Vailima is a small mountain village in Samoa which is a lovely island country in the South Pacific a bit north of New Zealand and home of Vailima Draught. Now a Fosters Group company. The name Vailima comes from a local legend meaning Water in the Hand, the story goes that a couple was crossing Upolu which is an island over the mountains and the man was dying of thirst. The woman used the palms of her hands to fetch him some water to save him from dying. Anyway back to the beer, the Samoa Breweries Limited began operations only in 1978 it was a joint venture between a German beer company Haase Braurei and the Government, they bottled San Miguel for a while and now brew the Coca Cola soft drink range and EKU Bavaria under license. The Vailima beer in fact is a German Style larger which is a very refreshing taste in this beautiful piece of south Pacific paradise.
For more information: http://www.vailima.ws/
on Jan 9th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
valima is an awesome beverage when it is chilled really chilled.Its cheap in samoa its great a crispy taste goes down great better than v.b australia needs to import it VAILIMA its great .
on Mar 25th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
it is. is there anywhere where they sell it here?(syd).. i heard there was a few places importing over here. but i dont know if its all lies or wat.?
on Aug 14th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
I collect beer labels and beer coasters from pacific island countries. Have you any for sale or exchange? Labels and coasters you can get in each Customers Service of pacific breweries. Anybody can help me?
All the best Arthur
on Nov 13th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Is there anywhere in Auckland you can buy Vailima?
on Apr 30th, 2010 at 10:46 am
Too bad it’s not exported to California. Three trips to Sa’Moana resort, Upolu… And it’s the first thing we look for. Valima and surf, in that order! So stoked to drink a few Valima’s after a long day of surfing… So cool!