Cervecería India (Medalla Brewery)

The Compañía Cervecera de Puerto Rico — universally known as the India brewery — has been brewing beer in Mayagüez since 1937 and is the largest brewery on the island. The factory is a working industrial site, not a tourist trap, but you can usually tour it on weekdays by booking ahead at the reception. The tour covers brewing, packaging, and a tasting at the end.

Even without the tour, the brewery building is part of the city's twentieth-century identity. The huge red India sign on the chimney is one of the landmarks you see flying into Mayagüez airport.

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The brewery's flagship product, Medalla Light, was launched in 1979 as a low-alcohol American-style lager — and went on to dominate the Puerto Rican beer market so completely that ordering "a beer" on the island still defaults to a Medalla in most bars. The original India brand, dating to 1937, is still made here too.