Cervecería Centro Americana Sociedad Anónima is a

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based in

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. It was founded by Mariano Castillo Córdova and his brother, Rafael Castillo Córdova.

Products

Gallo

Gallo is a 5%

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. It is Guatemala's oldest continually produced beer, dating back to 1896. Gallo is sold in

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cans, returnable bottles, 355 mL non-returnable bottles, and returnable bottles. In recent years Gallo has been exported to other

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n countries,

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and the

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. The beer is sold under the name Famosa ("Famous") in France and the US. The label's design features a cockerel (). Gallo has received several international certifications, including the gold medal certification "

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" from Belgium, in recognition for its outstanding quality.Monde Selection
The International High Quality Trophy results, 2012. http://www.monde-selection.com/en/7.4.6.2_BS_Selection_Results_2012.asp The brewery also claims to have received the "Prestige Award" and also claims to be the only two breweries in the Americas to have received it.

Gallo Light

Gallo Light is a

light beer Light beer (sometimes spelled lite beer) is a pale lager that is reduced in ethanol, alcohol content or calories compared to regular beers. Light beer began to be mass marketed in the United States in the early 1970s, following test marketing and ...

, the first and only one in the Guatemalan market, with low calories and a 4.2% alcohol content.

Victoria

Victoria is a pale lager with a 5% alcohol content by volume. Victoria was launched, in a canned format, in the western part of Guatemala in 1996. It proved successful, and expansion into the rest of the nation's territory began shortly afterwards.

Other products

Chopp Gallo, Cabro, Dorada Ice, Dorada Draft, Monte Carlo, Moza, Malta, Rio and Rio Light

References

External links

Official web site

Redict Site

Cerveza Gallo (Facebook)

Cerveza Dorada Ice (Facebook)

Conéctate Con tu Chela (Facebook)
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