Beer 134 - Costena

It is a cold rainy night in Bogota, Colombia but we wanted to eat Ajiaco, one of Bogota's culinary delights, so we took a taxi to Casa Vieja Restaurant after Patricia had searched Google and found this restaurant who claimed they were famous for Ajiaco. More on that in a moment.

Costena is a Colombian beer brewed by Bavaria Brewery, a subsidiary of SAB Miller, in Bogota.  The web site says "Costena is a lager, pilsen type beer brewed with the finest ingredients and with our brewery expertise. The balance of malt and hop make it full boded and slightly sweet with a bitter taste and very mild hop aroma. its alcohol content is 4% in volume with  dry flavor and mean body thus making it the perfect beverage to extend those oarties with your group of friends."

The description is slightly exagerated but even so the beer is pleasant to drink and washed the ajiaco down perfectly.  Ajiaco is an enhanced soup, made with chicken, a herb called guasca, three types of potatoes and corn and a tablespoon of cream added at the end.  It is served with capers, avocado, rice and two types of arepas (a type of Colombian corn bread) and provides a hearty, tasty meal on a cold, wet evening.