# The best Spanish beers

The Spanish beer brands best rated by consumers (YouGov 2026 ranking, OCU tastings) and the press. The big brewers plus a few craft beers that are already classics.

- 95 votes · 15 items
- Mar 27, 2026 · Sergio Flores
- https://even.best/en/l/135/the-best-spanish-beers

## Top 15

1. **Estrella Galicia Especial** (12 · ▲12 ▼0) — By Hijos de Rivera (A Coruña, 1906); first in YouGov's 2026 brand ranking with 35.7% consideration.
2. **1906 Reserva Especial** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Estrella Galicia's toasty 'Lager Extra', alongside its sister Red Vintage.
3. **Mahou Cinco Estrellas** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Madrid's beer since 1890, second in the ranking.
4. **Mahou Clásica** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Tied for top place in the OCU classic lager tasting (74/100).
5. **Alhambra Reserva 1925** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — The Granada lager in the label-less green bottle, third most considered brand.
6. **Estrella de Levante** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — The beer of Murcia since 1963.
7. **Estrella Damm** (4 · ▲7 ▼3) — Barcelona's Mediterranean lager brewed with rice since 1876.
8. **San Miguel Especial** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Lager born in the Philippines in 1890 and brewed in Lleida since 1953.
9. **Ámbar Especial** (3 · ▲6 ▼3) — Zaragoza's beer (La Zaragozana, 1900), also famous for its alcohol-free version.
10. **Voll-Damm** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Damm's 7.2% double malt Märzen.
11. **Keler** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — San Sebastián beer from 1890, revived by Damm.
12. **Moritz** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Barcelona beer relaunched in 2004 from the 1856 brand.
13. **Alhambra Especial** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — The draught beer of eastern Andalusia, lighter than the Reserva.
14. **La Virgen Jamonera** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Amber lager from Madrid craft brewery La Virgen, in Las Rozas.
15. **Cruzcampo** (-1 · ▲2 ▼3) — Seville's beer since 1904, with Gambrinus on the label.

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