On Friday, Jan. 16th, get ready for an international craft beer tasting at La Buena Cerveza, our favourite beer shop in Chueca. This 2-hour tasting costs 15€ per person. You’ll end up a bit tipsy, but don’t worry, as tapas are served with every round. This is also a good way to learn some new Spanish vocabulary — do you know how to say wheat, malt and hops?
Also check out our full post on this shop: La Buena Cerveza: all things beer.
My first encounter with beer was many years ago (well, not too many). When I was a child in Madrid, I used to go to the bar with my dad to watch football and spend the afternoon together. My father, an Englishman with a Spanish family, always said that I should get used to beer as soon as possible so I’d appreciate it better. To help me along, he would always pass me his glass and look away so that I could take a few sips, feeling like I was doing something wrong.
A few weeks ago, I was running late to meet up with friends at Mercado de San Anton, when a little sign caught my attention: “talleres de elaboración de cerveza” (or in English, homemade beer workshop). Once again, as if I were a little boy, the feeling of doing something wrong popped into my head. My friends will have to wait, cause I’m going in!
Once I got through La Buena Cerveza‘s door, I found Nacho across the shop, a Madrileño from Vallecas (a south-east neighbourhood of Madrid). As we started talking, he kindly offered me a cold La Cibeles stout–a Spanish craft beer from Madrid. As we drank, he told me he had always dreamt of opening a beer shop in the center of Madrid. In his dream shop, a customer could find not only 1,000 different kinds of beer , but also a place to taste and experience the deeply cherished beverage.
At La Buena Cerveza, feel free to ask the owners to open up a beer for you from the fridge. Though it’s not a bar, you’re welcome to buy a beer and drink it there (for tasting purposes, obviously!)
Nacho and Manuel (brothers and co-founders of La Buena Cerveza) organize beer tastings every two weeks. They cost 15€ and include at least 5 different beers. Here you’ll also find the reason why I first came in. For a reasonable price of 85€, you can see yourself making your own beer in a seven-hour workshop. And if that’s not enough, you can even make beer at your own home, and have them store it for you in the right conditions until it’s good enough to drink!
If you’re interested in going to the tasting but aren’t comfortable with your Spanish just yet, get in touch with us and we can help out!
Address: c/ Pelayo 5
Metro: Chueca or Gran Vía
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