Barcelona, the city of the beer boom of Spain, hosted last weekend the Barcelona Beer Festival (BBF). There the 756 beers submitted to the competition. At the festival, held for the first time in the Farga de l'Hospitalet de LlobregatMore than 30.000 people attended.
This event, which was born in 2012, aims to bring people closer to beer lovers so that they know new craft beers. Besides being a forum for national and international brewers, it is a place where there are tastings. Also training and other activities around the world of beer. This year the Barcelona Beer Festival has had more than 100 shooters where they have served more than 500 beers different.
Barcelona Beer Festival
En Spain they already exist More than 700 brands of national beer. The offer of Tap rooms (local brewers only with draft beers) is increasing. Same as brewpubs local (the beer is brewed on the premises).
Opportunities also arise for the restaurant sector, in which the use of this drink as a pairing for their dishes is more frequent. In this contest, the Barcelona Beer Festival It was intended to reward the best beers presented.
In addition to improving the beer culture so that consumers can better choose their beer. Always within the wide range of possibilities that exist in the market.
Parallel to the BBF 2017 has taken place the beer contest, the Barcelona Beer Challenge. In it, certified beer judges (the BJCP) and sommeliers have rated the more than 750 beers presented. The prizes can already be consulted on the festival's website.
The producers who have had several awards in the contest stand out, such as the Spanish La santa Faz, La Guineu, Edge brewing, Althaia artesana and Cerveza Fort. Then the Italian Il mastio or the Canadian les trois Mosquetaires, from Quebec and the Belgian Canada and the Brouwerij van Honsebrouk. In total, they have been awarded 150 beers in the 50 categories of the contest.
