Cara Pils

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Cara Pils is a brand of beer, as well as a type of caramel malt, used in beer making.

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The brewery that brews Cara Pils changes according to which brewery can make it the cheapest. Formerly brewed by Alken-Maes, it then was brewed until 2017 in France by Brasserie de Saint-Omer, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, before being brewed again in Belgium. [1] [2]

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. [3] In 2021, the cookbook "Koken met CaraPils" (Dutch: "Cooking with CaraPils") was published by a student in collaboration with Colruyt. [4] [5]

YearPrice for 33cl
2016€ 0.32 [3]
2017-2018€ 0.33 [6]
2019-2020€ 0.34 [7]
2021€ 0.32 [8]
2022€ 0.35 [9]

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References

  1. http://www.sudinfo.be/1346321/article/2015-08-04/la-cara-pils-la-biere-preferee-des-etudiants-vendue-par-colruyt-est-brassee-en-f Archived 2015-08-07 at the Wayback Machine La Cara Pils, la bière «préférée» des étudiants vendue par Colruyt, est brassée... en France
  2. "Pénurie de Cara Pils dans les Colruyt: la faute à la chaleur!". Édition digitale de Namur (in French). 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  3. 1 2 "Price Cara Pils Colruyt" . Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  4. Vandael, Birger (2021-11-30). "Dorian (26) lanceert kookboek met gerechten met Cara Pils: check hier al zijn recept voor 'Pasta Carabonara'". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  5. "Kookboek | Koken met Cara Pils | België". Koken met Cara Pils (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-11-04.
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