La Virgen

The brainchild of three Spanish craft beer enthusiasts from Madrid, Ana, Jaime et César, Spain’s award-winning La Virgen craft brewery is one of the fastest-growing names in European craft brewing with a core range of superb craft beers and artisan ales, as well as some amazing small-batch and limited-edition brews.

Alongside IPA and American Pale Ale, are beers like inspired by Spain’s most famous culinary contribution, tapas, or Jamonera a beer designed for food pairing with a simple ham sandwich. They also brew and age some superb Barrel Aged beers like Solera Porter, aged in Spanish Brandy casks.

The trio first met at an ad agency in San Francisco and, discovering a shared love of craft beer, they set about planning their new business venture.

Upon their return to Madrid they launched what would arguably become the city's most successful brewpub. Since then, the La Virgen success-story continues to experiment, constantly refining its recipes to offer a range of terrific craft beer.

La Virgen’s innovation in artisan brewing also extends to collaborations with partnership beers brewed with breweries like Laugar, Yakka and Yria.