Everything that happens before the "pssst": The long production process behind the best-known beers begins with an inves

Generally, after the "boom" of craft beer in recent years, in the popular imagination the production process is linked solely with the final stage of brewing, in which fermentation, carbonation, and packaging take place. But before that, there are many other equally important and complex steps. If we were to go from the end to the beginning, we should say that beer is obtained from malt, which is a byproduct of barley, and that, in turn, this cereal travels a long path before being processed. A path that begins in laboratories long before it begins in the fields of Buenos Aires. The Cervecería y Maltería Quilmes currently holds 65% of the local market, not only with its traditional label, but also with other well-known ones, such as Brahma, Stella Artois, Andes, and Corona. Even in companies of that scale, the most relevant aspect does not happen only inside the factory, but along an entire chain that has been integrated for years and is well-oiled enough for the business to ...