Gallo (beer)
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Cervecería Centro Americana Sociedad Anónima is a Guatemala
n brewery
based in Guatemala City
, Guatemala
. It was founded by Mariano Castillo Córdova and his brother, Rafael Castillo Córdova.
pale lager
. It is Guatemala's oldest continually produced beer, dating back to 1896. It is also the most famous beer in the country, and has become part of Guatemalan popular culture
.
It is sold in 350 millilitre aluminum
cans
, 355-ml returnable bottles, 355 millilitre non-returnable bottles, and 1 litre returnable bottles. In recent years Gallo has been exported to other Central America
n countries, Mexico
, France
and the United States. It is sold under the name Famosa ("Famous") in the latter two. The label's design features a cockerel .
Gallo has received several international awards, including the gold medal "Monde Sellection" from France, in recognition for its outstanding quality. Gallo is "Orgullo Nacional" (National Pride).
Victoria was launched, in a 12 U.S.oz canned
format, in the western part of Guatemala in 1996. It proved successful, and expansion into the rest of the nation's territory began shortly afterwards.
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
n brewery
Brewery
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
based in Guatemala City
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
, Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. It was founded by Mariano Castillo Córdova and his brother, Rafael Castillo Córdova.
Gallo
Gallo is a 5% abvAlcohol by volume
Alcohol by volume is a standard measure of how much alcohol is contained in an alcoholic beverage .The ABV standard is used worldwide....
pale lager
Pale lager
Pale lager is a very pale to golden-coloured beer with a well attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness. The brewing process for this beer developed in the mid 19th century when Gabriel Sedlmayr took pale ale brewing techniques back to the Spaten Brewery in Germany and applied it...
. It is Guatemala's oldest continually produced beer, dating back to 1896. It is also the most famous beer in the country, and has become part of Guatemalan popular culture
Popular culture
Popular culture is the totality of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images and other phenomena that are deemed preferred per an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the...
.
It is sold in 350 millilitre aluminum
Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....
cans
Beverage can
A beverage can is a tin can designed to hold a specific portion of a beverage. Beverage cans are made of tin-plated steel or aluminium.- History :...
, 355-ml returnable bottles, 355 millilitre non-returnable bottles, and 1 litre returnable bottles. In recent years Gallo has been exported to other Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
n countries, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and the United States. It is sold under the name Famosa ("Famous") in the latter two. The label's design features a cockerel .
Gallo has received several international awards, including the gold medal "Monde Sellection" from France, in recognition for its outstanding quality. Gallo is "Orgullo Nacional" (National Pride).
Gallo Light
Gallo Light is a light beer, the first and only one in the Guatemalan market, with low calories and a 4.2% alcohol content.Victoria
Victoria is a pale lager with a 5% alcohol content by volume.Victoria was launched, in a 12 U.S.oz canned
Beverage can
A beverage can is a tin can designed to hold a specific portion of a beverage. Beverage cans are made of tin-plated steel or aluminium.- History :...
format, in the western part of Guatemala in 1996. It proved successful, and expansion into the rest of the nation's territory began shortly afterwards.