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Aruba’s Best Snorkel Spots

Welcome to the Chill zone! There’s plenty of places in Aruba to soak up some chill vibes and enjoy island life. Aruba’s stunning beaches are the first thing that come to mind, but just below the surface of our striking azure waters is an entirely different Chill zone to explore. Aruba has a network of easily accessible, close-to-shore reefs along our coastline.

Zeerovers: The Island Spot for Fresh Fish, Local Beer, and Authentic Aruba Vibes

Do it for Our Environment, Do it for Our Community Top 5 Reasons to Return Your Balashi, Chill & Magic Mango Bottles

Balashi Brewery is proud of its sustainable efforts, including making its spent grain, a byproduct of the brewing process, available to local farmers as nutritious and affordable feed for animals. Additionally, all the facility’s unused water is treated at the on-premises water treatment plant and sent to sister company APEX for manufacturing of their products. But perhaps the most impressive sustainability effort is the signature bottle

Magic Mango Carnival Spotlight

Aruba’s Carnival 70 Grand Parades in San Nicolas and Oranjestad are expected to be some of the most colorful and spectacular the island has seen.  Some ten Carnival groups are participating, each with a chosen theme that is represented broadly with their massa section, and more intricately within their featured floor-piece sections. And while the massa section—the largest section numbering hundreds of participants—is the foundation of the group, the featured sections—usually with a dozen to two dozen participants—are the icing and cherry on top!

Your Guide to Aruba’s Carnival 70 Parades

Balashi Brewery is proud to be a supporter of Aruba’s 70th Carnival celebrations, with Aruba’s famed beach and festival beer, Chill, sponsoring two of the largest and most popular Carnival groups—Champagne Carnival Group and Empire Carnival Group. For those that aren’t versed in all the dynamic parades held during Aruba’s Carnival season, check out our breakdown of the exciting parades to look forward to.

Music is the Language of Aruba’s Carnival!

Balashi Brewery is honored to be named by SMAC (Aruba’s organizing body for all things Carnival) as the official beer for Carnival 70. Balashi is Aruba’s beloved national beer, proudly brewed locally at Balashi Brewery.