Drinking in Bogota: Chicha and Real Beer
Bogota is one of the few places in the world were you can go to a museum and see fine art, have a great meal, and then get a glass of chicha. Chicha is a thick, cream-colored, low-alcohol drink made from fermented corn drink. In La Candelaria you will see signs on lots of bars saying “Chicha Hoy!” The flavor is distinct, kind of tangy, kind of sweet. It’s definitely unique, and the flavor will stick with you for at least two beers (which you’ll be swilling just to get rid of it). I’m not saying it’s terrible, it’s just not that good. You should try it since its there, why not?
At the bars that we tried it it cost $1 a cup, and was poured out of a gallon apple juice container sitting open and unrefrigerated below the bar.
Post chicha cheap beer options include Aguila, Club Columbia, and Joker. Aguila is lighter and better if 
its hot out, while Club has a little more flavor and is better with food. Joker just sucks. All three come in at about 5% abv, but they’re cheap and beer is good.
For a real beer go to the Bogota Beer Company. They are all over Bogota, have the best burgers in Colombia, and brew their own beer. After weeks of drinking nothing but low-alcohol light beers I threw down the big bucks for a jiraffe of good, dark beer. Good Stuff.
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