Top 10 Breweries in Argentina
Argentina arrived at craft beer through an unusual route: a country where wine culture was deeply entrenched and macro lager (Quilmes) defined everyday drinking, but where German and Italian immigration had established a latent brewing tradition in the interior provinces. The craft revival that began in the 1990s started in coastal cities and the wine regions before spreading nationally, producing a scene that now runs into the thousands of registered craft producers.
1. Antares, Mar del Plata
Antares is the brewery that started it all. Founded in 1998 in Mar del Plata by Christian Temporiti and María Marta Del Río, Antares was Argentina's first commercial craft brewery of the current era and spent its early years essentially educating the local market about what beer beyond Quilmes could taste like. The flagship range — Honey Beer (with honey from Patagonian bees), Imperial Stout, Barley Wine, Kolsch, and Frambuesa (raspberry ale) — covered enough stylistic ground to demonstrate the full range of craft possibility. Antares expanded to over 30 bar-restaurants across Argentina, making it the most visible craft beer presence in the country's casual dining sector. The Mar del Plata production brewery operates year-round for a coastal city whose summer population multiplies its normal customer base. Antares' historical importance cannot be overstated: without it, the Argentine craft movement would have had no commercial reference point for most of the 2000s.
2. Patagonia Brewing Company, Multiple Locations
Patagonia Brewing, associated with the Quilmes/AB InBev structure but marketed as an independent premium brand, produces some of Argentina's most widely distributed craft-influenced beers. The Amber Lager and Bohemian Pilsner draw on the German and Czech immigrant heritage of Bariloche and the southern Andean region, while the India Pale Ale taps American craft conventions. The brand benefits from the visual and emotional associations of Patagonian landscape — the mountains, rivers, and glaciers of the south — that translate into premium positioning in urban Argentine markets. Whether Patagonia qualifies as "craft" in the Brewers Association sense is a separate question from whether it produces good beer; the Amber Lager in particular is a well-made product.
3. Otro Mundo, San Carlos de Bolívar
Otro Mundo was founded in 2001 in the Buenos Aires province town of San Carlos de Bolívar, making it one of Argentina's original craft operations. The Golden Ale, Red Ale, and Stout established the range that influenced dozens of subsequent Argentine craft breweries. Otro Mundo's longevity — over two decades of continuous operation in a regional market — makes it a different kind of significant brewery from the urban-focused operators: proof that craft beer could sustain itself outside major cities.
4. Strange Brewing, Buenos Aires
Strange operates from the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires and has built a reputation for technically polished IPAs and experimental styles that reflect engagement with contemporary American and English craft trends. The downtown taproom draws a young professional crowd who discovered craft beer through international travel and are comfortable with high-hop, high-ABV styles that would have been unsellable in Argentina a decade ago.
5. Juguetes Perdidos, Buenos Aires
Juguetes Perdidos (Lost Toys) is one of Buenos Aires's most creative small breweries, known for a constantly rotating range of experimental styles including barrel-aged beers, spontaneously fermented ales, and ingredient-forward seasonals that draw on Argentine fruits and herbs. The small production volume means availability is limited primarily to the Buenos Aires craft beer bar network, where the brewery has cultivated a devoted following among enthusiasts.
6. Cossab, San Rafael, Mendoza
Cossab is based in the wine region of Mendoza and brings a winemaker's sensibility to beer production — particular attention to fermentation, barrel selection, and terroir-influenced ingredients. Beers aged in Malbec and Torrontés wine barrels have been the brewery's signature, providing a point of difference from Buenos Aires-focused competitors. The wine-growing context also means ready access to grape varieties for mixed-fermentation and fruit additions.
7. Schneider, Buenos Aires
Not to be confused with the Bavarian wheat beer specialist, Argentine Schneider is one of Buenos Aires's more established craft producers, known for consistent quality across a broad range including pale ales, porters, and seasonals. The Schneider range has been a reliable presence in Buenos Aires bottle shops and craft beer bars for over a decade.
8. Buller Brewing Company, Buenos Aires
Buller operates from the Recoleta neighborhood of Buenos Aires and was among the first Argentine craft producers to build a genuinely destination-worthy brewpub experience. The beer range covers English-influenced styles — bitters, porters, and golden ales — that reflect the founders' appreciation of British brewing tradition. The Recoleta location places Buller in one of Buenos Aires's most visited neighborhoods, giving it a natural tourist audience alongside a loyal local following.
9. Cheverry Hopfen, Córdoba
Cheverry Hopfen operates from Argentina's second city and has become the flagship brewery of Córdoba's growing craft scene. A focus on hop-forward styles — IPA, Pale Ale, and Session IPA — combined with strong taproom execution has built a loyal regional following. Córdoba's large university population provides an audience predisposed to craft beer discovery.
10. On Tap, Buenos Aires
On Tap is a Buenos Aires brewpub operation with multiple locations that has served as an important distribution and visibility point for Argentine craft beer generally, including contract production and collaboration beers with smaller producers. The taproom format — multiple taps of rotating Argentine craft alongside a food menu — normalized the experience for drinkers transitioning from macro lager.
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Argentine breweries from Patagonian Bariloche to Buenos Aires Palermo are mapped on the interactive map. Open the map to explore the full geography of Argentine craft brewing and find breweries in whichever part of this vast country you are visiting.