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Date Published: 05/08/2022

ARCHIVED - 3 Spanish beers ranked among the top 50 in the world

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Spain is now the third-largest beer producer in the EU

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - 3 Spanish beers ranked among the top 50 in the world

While Spain is perhaps best known for producing some of the world’s most famous wines, beer drinking has gained in popularity in recent years and prior to the coronavirus pandemic, this country actually had the highest number of bars and restaurants per person on the planet – that’s 175 venues for each inhabitant.

It might surprise you to know that Spain is the third-largest beer producer in the EU, only after Germany and Poland, and with good reason. The Spanish know their ale, and today consume twice as much alcohol each year than the global average.

While wine is usually saved for meal-times, it’s perfectly acceptable to order a caña of beer (a 33cl glass, slightly less than a half pint) at any time of the day, and this refreshing beverage is often a common feature at business meetings and other professional events.

It stands to reason then that Spain should brew a decent beer and it does: not just one, but three.

That’s right, this year, three Spanish beers have featured in the top 50 in the world, according to the prestigious rankings of ‘Brand Finance,’ and one national brewery has landed at the top of the pack for the first time ever.

Estrella Damm lager has been around since 1876 so these guys know what they’re about, and it shows. The Barcelona-based brew reached position 30 for 2022, followed very closely by Mahou, which was ranked in 32nd place. For the first time ever, Cruzcampo graces the world’s best beers list, taking a still very respectable position 50.

Despite some stiff competition, three old reliables have made it onto the podium once again this year in first, second and third place, solidifying their positions as the global favourites: Corona, Heineken and Budweiser.

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