If you are a beer connoisseur, you should visit some of the breweries in Puerto Rico. The craft beer scene on the island offers various flavors and experiences for all. While these beers are widely available in bars and restaurants, visiting the production facilities is interesting. Here’s your guide to Puerto Rico’s breweries:
FOK Brewing Company
Location: Caguas
Address: Carretera 189 Km 2.8, Caguas, P.R., 00725
FOK Brewing Company began as a hobby among friends. However, it is now among Puerto Rico’s most popular beer brands. FOK’s offerings are elegantly simple and use local, fresh ingredients such as mango and passion fruit. Visit and sit on their large outdoor patio to enjoy your choice brew and the tropical sunshine.
Ocean Lab Brewing Company
Location: Isla Verde/Carolina
Address: Carr. 187 Km. 2.6 Carolina, PR, 00979
Ocean Lab Brewing Company is the first Puerto Rican brewery to offer a cask ale, which is lightly carbonated, unfiltered, and re-fermented. Many of their offerings feature infusions of tropical fruits such as blood orange and grapefruit for a unique Caribbean touch. Make sure to also tour the brewery to see how they make their ales.
Cervecería del Callejón
Location: Old San Juan
Address: Calle San Francisco 312, San Juan, P.R., 00901
Cervecería del Callejón is a nano (small-scale) brewery and taproom in the heart of Old San Juan. They offer small-batch artisanal options: strong, full-bodied brews featuring tropical notes. Stop by for a visit. Take a seat along the cobblestone alley and admire the old-world architecture with your choice of beer in hand.
Miramar Brewing – Old Harbor
Location: Carolina
Address: Carr. 887 Km. 9.6 Parque Industrial Julio N. Matos Lote #2, Carolina, P.R., 00985
Miramar Brewing – Old Harbor produces diverse lagers, pales, golden ales, and IPAs. Old Harbor was also Puerto Rico’s first artisanal brewery. These beers are flavorful, high-quality, and fresh, with promising soft, sweet, fruity, and floral notes. Its beers are named after notable island sites (like El Yunque) and animals (the Coquí) to celebrate Puerto Rico.
Cold Blood Brewery
Location: Quebradillas
Address: 113 Calle M Lamela, Quebradillas, P.R., 00678
Cold Blood Brewery is a northwest Puerto Rican brewery and beer garden that creates brews that skillfully combine classic tastes and innovative tropical notes. You can enjoy hard ginger ales, whiskey stouts, and various beers.
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Boxlab Brewing Company
Location: Aguadilla
Address: Carr. 110 Km 31.6, Bo Aguacate, Aguadilla, P.R., 00603
Boxlab Brewing Company is among the best taprooms in Puerto Rico. This western brewery boasts a range of fruity beers with tropical flavors like pineapple, coconut, and mango. They offer various IPAs, stouts, and sours, so stop by to sample a few.
Reina Mora
Location: Sabana Grande
Address: Calle Betances 49, Sabana Grande, P.R., 00637
Reina Mora offers 11 beer types on rotation throughout the year. These consist of four core brews with tropical citrus notes. From ales to stouts, stop by this facility to enjoy your favorite brew.
Santurce Brewery
Location: San Juan
Address: 610 Calle Cerra, San Juan, P.R., 00907
Santurce Brewery is a microbrewery offering two specialized drinks: a West Coast IPA and the Santurce Pilsner. Visit the brewery to learn more about their creative process.
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REBL Brewery
Location: Villalba
Address: PR-149 Km 58.7, Villalba, P.R., 00766
REBL Brewery is a nano brewery offering unique flavors from interesting ingredients. From an IPA made from cassava to beer produced from leftover bread, their commitment to reducing food waste is clear. They also collaborate with other breweries like Cerveza Cerros de Chena from San Bernardo, Santiago, Chile.
Dragon Stone Abbey Brewery
Location: Río Grande
Address: Carr. 3 km. 26.2 Bo. Jimenez Local #2, Río Grande, P.R., 00745
Dragon Stone Abbey Brewery has its roots in Puerto Rico and its inspiration from Belgium. This microbrewery produces local beers that taste as close to an authentic Belgian beer as possible. Their offerings include sour ales, IPAs, and lagers. You can sample their beers in its taproom- Brew!!! Taller Experimental.
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Papa Rupe Brewing Company
Location: Ponce
Address: 33 Calle Mayor, Ponce, P.R., 00730, Puerto Rico
Papa Rupe Brewing Company lies within the former home of the late Thomas Amstrong Toro, a prominent banker and businessman in Ponce. This brewery offers over 20 Puerto Rican beer taps, including some which are made in-house and only available in its taproom. While you’re there, check out the beer-based food menu and the live performances from local musicians each weekend.
Cervecería Takabru
Location: Guaynabo
Address: Plaza 169 Carr. #169 Km. 4.5 Barrio Los Frailes, Guaynabo, P.R., 00969
Cervecería Takabru started during the middle of the pandemic. Among all the breweries in Puerto Rico, it has the first self-service beer wall. What’s a beer wall? It’s a wall of all its artisanal ales on tap. So stop by, and serve yourself from their selection of ales, pilsners, and lagers.
Señorial Brewing Company
Location: Ponce
Address: 2320 Cll. Juan Santaella, Ponce, P.R., 00717
Señorial Brewing Company makes El Polvorin (a smoked beer) created from grains smoked with beech wood. This microbrewery also produces diverse beers with fruit notes and honey. So whether it’s sours, ales, IPAs, or lagers, stop by for a drink!
Boquerón Brewing Company
Location: Boquerón
Address: Km 17 Hm 2 Bo PR-101, Boquerón, Cabo Rojo, P.R., 00622
Boquerón Brewing Company is a family-run artisanal brewery, with seasonal beers named after local sites (like Los Morrillos Lighthouse and Montones) in Boquerón. They innovate on classic styles by introducing bitter, fruity, soft, malt, and sweet notes. If you’re ever visiting this region, stop by their taproom and try out their ales, IPAs, porters, and lagers alongside local cuisine.
Del Oeste Brewery
Location: Mayagüez
Address: Boulevard Alfonso Valdés #100, Mayagüez, P.R., 00680
Del Oeste Brewery focuses on German-style beers with fruit and honey notes. It also specializes in American and Belgian beers. The brewery has collaborated with celebrity rapper, Residente to produce a maibock and tripel (which we’ll discuss later).
Best Bars in Puerto Rico
Here are some of the best bars where you can also enjoy Puerto Rican food:
- La Taberna Lúpulo, San Juan: It has a diverse array of beers, with 50 taps and 150 signature global beers. Enjoy your beer and finger-licking pub food in the open-air bar.
- El Tap, San Juan: This bar is in the heart of the city’s nightlife zone. It has over 46 taps (beer and wine), of which 18 offer local craft beers.
- Beerloteca, Aguadilla: Visit this bar for great beer and a curated collection of books. Sample the 16 local beer taps and Puerto Rican-style small plates, with a stunning view from the rooftop.
- Bier Garden, Utuado: If you’re a beer lover enjoying the Central Mountains, stop by Bier Garden. Explore the local and imported beers (bottles and draft) and local cuisine.
- El Patio de la Cerra, Santurce: This bar is in the middle of Santurce’s art district. It offers 12 beer taps and 120 canned and bottled local and global brews. Sit on the outdoor patio, enjoy a meal with your favorite brew, and watch a game.
- Brew!!! Taller Experimental, Rio Grande: This bar is a unique place to savor artisanal beer. This is Dragon Stone Abbey’s official taproom where you can enjoy this brewer’s Paradise Serie, Saphira Saison, and Nativa Pilsner.
Other notable bars include Taberna Boricua (San Juan), Aibonito Beer Garden and Restaurant (Aibonito), and El Grifo (Caguas).
The Best Puerto Rican Beers to Try
Some of the best Puerto Rico beers include:
- Medalla Light: This is also known as Puerto Rico’s beer of choice. It’s a crisp, refreshing, aromatic, golden light lager, brewed by Compañía Cervecera de Puerto Rico. It has two dedicated bars, Taberna Medalla and Arena Medalla.
- Residente Maibock: This is one of the beers created by Puerto Rican rapper and Grammy Award winner René Pérez (artist name, Residente) and brewed by Del Oeste. It is a balanced blend of malt and hops, making it a crisp, medium-bodied lager topped with a slightly bitter finish.
- Residente Tripel: This is René Pérez’s second beer creation, also a Del Oeste brew. This is a dry, strong, spicy ale. It has a unique flavor profile with orange citrus, banana, and floral notes. It has a slightly bitter aftertaste.
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