Taylor is calling us an Uber right now. We are going to go somewhere special today, one
of my favorite places in Queretaro, a place that I have talked a lot about and you have
been asking for me to show you. So I am really excited. Yesterday was kind of a weird day
for me, and I just feel like I really need to get out of the house today. For the best
advice about moving to Mexico, subscribe to my channel and hit the bell to be notified
when I upload a new episode every Thursday. Hi, I'm Alex, an American expat who's called
Queretaro, Mexico home since 2017. I get lots of questions from readers and subscribers
wanting to know what to do in Queretaro, and one of my first questions back to them is
always, do you like beer? I highly recommend that you check out Queretaro's craft beer
scene. In today's video, I'm sharing one of the best, one of the coolest places in the
city to do so. Stay tuned until the end of the video to find out how much our Sunday
fun day at the brewery cost. Welcome to La Fabrica de Hercules, the most
well known craft brewery in Queretaro and one of my favorite places to spend an afternoon
in the city. When you sip your cerveza here, you're doing so surrounded by history. Before
it was a jardin de cerveza, beer garden, this impressive structure was a factory. In fact,
it was one of the first industrial complexes in the city. La Fabrica de Hercules made thread,
blankets, and other textiles that were then shipped all over the country. The work done
here cemented Queretaro's reputation as a manufacturing powerhouse, which the city still
carries today. This factory is an important part of not only Queretaro's history, but
Mexico's history as a whole. Today, La Fabrica de Hercules makes a much more carbonated product.
Hipster in all the best ways, this 4,000 square meter complex houses a beer garden, restaurant,
organic garden, indie theater, offices, and small shops. Before COVID-19, many cultural
events were held here, including live music performances on the stage in the beer garden.
I was impressed by their safety precautions, including stringent sanitation, accommodations
for social distancing, and QR codes at every table for virtual menus. Okay, Laura from
@eternalexpat gave me a ton of crap because a few weeks ago I made a grilled cheese using
American cheese, which looking back, is kind of embarrassing, and Laura reminded me that
I am from, or I live in the land of good cheese in Mexico, and Laura, look at this cheese
plate. We positively destroyed it.
Alex just wanted me to talk a little bit about the beer that's here, because she likes beer
too, but is less of a craft beer drinker, and being from Michigan, we're used to having
a lot of craft beer on tap and available and I would say this place really does craft beer
right, but my favorite beer here is an IPA, and they also have a stout, they have a brown
ale. So pretty much I think any hardcore craft beer person, even someone much more hardcore
than me, would be very happy here and would find something that they really love.
So going back way back three years ago, almost, when Taylor and I first moved to Queretaro
and we were apartment hunting, we were staying in an Airbnb and our Airbnb host Alberto offered
to take us out and he brought us here and it was really our first taste of Mexican hospitality.
Alberto was just such an awesome host. We came out that night to Cerveceria Hercules,
had some awesome food. The food here is great. We are especially fans of the pizza, although
we are trying something different today, and since then, whenever we have friends come
visit us in Queretaro, we try to bring them here, because this is just such a cool place.
It is an old textile factory. I just can't get enough of Cerveceria Hercules. Cheers.
So how much did our Sunday funday at Cerveceria Hercules cost? Well, in total, Taylor and
I spent 1,140 pesos, which comes out to around $54 USD. Now that's more than I'd usually
spend on an afternoon of drinking in Mexico, but for that price, we did get two appetizers,
two entrees, and six craft beers between the two of us. Looking for more of what to do
in Queretaro? In the description below, I linked to my blog post with 10 of the best
things to do in Queretaro. If you're planning a trip here or thinking about moving here,
you are definitely going to want to check this list out. Since we spent an afternoon
at a brewery, I think one of my future videos is going to need to be an afternoon at a winery.
Let me know in the comments below if you would like to see that video in the future. If you
enjoyed this video, be sure to give it a thumbs up and make sure you're subscribed. I'm Alex
from backpackingbrunette.com. Thanks for watching.