Cara Pils is a

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, as well as a type of caramel malt, used in beer making. The brewery that brews Cara Pils changes according to which brewery can make it the cheapest. Formerly brewed by

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, it then was brewed until 2017 in France by Brasserie de Saint-Omer, in the

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region, before being brewed again in Belgium. The Belgian beer is brewed and canned for N.V. Copimex S.A., and is sold in the Colruyt discount supermarket chain, as well as many other stores. It is one of Belgium's cheapest beers, the history of the price can be found here: in 2016 a 33 cl can sells for €0.32. In 2021, the cookbook "Koken met CaraPils" (Dutch: "Cooking with CaraPils") was published by a student in collaboration with Colruyt.

Summary

* Belgian beer * Alcohol: 4.4% ABV * Available in 33 cl cans, 50 cl cans, and 25 cl bottles * Exists in a non-alcoholic version (Cara Pils NA)

External links

Cara Pils on BeerPal.com

References

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