Craft Beer in SDC

[caminoagogo]

Hi y'all!

I came across this article that may tickle the fancy of any beer nerd peregrinos out there like myself. What better way to celebrate the completion of the Camino than with a few craft brews! Enjoy...

https://findery.com/OppTravelers/no...eza-craft-beer-walk-in-santiago-de-compostela

 

[Deleted member 3000]

I like craft beer, but two of the reviews are about bottle shops, another has a "couple of taps," and one has four taps (1.8 km from the cathedral). So six taps of local craft beer for a four stop walkabout. I think I will settle for an Estrella Galicia from a Sargadelos sap.

Still, it is nice to know about them for when there is time to kill...

 

[t2andreo]

I actually like Estrella Galicia it is a very nice light lager. Just as an FYI, did you know that several beers in Spain, including the Mahou brands, use maize (corn) as an ingredient? Check out the label the next time...

In the US, the classic Budweizer brand uses rice as an ingredient, which imparts the relsaively creamy taste. I suspect the Spanish beers use maize/corn much in the same way that food producers have swapped out cane sugar for corn syrup. Either use of maize / corn will sweeten and smooth the resulting beer taste.

Salut!

Mi gusto mucho la cerveza!

 

[Luka]

As a craft beer lover, I tend to look for nice beer bars in every new city. Spain is slowly changing. Barcelona is beer heaven, Madrid has good options, there are a few nice beer bars in Valencia, Sevilla, Bilbao, Pamplona and Gijón (as far as I know of), but most of Spain is still drinking wine. In Santiago the options didn't look interesting enough to check them out the last time I was there (October 2017). But if somebody has a different experience, I'd like to hear about it!

Estrella Galicia, Mahou, San Miguel, it is all the same boring lager to me ;-)

 

[Mark Francis Auchincloss]

You can also enjoy a range of really tasty craft-style Galcian beers at this micro-brewery bar in Baiona called La Micro see Facebook page for more details https://www.facebook.com/LaMicroBai/. The owners who are two brothers Andres and Roberto brew their own beers under the Trisk Ale label but also have draught Galician beers and other special beers. Andres speaks good English and his beer knowledge is incredible. I even do a gastronomic tour of the Old Town of Baiona which takes in this bar. Baiona is on the Portuguese Coastal Way. No Estrella de Galicia beers in La Micro as these are all of an industrial scale but I agree they are surprising good nevertheless especially 1906!

 

[wisepilgrim]

In the León area you can try the Zerep, toasted or blond. Most of the hops in Spain is grown in the Orbigo area, north of Hospital. Santiago falls well short of being a destination for beer lovers.

 

[Luka]

How could I forget León! Taxman Beatles Bar!

 

[caminoagogo]

How could I forget León! Taxman Beatles Bar!

Beatles BAR! HELL YEAH! Beer and the Beatles are two of my favourite things. This has definitely been added to the itinerary.

 

[Purky]

I tried the Cerveza Keltius in Ourense a couple of years ago. Not too bad, actually. Having said that, I live near Belgium, which is pretty much craft beer heaven, so I'm spoiled rotten.

 

[Sixwheeler]

Proper beer is brown, uses barley and hops and is served at body temperature.
You're welcome

 

[natefaith]

The La Atlántica craft beer shop is a fun stop for sure! We like browsing the labels in the shop and appreciating the creativity and variety that's there.

One thing Galicia has is Maeloc cider (sometimes on tap, but often in stores). http://www.maelocway.com/en/maelocway

The blackberry cider ("mora") and the pear ("pera") are both amazing - and I can't even drink alcohol as it makes me light-headed and sleepy. But I'll always have a taste of those if they're around.

 

[caminoagogo]

I tried the Cerveza Keltius in Ourense a couple of years ago. Not too bad, actually. Having said that, I live near Belgium, which is pretty much craft beer heaven, so I'm spoiled rotten.

I'm switching Caminos for the last 100KM and will be catching the train from Sarria to Ourense so I will definitely check them out. Thanks!

 

[HikingGeo]

Hi y'all!

I came across this article that may tickle the fancy of any beer nerd peregrinos out there like myself. What better way to celebrate the completion of the Camino than with a few craft brews! Enjoy...

https://findery.com/OppTravelers/no...eza-craft-beer-walk-in-santiago-de-compostela

O Bandullo do Lambon in Santiago is fantastic. A good list of drafts and a cooler with hundreds of bottles.