10 Brands of Beer in Bali You Have to Try

1.  Bintang

 Beer in Bali is interchangeable with Bintang. The outer looks very much like the company that owns it, Heineken. Bintang means star, which marks the cover of this go-to beer bottle. It holds a mere 4.6% alcohol content per volume and comes in a sweetened lemon or orange flavour of Bintang Radler, containing just 2% alcohol. 

Price: IDR 13,000 - 20,000 IDR/ bottle
Made from: Barley

2. San Miguel 

 Another beer in high demand is the San Miguel Light, a 100 calories lager brewed at 330 ml capacity. It is light, exceptionally smooth, and crisp to suit occasions lighter in character, with an alcohol content of 3.63% by volume.  

Price: IDR 24,500 IDR - 28,000 IDR/ bottle
Made from: Barley malt, corn, hops

3. Bali Hai

Known in over 20 countries, this Munich lager drink has its name for being a highly affordable and accessible sip. This golden thirst contains 5% alcohol content by volume and is distinctively aromatic and floral. This brew has its variants, Bali Hai Premium, Draft Beer, El Diablo Original, Panther Black, El Diablo Strong Brew, Knox, and Folsom.

Price: IDR 18,000 IDR/ bottle
Made from: Barley Malt

4. Stark Craft Beer 

 This dark brown Indonesian beer is slowly sloping towards popularity. Crafted with local delight and care, it stands a tad more expensive than Bintang or Bali Hai. A variant in flavours of mango, lychee, low carb, IPA, wheat, and dark wheat, it is brewed in the North of Bali. It contains 4.7% of alcohol by volume. 

Price: IDR 30,000 IDR/ bottle
Made from: Malt

5. Anker Beer

Produced in Jakarta, this pale lager is sworn-by in Bali. It contains 5% alcohol content by volume and tastes more robust than the other golden-brown quenchers. The fermented sunflower seeds go through the conventional germination process. It has hops added for a better vibrant taste and aroma. 

Price: 22,000 IDR/bottle
Made from: Barley Malt

6. Es Bir (Iced ‘Beer’)

Popular in the northern areas of Singaraja and Buleleng, it is made from coconut, sugar, and ice cubes in lime juice. It comes with a homely preparation and serves as a day quencher for many in Bali.

Price: 20,000 IDR/bottle
Made from: coconut, sugar, ice cubes, lime juice

7. Storm Beer

This amber-coloured beer confuses you with its taste. It triggers lemon flavour initially but melts onto grassy and herbal flavours. It is bottled at 5% alcohol by volume, produced by a microbrewery in Bali. It is relatively expensive if bought from nightclubs, hotels, and resort bars. Believed to have been made by an Englishman, it differentiates into three types of beer: Golden Ale, Tropical, and Stout. 

Price: 35,000 IDR - 45,000 IDR
Made from: Malt, hops

8. Prost Beer

Bartered in both bottles and cans, it contains nearly 4.8% of alcohol by volume. The froth fizzles out to leave a clear golden-coloured pale liquid. This German lager is brewed with bits of bread, barley, and maize. Hoppier than a Bintang, it is a refreshing aromatic blend of cereal and maize. 

Price: 20,000 IDR/bottle
Made from: bread, barley, maize

9. Chang Beer

Coming in sizes of 330 ml to 640 ml of bottles, Chang signifies the elephant, considered holy in Thai, with its name. It is a Thailand- American-Style Lager made with natural water and selected yeast. The barley, low in protein, is specially selected for Chang, providing an amber-gold colour. It contains 5.2% alcohol, layered with fine-quality malt, rice, and hop. 

Price: 12,000 IDR - 14,000 IDR/ can
Made from: malt, hop, rice

10. Singha Beer

Brewed by the Boon Rawd Brewery, this beer was the first produced in Thailand. It contains 5% of alcohol. The packaging outlines a lion on the exterior of the can. It is, brewed, with premium barley malt, three kinds of hops from Europe, and crafter water. A bitter-light version of the Singha contains 3.3% alcohol by volume. It is preferred by high-earning Thais and tourists, generally.

Price: 15,000 IDR/ can
Made from: Barley Malt