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Cataluña, la región más cervecera (artesanal) de España-Install Beer

Catalonia, Spain’s most beer-loving (craft) region

by Cristian Marimon Sepena on January 17, 2022 Categories: Draft-to-tap beverage dispensing blog

Catalonia is undoubtedly Spain’s brewing hub when it comes to craft beer. Its geographical proximity to Europe makes this region one of the most cutting‑edge in the craft beer movement. Straddling international trends and the terroir of local products, Catalonia is home to countless exciting projects for fans of distinctive beers. In fact, there is an initiative that channels and showcases this entire culture: the Barcelona Beer Festival, the largest beer event in the Iberian Peninsula.

Cervesa Artesana Catalunya

If we look for beer breweries in Catalonia, we’ll realize there are far more than the typically known Damm and Moritz. Let’s take a tour of some of the most iconic facilities in this autonomous community, where some of the best beers in the country are brewed.

  • Ales Agullons: craft brewery in Sant Joan de Mediona (Barcelona).
  • As Cervesa Artesana: craft brewery in Montornès del Vallès (Barcelona).
  • Barcelona Beer Company: craft brewery in Llinars del Vallès (Barcelona).
  • Birra 08: craft brewery in Barcelona.
  • Cervesa Almogàver: craft brewery in Barcelona.
  • Cervesa del Montseny: craft brewery in Sant Miquel de Balenyà (Barcelona).
  • Cervesa Espiga: craft brewery in Sant Llorenç d'Hortons (Barcelona).
  • Cervesa Guineu: craft brewery in Valls de Torroella (Barcelona).
  • Cervesa Marina: craft brewery in Blanes (Girona).
  • Freddo Fox: craft brewery in Barcelona.
  • Garage Beer Company: brewpub and craft brewery in Barcelona.
  • La Calavera Brewing: craft brewery in Ripoll (Girona).
  • La Pirata Brewing: craft brewery in Súria (Barcelona).
  • Lo Vilot: craft brewery in Almacelles (Lleida).
  • La Vella Caravana: craft brewery in Menàrguens (Lleida).
  • Les Clandestines: craft brewery in Montferri (Tarragona).
  • Maresme Brewery: craft brewery in Montgat (Barcelona).
  • Mosca: craft brewery in Girona (Lleida).
  • REFU Fábrica Alternativa: craft brewery in Bosot (Lleida).
  • Reptilian Brewery: craft brewery in El Vendrell (Tarragona).
  • Rosita: craft brewery in Alcover (Tarragona).
  • Tibidabo Brewing: craft brewery in Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona).
  • Vic Ale: craft brewery in Vic (Barcelona).
Cervesa Artesana Catalunya

Catalonia’s rich beer culture is not made up of breweries alone. There are also many contract projects worth discovering, such as Soma. The beers from Soma Brewing are limited runs, most of them never to be repeated, and they earn some of the highest ratings on apps like Untappd. We should not forget some of the most charming brewpubs, such as BrewPub Le Sec, Barna Brew, Black Lab, Matilda, Dos Kiwis, and La Téxtil, among others.

Without a doubt, Catalan beer culture is so rich that it won’t fit into a single article. The region is overflowing with craft beer. It’s worth planning routes, both through the big cities and the rural areas, and discovering all the good things it has to offer.

Cervesa Artesana Catalunya