What was a German doing drinking the classic Argentine beer among barley crops? To be surprised by how research is conducted and

His name is Ernst Loop but he introduces himself as Ernesto and, although he speaks Spanish very well, he feels much more comfortable with English. Therefore, when Bichos de Campo saw him standing drinking the classic Argentine beer - at the event organized by Quilmes - the trigger question was simple: “What are you doing here?” (¿Qué estás haciendo acá?). The German agronomist attended the presentation of the new varieties of barley for beer in Tres Arroyos because he was part of that process. After his time in Spain, he has been part of the development team of Breun Seed, a firm from his country of origin that is dedicated to launching and marketing both wheat and barley genetics, for 14 years. And whenever he can, he visits Argentina, not only to do business but because he never stops being surprised by the way research and production are done here. “Like nowhere else in the world,” he assures. At the research center that Cervecería y Maltería Quilmes has set up in Tres ...