First brewed in 1961, this innocuous lager named after the country's capital is far and away the nation's favorite.
You'll have to travel to Algeria for a taste of this lithe little lager brewed by Heineken. Tango is sold only in the North African nation.
Sandwiched between Spain and France is Andorra, where the citizenry likes drinking this smooth, hazy pilsner with a touch of citrusy complexity.
You might not dig the corn-sweet, straw-gold lager, but on a hot day it'll do the trick. And there are plenty of hot days in Angola.
Antigua Brewery claims that "Wadadli" has become the Antiguan word for beer. Hyperbole? Perhaps. But it's light and refreshing, with a tidbit of appealing bitterness.
The pale-golden Quilmes lager is the undisputed king of Argentina's beer scene, and it's distributed from Italy to Australia and America. P.S. The bottle's blue-and-white labels reference Argentina's flag.
Easygoing if a bit humdrum, the biscuity and gently bitter lager should be your go-to the next time you find yourself in Armenia.
The only thing better than sitting on a white-sands beach? Basking in the rays while guzzling this clear, golden lager that's designed to be gulped.
Pronounced "four-ex," the lightly carbonated, low-strength lager--just 3.5% ABV--is Australia's second-best-selling beer.
Malty and somewhat sweet, this lager might not be the world's most complex, but you can easily, and happily, polish off a six-pack.
Light lagers such as the bready, somewhat watery, and widely available Xirdalan dominate the country's beer scene.
In the Caribbean, there's one very good reason to drink beer: quench your thirst on a sun-baked afternoon. The clear-bodied Kalik ably turns the trick, though we doubt you'll want to take a souvenir six-pack back home.
Launched in 1961, the pilsner's signature ingredient is naturally limestone-filtered local water. Banks is refreshing, if a bit muted; you've had worse.
Brewed by a state-owned company, the light lager (just 4.6% ABV) has sweet aromas of hay and malt. There's barely any bitterness to be found.
During the winter of 1926, a Belgian brewery by the name of Artois decided to introduce an especially sparkling Christmastime beer by the name of Stella--the Latin word for "star." And thus a lager legend was born.
Interesting fact: Belikin is derived from the Mayan word that means "road to the east." Less interesting: this is another uninspired lager.
Wrapped in gold foil like a present, Bolivia's preferred lager is a malty, subtly citrusy thirst-slayer. Go on, have another.
Light yellow with a tiny head and plenty of bubbles, Nektar calls to mind corn and grass. There's some bitterness on the finish.
Curiously, a subsidiary of SABMiller makes this low-alcohol lager (3.5% ABV) named after the birthplace of Budweiser. St. Louis is mostly meh, with plenty of carbonation and a weak, grainy flavor.
When you're not in the mood for a caipirinha, sip on a Skol. The clear, bubbly thirst-quenching pilsner is the country's favorite beer.
Packing a refreshing zap of bitterness, Cameroon's king lager is Castel.
Much like Bud Light, everywhere you travel in Chile you'll find a bottle of crisp and cool Cristal.
Pop quiz: What's the best-selling beer brand in the world? It's China's Snow, which is led by the cider-colored lager that drinks feather-light.
Hailing from the West African country (a.k.a. the Ivory Coast), the pale, golden lager has sweetness and serious effervescence.
Born in 1842, the crisp, hopped-up golden pilsner remains wildly popular. It's a delight on draft, especially in the Czech Republic.
The light, malty Danish lager (5% ABV) has become a global phenomenon. Also brewed by Carlsberg and available in Denmark: Tuborg, which is yet another pale lager.
Plainly named and plainly flavored, the low-alcohol (4.2% ABV) offering from Cervecería Nacional Ecuador is pretty close to water.
If you're not drinking wine, then you're likely glugging this pale, premium lager that's available at just about every bistro in town.
Brewed by Guinness, this smooth lager can beat the heat on a long, hot African afternoon.
This is no myth: Rich, refreshing pilsner-style Mythos is one of Greece's top lagers.
For around a century, this Central American nation has been a fan of this clean, crisp brew. (The beer's name, which translates to "lifesaver," is a mash-up of the first brewers: Salvador and Vincent.)
Viking won't knock your head off, but it's an agreeable everyday drinker. Fun fact: Until 1989, alcohol was prohibited in the island nation.
Though it was only launched in 1999, this potent lager (around 8% ABV) is the top-selling beer in the country. The lower-alcohol Kingfisher Premium (5% ABV) is also popular.
Israel's largest brewery is Tempo Beer Industries, which produces several widely distributed lagers, including the kosher-certified Goldstar and Maccabee. It has been brewed since 1968.
While the Italian brewery was founded in 1846, it did not roll out this premium lager until 1963. Fun fact: In Italian, nastro azzurro means "blue ribbon."
The secret ingredient to this effervescent, palate-cleansing brew from Japan? That'd be rice.
The Lao Brewery Company controls the Southeast Asian country's beer scene with its range of Beerlao products. Jasmine rice gives the Original lager a crispness and light body. P.S. The Beerlao Dark is also excellent.
Better known as THB, the corn- and barley-fueled light lager is most commonly sold in dark brown bottles that are recycled and reused.
In 1968, the Danish beer maker's opened its first brewery outside Denmark in this landlocked country in southeast Africa. The most popular beer is this mass-produced lager, though in 2003 Carlsberg launched a local lager called Kuche Kuche.
If you happen to find yourself sailing through the Indian Ocean, make a stop on the island of Mauritius to try this heat-beating lager. It was first introduced in 1963.
I doubt that this beach favorite needs an introduction. However, Corona's defining element is due to its downfall: the clear glass bottle means the beer easily skunks, requiring a masking squeeze of lime.
In the country's bustling capital of Ulan Bator, odds are that you'll knock back a bottle of this dry, golden easy gulper named for Genghis (a.k.a. "Chinggis") Khan.
In the 20th century, the French introduced the notion of brewing beer to this North African nation. None of it is memorable, though Flag Spéciale is clean, bright and grassy.
Steinlager stands apart in New Zealand's pack of mass-made lagers with its sharp, dry profile and pronounced bitter bite.
The lightweight German-style lager has a touch of herbal bitterness and a compact, quickly dissolving crown of foam.
San Miguel is the oldest and biggest brewery in Southeast Asia. Its flagship beer, and the most popular beer in Philippines, is this balanced, slightly sweet lager.
Checking in at 5.2% ABV, the somewhat stronger lager has been a Portuguese favorite since 1927.
Among its range of numbered beers (6 is the porter, 8 is an unfiltered wheat beer), the favorite quaff is this crisp and bready light-gold lager. P.S. Carlsberg now owns 100% of Baltika.
Though many mass-produced Eastern European lagers can be cookie-cutter, the grassy, bitter Jelen is a golden beauty.
The pilsner's clean, grassy nose relents to flavors of sweet malt cut by a floral complexity.
Despite a light sweetness, the straw-tinged lager remains compulsively quaffable.
Brewed since 1895, the full-bodied lager is by turns dry and subtly beery, with sweetness kept firmly in check.
The golden lager goes down nice and easy, making Hite a fine fit for an evening of karaoke or pairing with a jiggling bowl of sundubu jjigae.
This dry, aromatic pilsner's mascot is jolly Gambrinus, brewing's patron saint.
Clear as crystal, the lager is light and grainy with a pronounced malt component.
Locally grown Ponlai rice gives Taiwan's top lager a crisp, semi-sweet character. It drinks dry and snappy, with a hint of lemony nuance.
In recent years, this upstart lager has challenged the supremacy of Singha. In Thailand, Chang registers a rather robust 6.4% ABV, while the export version is dialed back to around 5%.
First crafted in 1936, the Uruguayan long-timer is a well-carbonated blonde lager that, when poured into a glass, produces a pillowy head.
On the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe you'll find the stunning Victoria Falls, which is one of the largest waterfalls in the word. Its indigenous name, mosi, is the namesake for this popular pale lager.
For much of the last century, beer drinkers around the worldhave been in love with lagers. The appeal is understandable: The cold-fermentedbeers are crisp, refreshing, and suitable for situations ranging from swelteringtropical afternoons to cutting the heat of fiery Sichuan fare. America has, and cherishes,Budweiser. But how well do you know these 59 other lagers from around the globe?
Joshua M. Bernstein has written for The New York Times, New York magazine, and Imbibe*, where he's a contributing editor. He is also the author of* Brewed Awakening and he lives in Brooklyn, where he leads homebrew tours.
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