Top 10 Costa Rica

Imperial, the most popular beer in Costa Rica.

On tap in Costa Rica there at least two dozen different types of beers. However, the market is dominated by the five, all brewed by Costa Rica’s largest brewer and marketer, Florida Ice & Farm Co., better known as Cerveceria de Costa Rica.

Florida Ice has controlled the Costa Rican beer market for almost 100 years, becoming also the largest publicly traded company, as well as the most valuable private company in Costa Rica.

In most Latin American countries, domestic beers is what usually is on tap. Imports are rare and if available, overpriced when you can find them.

Although Imperial is the most popular beer in Costa Rica, imports from the United States, Europe, South America, Central America, Japan and China are all available on supermarket shelves.

Coors, Miller, Milwaukee, Corona, Bremen, Toña and Colombia Club some of the foreign brands all available in Costa Rica.

However, in most of the cases you will have to seek them out.