With Venezuela's economic crisis leaving
consumers struggling to buy basic staple foods, small Caracas brewery Social
Club might seem out of place selling craft beer that costs per bottle what a
worker earning the minimum wage makes in two days.But business is booming. Demand
for Social Club's beer regularly outstrips the 3,000 liters (793 gallons) it
produces a month, according to its owners. Most of it is sold on weekends at a
beer garden set up in the garage of its small production facility. More…
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Venezuela Craft Brewers Rare Bright Spot in Crisis Economy
With Venezuela's economic crisis leaving
consumers struggling to buy basic staple foods, small Caracas brewery Social
Club might seem out of place selling craft beer that costs per bottle what a
worker earning the minimum wage makes in two days.But business is booming. Demand
for Social Club's beer regularly outstrips the 3,000 liters (793 gallons) it
produces a month, according to its owners. Most of it is sold on weekends at a
beer garden set up in the garage of its small production facility. More…
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