Guadalajara’s craft beer industry is booming, with new microbreweries cropping up all the time. Among those to catch the Reporter’s eye during the International Beer Festival in October was the boldly named Cerveza Uno, a one-man operation run by Luis Enrique Lepe Tinoco.
“I called it numero uno from the outset,” he says, explaining that although he is only just beginning to sell it commercially, Uno is actually one of the oldest craft beers in Guadalajara.
A professional sock maker, Lepe started brewing as a hobby nine years ago, producing beer for his own consumption and for family and friends. Learning from books and internet guides, he taught himself to brew in a process he describes as “trial and error.”
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