I am more than sure that, in your fridge or pantry, you have some of the best-selling Spanish beers in Spain. And it is not for less because in the Iberian Peninsula we have very good Spanish beers.
I could say that 90% of the Spanish population is beer. Be it toast beer, dark beer, lemon beer, that is, the famous Radler. We have all sinned at some time. And it is that, how good a beer feels as a reward of the day!
In this article we are going to show you all the best-selling Spanish beer brands in Gastronomic Spain. You are ready? Surely more than one sounds familiar to you.
Spanish beer brands available at Gastronomic Spain
The Spanish are very brewers, that is evident. That is why there are so many brands of Spanish beer spread throughout the country. In fact, most autonomous communities have their own beer.
We are going to see which are the most outstanding Spanish beers, and of course, available in Gastronomic Spain.
1. Estrella Damm, globally
Estrella Damm is a Mediterranean beer made with its original recipe from 1876, combining barley malt, rice and hops, that is, 100% natural ingredients, without additives or preservatives.
Estrella Damm beer is a type of lager beer originally from Barcelona. Its main market covers the entire Mediterranean coast, although it is distributed by more than 70 countries around the world, including the United States and the United Kingdom.
Estrella Damm was awarded in 2015 as ‘’ the best Spanish beer of the year ’’, by obtaining the ‘’ Spain Brewery Awards by the jury of the New York International Beer Competition.
Voll-Damm
Among Spanish beers, Estrella Damm has derived beers, like most beer brands. In this case, the Damm company presents Voll-Dam, a Märzenbier-style beer.
The differential value of Voll-Dam is that in its production process twice as much malt is added to its recipe, which intensifies its body and flavor.
2. Cerveza Ambar, the first Spanish beer brand to experiment
The next Spanish beers to present is Ámbar from Zaragoza. Founded in 1900 and currently having a catalog of 13 different beers, the most outstanding of which is Amber Especial.
It was the first Spanish beer brand to make a non-alcoholic beer, a flavored beer, a high-temperature fermentation beer, a wheat-based beer, and a sugarcane stout.
Among Spanish beers, Amber from Zaragoza has a select variety of barley. Its roast of the malts gives it a sweetened flavor that balances the bitterness of the hops.
3. Estrella Galicia, expanded from North to South
The Estrella Galicia is, in my opinion, the queen of the crown. It is a bright golden beer that starts from a selection of especially bitter malts and hops and its cooking, fermentation and maturation process takes place over more than 20 days.
The Estrella Galicia, as its name indicates, is a native of Galicia, specifically A Coruña. It was founded in 1906, and until today it has not stopped experimenting and giving birth to delicious beers and new formats such as octopus beer.
4. Mahou, one of the largest beer companies in Spain
Mahou is one of the most important Spanish beer companies. It was founded in Madrid in 1890 and quickly became one of the most prominent in the Spanish beer market.
It should be noted that, in 2000, Mahou bought San Miguel, another brand of Spanish beers. In this way, it became the Mahou-San Miguel business group, the largest Spanish beer company of the 21st century.
5. San Miguel, now from the Mahou company
San Miguel, as we have commented previously, is one of the Spanish beers acquired by the Mahou company.
Among its more than 10 different beers, the San Miguel Clásica beer is the most traditional and best known among the Spanish population. Its flavor is very balanced, with a pleasant bitterness and subtle toasted notes of malted barley.
6. Amstel, with 100% barley malt
Amstel beer is not properly Spanish, but as if it were. And we say this because Amstel has positioned itself as one of the most common Spanish beers in our homes.
Amstel Original beer increases the nuances of cereals with the best roasted malt in its production. The purpose of Amstel is to preserve the tradition of the master brewers and to create a beer with only natural ingredients.
7. Turia Märzen, Valencian of pure strain
In the spring of 1935, a group of friends passionate about beer founded Cervezas el Turia in Valencia. Among all its varieties, Turia Märzen is the only one that has managed to last over time, thanks to its genuine character.
La Turia is the Valencian beer par excellence, a toasted beer with amber hue with reddish reflections, persistent and very aromatic foam. Its flavor stands out for its structure and balance, for its toasted character with citrus notes and good freshness.
Turia beer has nothing to envy to other Spanish beers.
8. Alhambra, from Granada to the whole world
Cervezas Alhambra is a Granada beer company founded in 1925. Since 2006 it has been part of the Mahou-San Miguel monopoly.
Alhambra Special
Alhambra Especial is a beer that invites you to discover it little by little, while savoring its fruity and floral nuances. The Alhambra Especial is inspired by the La Alhambra monument, in which the brewers took special care with hops and barley malts to obtain a suggestive beer.
Alhambra Reserve
The jewel in the crown is for the Alhambra Reserva 1925, also known as the Alhambra verde. It is one of the most stylish Spanish beers, with an intense character and made with ‘’ Saaz ’’, one of the most exclusive aromatic hop varieties, providing characteristics of floral aromas.
Alhambra Reserva beer is one of the most demanded Spanish beers with personality. Everyone loves it.
9. Cruzcampo, typical of the South
The beer brand created in Seville in 1991 is Cruzcampo itself. Since 200 it belongs to the Heineken company, like Amstel, although its origin was Spanish.
The Spanish beer Cruzcampo has been with us for many years. It has a mild flavor, a slight aromatic touch and a moderate bitterness, thanks to the exclusive yeast used in its manufacture. A unique beer typical of the South of Spain.
Where to buy Spanish beers if you live outside of Spain?
Obviously, anywhere in Europe you can find beers in supermarkets, but that they are Spanish beers is rather complicated.
Now you can buy Spanish beers in the Gastronomic Spain online store. If you visit the web, you will have a wide range of beers, different brands, different origins, but all equally delicious.
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