The safe companion to enjoy a baseball game. The inevitable in a grill with the panas. The one that takes away, on Fridays, the stress of the whole week. The one that takes away the heat on the beach, encourages the parties, stifles a lot of spite and celebrates the successes. Beer is almost as present as the arepa in the daily life of any Venezuelan. So much so, that it is often taken for granted that "the cold" have always been there, available to anyone who wants to consume them.
Venezuela is one of the countries with the highest per capita beer consumption in the world.