When several new beers that purport to be Cuban hit South Florida store shelves in the last year, we had to investigate.
First were they really imported from Cuba? And second, which one tastes the best?
We ran a blind taste test: 🧵
miamiherald.com/miami-com/rest…
First were they really imported from Cuba? And second, which one tastes the best?
We ran a blind taste test: 🧵
miamiherald.com/miami-com/rest…
Palma creatively copies the label of the Cuban beer, down to the tagline, “La Preferida de Cuba,” Cuba’s preferred beer. miamiherald.com/miami-com/rest…
Mi Cristal was created by an FIU grad who also makes a wine called Tus Nalguitas (Your Little Buttcheeks). miamiherald.com/miami-com/rest…
La Tropical brews its La Original in Wynwood. Partners in the original Cristal in Cuba had a hand in making this beer. miamiherald.com/miami-com/rest…
You can watch me try all three at @uBs4Life in this video by @MatiasOcner miamiherald.com/miami-com/rest…
Check out the full story of how these "Cuban" beers landed on U.S. store shelves despite the embargo: miamiherald.com/miami-com/rest…
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