Can You Name the Country of Origin for Each Beer or Brewery?
Written by Don Ayres
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Match these breweries to their country of origin and find out if you're a true brew whiz!
Beer is an important beverage that has sustained humanity for thousands of years, especially when water was too dangerous to drink. With so many people enjoying this bubbly libation, it only makes sense that breweries have sprouted up all over the world. Put on your drinking hat and see if you can name the country of origin for each beer or brewery.
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Question 1
Asahi Super Dry
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AMexico
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BJapan
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CItaly
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DFrance
Japan
Asahi Breweries dates back to 1889, when it was originally called the Osaka Beer Brewing Company. In 1987, the company introduced Asahi Super Dry, a rice lager which quickly became the top-selling beer in Japan.
Question 2
Corona Extra
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ASpain
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BPortugal
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CSweden
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DMexico
Mexico
A bottle of Corona Extra with a lime wedge conjures up an image of a tropical beach thanks to years of extensive advertising. You can consider the marketing budget as money well spent, as Corona Extra is the top-selling imported beer in the United States to the tune of more than $2.1 billion.
Question 3
Foster's Lager
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AEngland
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BCanada
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CAustralia
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DMexico
Australia
Irish immigrant brothers William and Ralph Foster first started brewing this iconic Australian lager in 1889. While the brew originated in Melbourne, it is now produced at several different locations throughout the world.
Question 4
Guinness Stout
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AIreland
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BEngland
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CGermany
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DCanada
Ireland
First introduced in 1759, different versions of Guinness Stout are still being brewed at the St. James Gate Brewery in Dublin, Ireland. You'll be able to enjoy this beer for a while, as Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease when he first opened the facility.
Question 5
Red Stripe
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AJamaica
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BCambodia
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CThailand
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DBelize
Jamaica
Red Stripe Lager launched in 1928, but the company now offers a few more varieties including Light, Lemon Paradise and Sorrel. While the company started brewing in Jamaica, it's now produced in many different countries under an agreement with Heineken.
Question 6
Tecate
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ACanada
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BMexico
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CPortugal
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DEthiopia
Mexico
Tecate beer gets its name from the border town where it has been brewed since 1944. The city even had its own baseball team which is known as the Cerveceros, which translates to "brewers."
Question 7
Labatt Blue
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AFrance
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BIceland
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CDenmark
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DCanada
Canada
Labatt Blue is the top-selling Canadian beer in the world. It was originally released under the name Labatt Pilsener Lager in 1951, but quickly gained the nickname "Blue" thanks to sponsorship of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL team.
Question 8
Dos Equis
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ASpain
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BEl Salvador
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CVenezuela
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DMexico
Mexico
Known in America for its "most interesting man in the world" advertising campaign, Dos Equis is one of the top brands of beer in Mexico. German-born brewer Wilhelm Hasse opened his brewery in Veracruz, Mexico, in 1890, and brewed a beer he called Siglo XX in 1897 to usher in the 20th century. The label's distinctive XX --20 in Roman numerals-- is what gives the beer its name.
Question 9
Molson
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ASlovakia
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BPeru
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CCanada
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DHonduras
Canada
The Molson family founded its Montreal brewery in 1786, which makes it the oldest brewing company in North America. The company is now a part of Molson Coors, which is the third-largest brewing conglomerate in the world.
Question 10
Harp
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AIreland
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BCanada
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CGreece
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DIsrael
Ireland
Guinness starting producing Harp Lager in 1960 due to a trend among drinkers to enjoy lighter, crisper beers. Originally brewed in Dundalk, the company now produces Harp at the St. James Gate brewery in Dublin.
Question 11
Negra Modelo
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ACanada
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BPortugal
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CMexico
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DBrazil
Mexico
This Dunkel-style lager first hit the Mexican scene in 1926. The English translation for the beer is "black model," which means the brewers consider it to be the ideal example of a dark beer.
Question 12
Peroni
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ARomania
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BCzech Republic
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CItaly
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DGreece
Italy
Peroni Brewery is an Italian company that actually predates the modern unified Italy by two years. The brewers credit the unique flavor of their beers to a proprietary breed of maize (corn) known as Nostrano dell'Isola.
Question 13
Beck's
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AGermany
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BSweden
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CNorway
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DSouth Africa
Germany
The story of Beck's beer is tricky, but it started out being brewed in Bremen, Germany, in 1873. After being acquired by Interbrew, which is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev, production for American bottles was moved to St. Louis to save on shipping. Customers even won a class-action lawsuit over deceptive labeling.
Question 14
Paulaner
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AAustralia
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BGermany
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CWales
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DEngland
Germany
Paulaner is one of the six breweries authorized to provide beer to the annual Oktoberfest celebration in Munich, Germany. The brewery name is an homage to the order of monks who brewed beer for their own consumption in the same building starting in 1634.
Question 15
Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout
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AAustralia
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BEngland
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CSwitzerland
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DPoland
England
This classic British oatmeal stout is brewed in Yorkshire with water from the original well sunk in 1758. The formal name for the brewing facility is the "Old Brewery at Tadcaster, and it's one of the few companies still using the Yorkshire Square fermentation system.
Question 16
Newcastle Brown Ale
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AIreland
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BDenmark
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CEngland
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DFinland
England
Newcastle Brown Ale first hit the scene in 1927 after first being brewed by a World War I veteran. Production of this beer has now shifted to the Netherlands, but the United Kingdom is still the country of origin for this roasty brown ale.
Question 17
Kirin Ichiban
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AIndia
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BJapan
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CNew Zealand
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DSweden
Japan
Kirin started as the Japan Brewing Company in 1885, but changed to its current name in 1907. The Ichiban brew launched in 1972 with a name that translates to "best." While the Kirin Ichiban you have in the United States is brewed in California and Virginia, it's still produced under the company's strict standards.
Question 18
Heineken
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AItaly
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BThe Netherlands
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CAustria
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DSwitzerland
The Netherlands
Bottled in its distinctive green bottles with the red star logo, Heineken made its debut in 1873. The yeast strain used to produce the lager was actually developed by a student of Louis Pasteur.
Question 19
Pilsner Urquell
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AGermany
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BDenmark
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CFinland
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DCzech Republic
Czech Republic
Pilsner Urquell might be the definitive example of the style, as it's brewed in the Bohemian region of the Czech Republic in the town of Pilsen. Visitors who come to the brewery for a pint of the freshest beer possible have the distinction of drinking in the largest pub in the entire country.
Question 20
La Fin du Monde
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ACanada
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BJapan
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CPortugal
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DGermany
Canada
La Fin du Monde is a Belgian-style beer brewed by Unibroue in Quebec. This critically-acclaimed brew has earned more than 50 awards, which makes it the most awarded beer in Canada.
Question 21
Cantillon
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ARussia
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BMexico
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CBelgium
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DBrazil
Belgium
Nestled in the heart of Brussels, the Cantillon Brewery has been producing its distinctive lambic beers since 1900. Lambic beers get their distinctive tart flavors through exposure to wild yeast, which blow into the open fermentation tanks.
Question 22
St. Pauli Girl
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AIreland
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BGermany
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CFinland
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DDenmark
Germany
St. Pauli Girl is brewed in Bremen, Germany, under the country's Reinheitsgebot purity law. Under this regulation, beer can contain only four specific ingredients: water, barley, yeast and hops.
Question 23
Coopers
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AThe Bahamas
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BMadagascar
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CAustralia
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DPakistan
Australia
Thomas Cooper brewed his first batch of beer in 1862, but he meant it to be used to help his sick wife. The brew proved so popular he eventually opened his own brewery in Adelaide. Today, Coopers is the largest Australian-owned brewing company in the country.
Question 24
Stella Artois
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AItaly
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BCzech Republic
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CRussia
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DBelgium
Belgium
While the Artois brewery in Leuven, Belgium, dates back to the late 16th century, the first batch of Stella Artois wasn't released until 1926. The brewers intended it to be a Christmas gift to the people of their town, and the name "Stella" is Latin for "star," which is a reference to the Christmas star.
Question 25
Saison Dupont
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AHaiti
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BEngland
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CBelgium
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DCroatia
Belgium
The word "saison" means "season" in French, and it refers to the seasonal farmhands who consumed this beer during the summer months. Brasserie Dupont produces this farmhouse ale at its brewery in Tourpes, Belgium.
Question 26
Carlsberg
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ASweden
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BDenmark
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CEngland
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DPoland
Denmark
In 1847, Danish brewer Jacob Christian Jacobsen founded Carlsberg in Copenhagen and named his new brewery after his son Carl. Exports started in 1868, and by 1981, the company had opened breweries in five different countries.
Question 27
Belikin
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ABelize
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BThe Philippines
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CKenya
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DEgypt
Belize
Popular with cruise ship passengers and natives alike, Belikin is the top-selling beer in Belize. Taking inspiration from the Mayan word for "route to the east," the Belize Brewing Company produces three varieties of Belikin: Lighthouse Lager, Premium and stout.
Question 28
Stiegl Pils
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AIceland
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BFinland
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CLithuania
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DAustria
Austria
Stiegl's brewery dates back to 1492 in Salzburg, which is located in present-day Austria. The brewery's name refers to the small set of stairs next to the brewhouse that produced flavorful beers enjoyed by Austrians such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Today, Stiegl is Austria's most popular independent brewery and produces a wide array of brews.
Question 29
BrewDog
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ABelgium
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BDenmark
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CHungary
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DScotland
Scotland
Founded in 2007 by James Watt and Martin Dickie, BrewDog produces beers such as Punk IPA. For three years, the duo toured the United States for the show Brew Dogs on the Esquire Network. They once brewed a stout with a whopping 32 percent alcohol content called Tactical Nuclear Penguin, which was billed as the strongest beer in the world.
Question 30
Kingfisher Lager
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ASouth Africa
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BPanama
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CMexico
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DIndia
India
Kingfisher is brewed by a company called United Breweries Ltd, which unified a number of different brewing operations in 1915. The company's flagship brand, it launched in 1978 and can now be found in 55 countries.
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