Justin Tayler “JT” Ficociello is a happy craft beer brewer. The U.S. expat lives in Puerto Viejo and gets to do what he loves ever since he was a 14-year-old teenager in Vermont.
Brewers noted that Costa Rican ingredients — including coffee, tropical fruits and Costa Rica's spring waters — give the country's beer producers ample space to carve out a unique identity in the global craft beer scene.
Costa Rica's craft brewers have produced well over 100 beers in recent years, with new additions showing up in taps all the time. Here's where to find it.
The Costa Rica craft beer movement is in full flight, as gastropubs and microbreweries pop up at a rapid rate. Some are receiving international recognition for their brew.
Costa Rica's Craft Beer Festival gets set for its sixth year at Avenida Escazú this Saturday, where it will feature more than 30 producers and beer-based businesses from throughout the country.
With five medals at the recent America Beer Cup in Chilé, a select group of microbreweries from Costa Rica have put the tiny country on the map in the ever-growing world of craft beer.
