Pacena
Pacena
The story of Cerveza Paceña begins in 1877 in La Paz, when Alejandro Burgos Wolf founded the first brewery in the Bolivian capital under the company name «Wolf & Cía.» and made a fascinating discovery in the process: the early boiling point of water at over 3,600 metres above sea level – where water begins to boil at just 89°C and brewing must take place under pressure – gives the beer an unmistakably full, refreshing and characterful body that cannot be achieved in any other brewery in the world. On 20 October 1886, the Cervecería Nacional and the Cervecería Americana in La Paz merged to form the Cervecería Boliviana Nacional, which has since dominated the Bolivian beer business under the acronym CBN, and over the following decades the beer of the highland capital spread so irresistibly across the entire country that it took on the name Paceña – named after the inhabitants of La Paz, the Paceños.
With over 140 international awards, including the Superior Taste Award of the International Taste & Quality Institute in 2009 and 2012, Paceña has established itself as the undisputed quality flagship of Bolivian beer culture – and with a recipe that has remained unchanged since 1886 and uses exclusively 100% natural ingredients such as crystal-clear Andean melt water, selected barley malts, hops and yeast. Today, Paceña as the leading brand of CBN, which in turn belongs to the AB InBev group, with eight production facilities for beer and soft drinks in La Paz, El Alto, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cochabamba, Oruro and Tarija is by far the most consumed and best-known beer brand in Bolivia.
The Paceña Pilsener presents itself in a clear, pale and fresh golden yellow with a distinctive, fine head, where a pleasant aroma of fresh grain and subtle malt notes gives way to a smooth, malty-sweet and pleasantly mild palate accompanied by a restrained hop bitterness and a clean, refreshing finish. As a beer that has embodied the national pride, the warmth and the unmistakable spirit of Bolivia in every bottle for over 135 years, Paceña is far more than a beverage – it is liquid highland identity, a generational bond that brings the people of Bolivia together at every festival, every football match and every shared moment in life.