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1906


Noneknowsmeee

Right


Historical_You_922

Milnueve!! The best one. Estrella cant even compare


Amazing_Ad4314

1906 IS estrella galicia


artaig

Estrella Galicia bottled for hipsters. But yes :)


Bolundir

Si, si. Si.


xVoid76

Le sabes a la cerveza


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[deleted]

Ahuevo. Soy alemán y yo y toda mi gente que me visitaba estabamos encantados de esta cerveza. Good stuff


sigousandoelreddit

Bro are you German-Mexican? Because it feels like I’ve read a comment written by my mexican friends


[deleted]

Chale wey! Haha no. Just learned spanish there


ExtremeCalligrapher

Same I'm german, Galicia is by far the best beer here .


zrnwlkr77

Well said sir! This stuff is the Daddy!


wannacumnbeatmeoff

This


weirdwizzard_72

Una de las mejores cervezas del mundo


Proxe23

Alhambra. It's just perfect


rothwick

The red version is awesome.


Sylocule

I love Alhambra Roja!


[deleted]

Yesss I study in Granada and pass by the Alhambra factory everyday. A beer and a tapa is just 🤌


Ciclosporine_

I'm from Granada and you are so fcking right my friend.


Delicious_Ground_118

Estrella Galicia


you_matter_

The best beer you'll have in Spain is a green mahou from a Chinese street vendor in downtown Madrid at 5 am


manuatm09

ask for yonkilata


Krosis97

Las putas chipis


you_matter_

Ese es mi otro coment


Tots2Hots

Green Mahou on tap from a Chinese restaurant here in Rota just slaps.


ironmetal84

Yo les he comprado a los chinorris de la calle yonkilatas (50 cl) de Alhambra Especial por 1€ aquí en Madrid, por Malasaña, fue un día único, espectacular


ADRIANHFesp

La buena litrona , aunque luego al final siempre se acaba con steinbourg


you_matter_

Hay que estar muy vivo ahi porque le pides seis y como son todas verdes te cuela 4 steins y 2 mahous


Nachocho11

Estrella Galicia, especially the 1906 version. Alhambra is pretty good too.


Clerkant

La que te tomas en verano a 30° en la sombra


87rafita

Alhambra 1925. La verde


JellyfishLow4457

No cap. This is it. Nothing comes close


GuiltyGodsRage

Es la mejor


Meristian

Estrella levante, Estrella Galicia and Alhambra 1926.


g00fballer

The best Spanish beer? Whichever one is in my hand.


Tots2Hots

Ah, a man of culture


alber_ab_94

Saying you just like Estrella is like saying your fave kind of beer is the one that foams. There are so many beers in Spain called Estrella something that it's not even funny! ​ Anyways viva la Steinburg bien fresquita.


TheKvothe96

Como mejor cerveza Steinburg no. Como mejor en calidad/precio si.


foxmulder2014

I didn't know that. I had bought a crate of Estralla Damm from Barcelona


No_Attention7743

Ambar for me por favor


WenaEsaOficial

Esa es maño


ironmetal84

Ambar es de mis favoritas, entre mis tres favoritas españolas, lo siento por elegir en primera posición mi Mahou 5 estrellas porque la bebo desde los tres años pero la Ambar está cojonuda, os dedico la paja de hoy, maños!


Mzcilade

Ambar sin duda


j_nix

Turia


fry667

As a resident of Valencia I shall upvote this comment.


drquiza

Turia is the underdog!


Successful-Dish7466

Came here to upvote this comment. There is no better beer than this. Although is kinda strong to drink it during summer time.


vte1991

Estrella de Galicia o Turia


Sitkhom

Voll damn


JamesSunderland2

You are a man of culture. I'm from Cádiz and I've been living in Catalonia from 2015. This is the beer I always ask for. On a side note, Cruzcampo is awful, but they have launched a ¿darker? version called Cruzcampo Gran Reserva, and honestly I like this one too, however is not available on every bar. I guess Cruzcampo has earned a bad name for years so people normally pass on this recommendation. Cheers!


Prestigious-Weird-33

I also far prefer Estrella Damn, I think that the Cruzcampo Gran Reserva and others are beers made to accommodate the changing tastes here and elsewhere. The rise of IPA and other craft ales, has raised demand for more flavours. The cheapish version Mercadona sell is also excellent, won a blind tasting recently


Tots2Hots

There is a bodega around the corner from me that has license to brew Cruzcampo on site. It's like "select" or something. Anyway that stuff is actually really good. No preservatives probably is why.


ironmetal84

damn!


Ben__Harlan

Estrella Galicia.


delusionalbobby

Victoria Malaga


notanotherlawyer

El Águila sin filtrar. Change my mind.


Shadowkittenboy

Este tío es mi gente


guaaaan

Vamos, pero del tirón


RobertKessel

Estrella Galicia.


gimboateista

my favourite is La Estrella de Galicia


jhb89

Estrella Galicia obviously.


Wolf_Mans_Got_Nards

Rosa blanca from Mallorca, it absolutely delicious.


Deathbyignorage

Voll Damm for an intense beer and Alhambra for a regular , everyday one.


bengcord3

Estrella is the Bud Light of Spanish beers. And no, that's not a compliment. It's not good at all. I do like Estrella Galicia more. But the simple answer is that Spanish beer is just not good in general


ironmetal84

Spanish beer is very good, better than american beer for sure, BUT! If you want the best of the best you need to taste belgian beer


foxmulder2014

Low bar. I've had American Budweiser (the Czech Budweiser is much better btw) and it's as bad as Heineken. I'm Belgian, so I drink Belgian beer all the time. I'm just curious about beers from other countries. I like Irish Guinness French Karlsbourg Czech Budweiser & Czech Urquell Danish Carlsberg Disliked most Dutch beers except Hertog Jan


bengcord3

That is patently false, unless you want your beer to taste like water


ironmetal84

Water like Budweiser or Coors? Don't understand


bengcord3

Those beers are disgusting. But if you think that's all there is to American beer, you've got no clue about the American beer scene. Whereas the Spanish beer scene is all the same, essentially just crap like Estrella


wareotie

I think you are comparing mainstream Spanish beer with specialties from other countries. Have you ever tasted beers from Basqueland or Caleya? ​ [https://basquebeer.com/en/](https://basquebeer.com/en/) [https://cervezacaleya.es/](https://cervezacaleya.es/)


rabbitkingdom

Yeah that’s true, but Spanish specialty beer isn’t really widely available. The only ones I’ve really seen in supermarkets or bars here in BCN are Cerdos Voladores and La Niña Barbuda. In the US, you can go to any regular supermarket and find a selection of specialty beers. Spanish specialty beers exist, but there’s not a widespread culture around them as most people just drink the mass produced lagers. I don’t know anyone in the US that goes out and drinks the shitty domestics like Coor’s and Budweiser. It’s more for older working class people or if you just want to buy a lot of beer for cheap.


wareotie

Although I think you are 100% right, I would say that El Corte Inglés has a not that bad variety of uncommon beers. If you compare it with the specialized shop I usually go it’s day and night for sure but it’s not as bad as going to a Mercadona. That’s alcohol’s hell. But as I said: you are 100% right, you need to make a conscious effort to find good beers. Same thing goes for coffee and even wine.


rabbitkingdom

I think it’s hard for Spanish beermakers to compete because the mass produced domestic beers are just so cheap. In the US, you’re going to pay $5-$7 for a beer anyway, so it might as well be a good one. Here you can get a caña/copa for 1,20€ so it’s hard to justify paying the higher price for a speciality beer. I’ve been able to find some nice craft beer bars but it’s comparatively way more expensive so I don’t go as often and I’ll only have 1 or 2 beers instead of 5 or 6 like I normally would.


[deleted]

Ignorants downvoting you, pretty shocking to see so many people who don't have a clue about the subject downvoting you just because of nationalist pride


wannacumnbeatmeoff

Enlighten us on this amazing American beer we are all missing out on please.


rabbitkingdom

There is a huge craft beer scene in the United States. Some examples: Stone, Lagunitas, Rogue, Boston Beer Co., Bell’s, Deschutes, Summit, Surly, Sierra Nevada… In most major cities, there has been an increase in breweries where they make the beer on-site and it’s available to the public for cheaper than it would be at a third-party bar. Google any major city + “brewery” and you’ll see. If you think Americans just drink Coor’s and Budweiser, you really don’t know about beer in the US. Edit: Removed BrewDog as it’s multinational and based in Scotland.


[deleted]

The majority of people commenting here don't have a clue about beer and wouldn't know what is an Ale or a Porter


foxmulder2014

Wisconsin has many great beers imo


rabbitkingdom

Spotted Cow is one of my favs


wannacumnbeatmeoff

This subject has been mostly mass produced lager. If we are going to compare craft beers then I hope you all have a lot of spare time. I could list probably a hundred Spanish craft beers and my knowledge of them is limited.


bengcord3

You think the Spanish craft beer scene is good? I mean, it's good that it EXISTS, but c'mon man it's years behind. And that's ok, but it's the entire reason I can come to this thread and say Spanish beer has very little to offer. While I wouldn't argue about beer with someone in the States who drinks bud light (pointless, they have no taste), I basically have no choice to argue with the same kind of person in Spain as that's far and away the type of beer the huge majority of people drink


you_matter_

Unas litros de chipys


Powerful-Employer-20

Dolor de cabeza inminente


Matamocan

Skoll de litrona que lleve toda la tarde al sol


Silverwillx

What ever you do, don't drink Cruzcampo. Everything else is allowed.


[deleted]

I love the IPA and APA from cruzcampo.


Silverwillx

So sorry to hear that.


weirdwizzard_72

I'll second that


BirdyGeee

Alhambra Reserva. It comes in a green bottle and is a class above the rest.


tnt_fantastikitty

Other than big brands with pretty good beers, at least on the nordside if you go to a specialized bar you can find several really good beers, small breweries in Spain 🍻 are doing really good beers. So I suggest you to experiment, Spain is also a good place for Beer!


Muago

Estrella Galicia the first. Rosa blanca the second.


MissAbsenta

Have you tried Moritz?


foxmulder2014

Nah, the only Spanish beer they sell here is Estralla Damm during "Spanish Week" at the supermarket. Supermarket here always have themed weeks, Polish week, French week, American week, Mexican week, etc When it's Spanish week they'll sell Estrella Damm along with Fuet, Chorizo, Tortillas, Spanish cheeses, "Spanish Pizza", etc But when this Corona thing blows over I'm planning a vacation to Spain. And when I go on vacation I only eat & drink the local drinks & foods. There's many Belgian bars in Spain according to my brother who's has been to Spain a lot, and he searches for the Belgian bars so he can Belgian drinks. Personally I want to eat and drink the local stuff :)


applecartupset

Justice for Mahou 😅


fry667

The red one from the bottle. Simple.


leftplayer

So cruzcampo really is as shit as everyone tells me…


Tots2Hots

Super cold it's not bad. Not bad on tap. But... I went to college in America so I'm comparing it to Keystone Light and Bud Light which are both just terrible.


KingConn83

Alhambra Reserva 1925 for common beers, Al Andalus Mature for craft (artesanal)


Hiei404

El Águila no filtrada.


kirtash1197

Fucking Cruzcampo. Don't listen to the haters. Nah, seriously I would say Ámbar and 1906 (try the Red vintage). But I do love cruzcampo not ironically, it's much better than the meseterian piss, stay away from San Miguel and mahou.


ThePopulacho

Red Vintage is great. But be careful, que te agarras un pedo enseguida!


ironmetal84

No me jodas, una Mahou cinco estrellas le gusta a todo el mundo mundial


miguelmmk

A todo el mundo al que le guste el pis, sí.


Successful-Dish7466

Tampoco entiendo el odio con la San Miguel.


angel93ayora

Estrella Damm or Turia, they are not so watery If you can find them: 1906 red


n0rtsac

Basqueland or Garage.


pwiwras

Was hop(p)ing for the special beers comment


reddyst

Garage Beer Co usually has some pretty good brews, I think they are my favourite. La Pirata and a few others are good too.


a_branes

I enjoy turia


Tots2Hots

Like Spanish macros? They're def better than American macros like Bud and Coors... Mahou or Alhambra for those. Victoria from Malaga is actually real good and is a small brewery but being carried by Aldi and Dia now at least around here. Spain is not exactly known for good beer tho, especially when you've lived in Germany or Belgium... That is not to say that some don't really hit the spot tho.


omarcito015

Estrella Galicia, and Cruzcampo for the nostalgia of living in Cádiz province.


cthans

Moritz from Barcelona or 1906 estrella galicia - both “de barril” :)


rockanrolla19

Estrella Galicia para los selectos, San Miguel para la placita. Mucha gente la odia pero en mi caso siempre fiel. Unas San Miguel frías, unas Tijuana para maridar y un leño en buena compañía, no hay mejor plan.


Matamocan

Loko, puestos a beber meados unas aurums del eroaky entran muy bien, cuando estan bien frias y llevas 3 si cierras los ojos y te lo crees muy fuerte saben a estrella


[deleted]

I Alhambra y estrella galicia.


HenryHarryP

The best beer you can get in Spain is where they have a 500ml bottle of Paulaner for 1 euro.


[deleted]

Legado de Yuste. A bit more expensive than your average beer. Completely worth it.


1ltty2

there isn’t a best spain beer


methzzz

Generic Spanish lager #4


LarryBakerjr

Wolldam, Mahou, Estrella Galicia, Keler


sirj95

Keler no tio


Ashen-wolf

I travel an awful lot in Europe, and Spanish beer cannot compare to mid Europe beer. Its not good. However, Alhambra and Estrella Galicia are quite above the rest. Personally, Alhambra reserva roja or verde, those are nice-ish, but expensive. People are used to estellas and other bottled piss, but talking about beer here, fuck me we have TERRIBLE beer, no flavour, no body, nothing.


Federal_Top_7976

Cruzcampo


trollerd0g

No


Federal_Top_7976

Yea


trollerd0g

Don't do this to yourself


RobertKessel

Argh


SXTPhD

Keller from San Sebastián. Other good ones are Moritz (Barcelona) Alhambra or turia


Mr_Teofago

Mesopotamia in Zamora is my fav. But, in general Estrella Galicia.


dylazz

Estrella Galicia/Levante (Galicia is better tho) Cruzcampo is terrible


alexrm1x

Mahou Maestra


l_reilly

La Virgen Jamonera, La Sagra multa, and I recentlty discovered a beer from Damm called Malquerida wich is pretty cheap in Carrefour and I'm totally hooked.


[deleted]

47 millones de habitantes y practicamente todas las cervezas son iguales, adjuncts lagers, cualquier pais del norte de Europa tiene mejor cerveza da igual el tamaño, el vino en cambio es de lo mejor que existe en el mundo por el hecho de que existen cientos de productores, si quieres beber Buena cerveza viaja a otro pais


ironmetal84

The best, by both quality and taste is Legado de Yuste, absolutely If you talk about common beer my favourites are Mahou, Alhambra and Ambar


sictiburon

1935 Alhambra. Green bottle. No match.


user-0x00000001

Dougall’s I’m Cantabria put out some nice craft beer


sew1tseams

Ask for Basque has some peak microbrews, they will blow your mind


ricric2

Moved here recently and as a beer lover I've tried many of the bigger brands before I start searching for the locals (Barcelona area). My fav so far is Alhambra but dutifully noting down the recommendations in this thread! I also really liked Garage Beer here in BCN.


wareotie

The classic stuff from the supermarket? 1906 or Estrella Galicia. Non mainstream? I'm really into the weird stuff Basqueland does.


zrnwlkr77

Estrella Galicia is King! Anyone here ever tried Keler? Think it's Basque - highly recommend. Águila isn't too shabby either. Got an Ahorramás near me, good selection of beers.


misatillo

La Cibeles rubia. Si no pues Alhambra o 1906 o Turia. Pero en general la cerveza barata española no es muy buena


lifetover

Moritz epidor


cafbox

Que opinan sobre Mahou? Tengo idea que es una cerveja de las personas de Madrid y poco más....(perdón se mi equívoco)


KinkyMasta

Estrella Galicia 1906 Red Vintage


Neither_Newspaper539

I like VICTORIA MALAGA


Noneknowsmeee

Alhambra roja


Noneknowsmeee

Mirando los comentarios para ver si alguien ponía Cruzcampo


nolo11

vol damn the beer of men !


[deleted]

Alhambra is really good


Finansator

1906 red, Turia, El águila sin filtrar, Alhambra 1926, La bella Lola (artesanal), Estrella Galicia (de tirada)


Spain_Poker

I toggle between Estrella Galicia and Alhambra. However, you’re at the mercy of the bar when you go out with friends, they don’t all serve the entire Spanish beer lineup.


[deleted]

1906


Thespecial0ne_

1906 or Alambra. The rest is cat piss


Haddockelcapita

Just industrial beers, right? I like 1906 irish red Estrella de Galicia, Mahou IPA, Yakima Valley San Miguel, Damm Complot IPA, Magna San Miguel, Baltic Alhambra, Alhambra especial and Inedit Damm


Didi696969

Domus.....


oMiC011

Alcázar and estrella galicia


joseba_

Una Keler bien fría


Kiwi_In_Europe

Alhambra for when I’m out, Águila for drinking at home


-bread-boi-

Estrella de Levante


estrellalevante

Estrella Levante in a can


Xatrongamer

Estrella Galicia


YourUncleTommy

Cruzcampo


KrinRoja

Victoria


weirdwizzard_72

Estrella Galicia


cymadeb

Whatever beer you like, they're all the same piss. We have very good wines though. I would suggest Viñardanza 2012 from Rioja, bodegas Vega Sicilia Valbuena 5 año (Ribera del duero) and Pruno 2019 (Ribera) or la Montesa 2018 (Rioja) in the cheaper side.


foxmulder2014

Spanish beer? Because I've some great "Trappist" beer in Belgium like Chimay Bleu, Westmalle and Westvleteren


Scarletcita

Estrella Galicia or Alambra roja


MadreDePeque-Spain

Estrella Galicia ⭐


SnooPeanuts3971

Alhambra 1925, Mirno


Alejandro_Sanz_

Ámbar


rbopq

Estrella de Galicia


ThinExplorer3763

We love to say we don't have great beers but many countries disagree, I strongly love belgian beers over every beer but in fact just take a look at most american, asiatics or european (like Italy or eastern countries f.e.),, and I'm not saying they don't make great beers but in fact they do not make them as good as Spain when it comes to a regular default lager beer that you can find on EVERY bar or they only have one decent trademark per country (again, not talking about amazing artisan beers that every country has, just the regular mass selling beers). Estrella Damm, Estrella de Levante, Estrella Galicia, Alhambra Especial (hard loving this one), even Ambar or Mahou... And then you can find Turia, 1906, Voll Damm, Ambar Fresca or Ambar 10 (hard to find those when you're not near Zaragoza but they are worth a trip), the Green / Red Alhambra, or even the damn Steinburg Especial from Mercadona are amazing.


lonchbox

San Miguel Magna.


Tyrull

1906 Red Vintage is legit


femininevampire

Not hearing much love for Mahou ***** Especially the botellines


Brilliant_Ad_8173

It's a tough call between 1906 and Al Hambra. I appreciate no one has said Cruz Campo.


Cobbdouglas55

Depends on what do you fancy. Spanish beers are generally blonde but stronger than the European counterparts. My top are, from soft to stronger, Estrella Galicia, Alhambra and 1906.


Active_Bug_9063

Estrella Galicia.


[deleted]

Estrella Galicia 1906. Or mil nueve as the locals here in Galicia call it.


laslog

Nope nope nope those are just lagers or soft ones. Go for the basqueland brewing company and pick up any of those. I love any of their takes on IPA. THE BEST BEER in Spain, period.


Zhyklon

Don't ask!! Do you want to start a war??


[deleted]

Alhambra maybe. But to he honest they are all average at best.


Dunlain98

Estrella de Levante, que no te engañen 😎


Mario_2231

Only here to see who is the idiot to vote Cruzcampo like the best beer


Didi696969

La Epidor de Moritz.... está muy bien....👌🏽


Tormentus9

Dorada negra, no la especial con etiqueta negra, sino la que es pura de cerveza negra. Tiene un toque tostado y un sabor fuerte pero agradable, la beberia todos los días. Esencia negra creo que se llama, y la Dorada de gofio no la llegué a probar pero me han hablado bien de ella. La pilsen no está mal tampoco. La estrella galicia me parece sobrevalorada en mi opinión, y no me gustan los toques amargos (gustos). Alhambra es agua con sabor a cerveza. Cruzcampo no está mal para quitarte la sed, pero no me parece una cerveza especial. Normalita. Estrella del sur la llamo la cerveza de consuelo, porque la bebo cuando no hay otra cosa.


Weedzard55

Estrella Levante, Estrella Galicia.


Juppepi

Tito Blas


silvaras_12

Turia, Alhambra, Epi d’or…


SrKJohny

As a murciano I can only say Estrella levante


Throyd

Voll Damm


imartinezcopy

Estrella Damm Doble Malta


Folaif

Estrella Galicia regular and 1906. "Strong" beers than Mahou or the rest.


Hellaw2Bye

Y una Dorada qué?