Damm

Why it matters

Spanish brewing is a nineteenth-century import by central European brewers working in a hot climate, and this brewery is where that adaptation is most legible. The house style is lighter and drier than its Alsatian parent, brewed with rice as well as barley — a response to the conditions it is drunk in rather than a cost decision, though it is frequently read as the second.

Details

Reference beers

• Estrella Damm4.6% ABV

  Barcelona’s pale lager, brewed to a recipe from 1876 by an Alsatian brewer working in a much hotter climate.

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Styles it is associated with

• International pale lager — The global mainstream lager: pale, clean, lightly hopped and built for consistency and refreshment above flavour intensity.