula. After 215 kilometers (or 130 miles) from Tulum, this is called “the lagoon of the seven colors”. It has different shades of color of the water in the lagoon.

In this place, there are hotels and restaurants of good level to rest. A boat ride on the lagoon is not to be missed.

South of Bacalar, continuing on Highway 307 for a few more kilometers, you have to take Highway 186 to the west to go to the state of Campeche and less than 70 kilometers (43 miles) away is the archaeological zone of Kohunlich, whose pyramid, called the “Mascarones” is the main attraction.

From Bacalar by the same highway 186 and 82 kilometers (51 miles) away is Dzibanché another zone. Very near you will find Kinichná, another important archaeological zone in the state of Quintana Roo. You may visit all these three sites in one hasty day in you want.

Xpuhil, Becán, Río Bec, Hormiguero, Chicaná

We have left the state of Quintana Roo behind and are now entering the state of Campeche. Following highway 186 to the west and heading towards Escárcega, Campeche, 120 kilometers (75 miles) from Bacalar, you will find not only these five archaeological zones very close to each other, but others, practically at the foot of the highway.

This section of the route is very interesting because you can visit several zones in a few hours. Each of the zones has its individual attraction, and they all belong to the same architectural style known as “Río Bec”, but with their own intrinsic peculiarities.

Calakmul. A must on this trip across Yucatan Peninsula

Approximately 50 kilometers (32 miles) down highway 186, you will find the turnoff to the archaeological zone of Calakmul, which is reached after 60 kilometers (37 miles) of a very narrow road that crosses an important part of the Calakmul biosphere reserve, considered one of the largest and most important in the country, which is home to about 250 species of fauna.

UNESCO as a World Heritage Centre has recognized Calakmul. It is certainly a remote area with few visitors, even though it is becoming more and more known in Mexico and the world.

This archaeological zone is of a magnitude and monumentality at the level of large areas such as Chichen Itza, Palenke (in the state of Chiapas) and Tikal (in the neighboring country of Guatemala). Perhaps because it is the most recently discovered of these areas, it does not have the archaeological reconstruction work of the others, but it is easy to imagine its magnificence in some of its routes (short, medium and long).

There are hotels nearby on Highway 186 with good food. It is worth scheduling an overnight stay near the area since the trip to the city of Campeche, which is the one we recommend, from the archaeological zone is more than four hours.

Edzná

Leaving from one of the hotels on highway 186 near the Calakmul area, heading towards the city of Campeche via Escárcega and after 3.5 hours, you will arrive in the city of Campeche, which is worth visiting and spending at least one night there because of its beauty and gastronomic tradition. Edzná is located 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of the city of Campeche and is, after Calakmul, the most famous archaeological zone in the state. Its attraction is the so-called ” Edificio de los 5 pisos” or “5-Floor Building”.

Uxmal, Kabah y Sayil

We leave the state of Campeche behind and continue the trip into Yucatan on highway 180 and about two hours later we arrive at the archaeological zone of Uxmal; from there both Sayil and Kabah are only a few minutes away. In fact, we recommend visiting Sayil first, then Kabah and crowning the visit with the monumental Uxmal.

Nearby are other areas within what is called the PUUC route: Labná and Xlapac, which can also be visited depending on time and the desire to see more archaeological zones.

Uxmal

For its grandeur and beauty, Uxmal is another story; It has at least three spectacular monumental buildings: the pyramid of the soothsayer, The Nunnery Quadrangle and the Governor’s Palace, but it is much more than that; its ball game, the unevenness of the built-up areas, are only a part of its beauty. Uxmal is considered on the same level as the most important zones of the Mexican Mayan world, such as Chichén Itzá, Palenque and Calakmul.

Chichén Itzá. A Wonder of the Modern World.

The route takes us from the city of Campeche, to leave this state behind and venture into the state of Yucatan, to the beautiful city of Mérida, which is about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Uxmal. The city of Mérida is very famous for many things, but perhaps most famous for its architecture and gastronomy. You must spend at least one night in this city.

The most important archaeological zone of the Mexican Mayan world is Chichén Itzá. It is the most visited of the Mayan zone of the country and the second most visited in Mexico, only after Teotihuacan. The Castle or temple of Kukulcán is undoubtedly one of the most famous antiant buildings in the world.

This area is considered one of the seven modern wonders of the world. The sacred cenote, the observatory and the thousand columns, are some of its main attractions and has the largest ball game in Mesoamerica.

Ek Balam

Just an hour from Chichén Itzá and half an hour from the city of Valladolid, is the archaeological zone of EK Balam. Its main attraction is its main pyramid.

At its highest point, you can see the circumference of the earth at 360°. A few meters from the exit of the zone, there is a cenote that is worth a visit.

End of the Road Trip across the Yucatan Peninsula.

Spending a night at the end of the tour in the city of Valladolid and enjoying the delights of its gastronomy is an excellent way to complete the tour and then head to the Cancun airport or to the hotel zone of this famous tourist city.

Another option is Playa del Carmen and perhaps spend a night or two there to rest and start the trip back to the original destination, as this city is only about 60 kilometers (38 miles) from Cancun airport.

Written and designed by Sergio Larios Pérez.

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98 mi / 2-4 days

Your very own Tour de France starts at the London Eye. Launched in 2012 to celebrate the London Olympics, this capital-to-capital ride takes the familiar Sustrans recipe of quiet lanes, off-road routes and scenic detours and gives it a unique Gallic twist.

The ride from London to the ferry at Newhaven is enjoyable, and a few tweaks – detailed in this guide – make it even better. From Dieppe to Paris, though, this is a truly memorable route. The best rail trail you’ve ever cycled, the historic towns of France’s eerily quiet Vexin region, and peaceful rolling lanes together lead to a classic approach to Paris au bord de la Seine. All are ideal for novices and experienced rouleurs alike.

Dedicating a full week to this holiday will give you enough time to enjoy the French countryside and spend a while in Paris, too. The ferry crossing and return journey mean that this route requires a little more planning than most, but it’s worth it.

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Lille to Paris. La Véloroute du Nord

380 km / 4-8 days

History, not hills. Cycling from Lille to Paris, through the battlefields of the First World War, you’re riding a route known as La Véloroute de la Mémoire – the Route of Remembrance.

The fields you ride through are the very ones fought over so bloodily in 1916. The Thiepval memorial to the 72,000 missing soldiers of the Battle of the Somme is directly on the route. 

This might sound like the cycle route that puts the Somme in “sombre”. Far from it. It’s a delightful way to discover Northern France, its sleepy village charm, its easy cycling, and some simply stunning sights that you’ve almost certainly never heard of. You’ll pass Arras and its colossal Grand Place city square; Amiens, historic capital of the Somme; and Beauvais with its stratospheric cathedral. The cycle route links them via a succession of canalside paths, railway trails and quiet country roads… with hardly a hill to trouble your legs.

The route is mostly open, but there are a few sections where signs haven’t yet been put up or improvements are still to be made. Our plotted route follows quiet lanes for easy navigation where there’s no official cycleway yet.

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430 km / 5-9 days

1,200km of downhill cycling awaits… and it all starts on a remote mountain pass in Switzerland. The Rhine Cycle Route is one of Europe’s greatest cycling adventures, from the Alps to the polderlands of Holland. There’s a lot to see on the way, but for scenic grandeur, this first leg to Basel is the clear winner.

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