La Factoria
La Factoria occupies a converted industrial space in the Pinares commercial area, keeping the high ceilings and exposed metalwork of the original building while fitting it out as a craft beer bar. The tap list runs eight to twelve rotating taps, sourced from Colombian craft breweries with particular focus on Bogota and Medellin-based producers. The regular list includes lagers, IPAs, and fruit-forward ales made with Colombian tropical ingredients. A rotating guest tap brings in regional and seasonal options. The space holds around 100 people with a mix of high-top communal tables and regular seating. The bar takes up one full wall. A small kitchen produces pub-style food: burgers, quesadillas, and a rotating weekly special. The after-work crowd fills the venue from 6 PM, transitioning to a later social crowd by 9 PM on weekends. The atmosphere is casual and conversation-friendly at most hours.
Where to stay near La Factoria
Hotels close to Pinares, Pereira.
What to Expect
An industrial-aesthetic craft beer bar with a rotating tap list and pub food. The atmosphere is casual, the volume is conversation-friendly, and the focus is on the beer rather than a specific nightlife format.
Casual, industrial, and low-key. The after-work crowd gives it a genuine neighborhood bar feel on weekday evenings.
Background alternative and indie rock, Latin indie. Volume stays low throughout.
Casual. No dress code enforced.
Craft beer enthusiasts, after-work drinkers, or anyone who wants a casual social bar in Pinares without the gastrobar pricing
Cash and card accepted.
Price Range
Craft beer 12,000-18,000 COP per pint, imported beer 18,000-25,000 COP, cocktails 15,000-22,000 COP, burgers 25,000-35,000 COP
Craft beer ~USD 3-4.50, imported beer ~USD 4.50-6.25, cocktails ~USD 3.75-5.50, burgers ~USD 6.25-8.75
Hours
Monday-Saturday 16:00-00:00, Sunday 14:00-22:00
Insider Tip
The Tuesday tap rotation is when new beers go on; if you're visiting midweek, this is the best time to try something you won't find anywhere else in Pereira. The staff know the beers well and will walk you through the tap list if asked. The rotating weekly food special is usually the best value on the menu.
Full Review
La Factoria fills a gap in Pereira's bar scene that was clearly present before it opened. The city's craft beer culture is growing, driven partly by Colombian urbanization and partly by the influence of Bogota and Medellin's more developed beer scenes. La Factoria acts as the local point of contact for that movement, bringing in taps from Colombian producers that aren't available anywhere else in the Eje Cafetero.
The physical space earns the industrial concept. The ceiling height is genuine, the metalwork is structural rather than decorative, and the bar's design doesn't try to soften the building's history. This reads as authentic rather than themed. The communal high-top tables suit the beer bar format, which is inherently more social than the individual table setup of the gastrobars.
The tap list is the main reason to visit. Colombian craft brewing has developed significantly in the past decade, and the Bogota producers in particular have been producing IPAs and ales that compete with South American regional standards. The fruit-forward ales using guanabana and maracuya are distinctly Colombian in character and worth trying before moving to a more familiar style.
The after-work crowd is the most reliable feature. From 6 to 9 PM on weekdays, La Factoria fills with Pinares professionals unwinding after work. This is the most organic social environment in Pereira: people who live and work in the neighborhood, not tourists, not club-goers, just people who wanted a good beer after a working day. For a foreign visitor, this is an accessible and low-pressure entry point into genuine Pereirano social life.
The Neighborhood
La Factoria is in the Pinares commercial area, on a side street off the main commercial strip. The converted industrial building is visible by its facade and the tap list poster in the window.
Getting There
Uber or InDrive to Pinares, Pereira. Cost from central Pereira: 10,000-16,000 COP.
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