From the depths and the darkest bowels of cavities mining of a defunct industry at many points of Spain, the beer twelve seventy. What, in principle, was going to be a social project to give work to the inhabitants of the small town of lacian, in the province of León, it ended up becoming something big. Because this factory craft brewery led by a young entrepreneur already markets its three varieties of beer, always with a marked mining character, in a clear nod to the traditional workers. Now, its latest novelty launched on the market has been a beer that wants to pay tribute to the Bodies and State Security. Learn more about 1270, in addition to this aforementioned initiative.
Mining origin in a natural paradise
Northwest of the Leonese province, in the middle Cantabrian Mountains, lies the Laciana Valleydeclared Biosphere Reserve in 2003. Its landscape is full of green vegetation that is crossed by the Sil river and its tributaries, responsible for leaving spectacular views. Some waterfalls, both vertical and more horizontal, decorate lands where two particular species live: the grizzly and capercaillie. Thus, the area is declared SPA within the Natura 2000. However, if this place is characterized by something, it is by the marked mining footprint left by this industry.
In the cores of Caboalles de Abajo and Villaseca the most important farms of carbon, expanding later to other points such as Villager or Orallo. With the development of this activity, the main one in the valley, the natural lands of Lacia were transformed even with the arrival of the mining is. open sky. But everything came to an end with the decline of the sector, which is why a large number of mines were closed and many of the inhabitants were left without work. In one of them, the Beer Twelve Seventy.
From mine to brewery
El Lumajo Group One of the most emblematic wells in that Leonese region exploited one of the wells and it was acquired by a young businessman of Leonese origin. Juan Jose Villanueva had the great idea to convert the old mine in a brewery and partnered with the innkeeper Abel Diaz to get started with the project. At first, it intended to create a job lost after the virtual disappearance of mining. But going even further, in a whole way of honor the miners how long they had lived in those cavities.
So, hands to work (or rather, to the cave), they rehabilitated the space that served before wardrobe and adapted it to a facility to produce beer. Since last 2018, they already sell their first elaborations, which are produced in the galleries interiors. From the dark lacianegas entrails to the consumer's palate. Undoubtedly a beer twelve seventy special.
Varieties of beer DoceSetenta
One of the first beers was the premium lager, which expresses that tradition to the fullest with the herbal touches and the sweetness of the malt. At its right point of bitterness, if you taste this beer twelve seventy you know perfectly all its origin. Already in its exterior design a cartoon that seems drawn in pencil is represented, in which a mining worker appears under the phrase "In honor of all miners." Although what most characterizes this firm 1270 is his motto "Legends never die". The golden color together with a mountainous background in black (due to the coal) finish forming the label Of the bottle.
Then for the style doppelbock toast, the producers opted for deep dark red mixed with black. The one that presents a beer smoked oak aroma. Hints of nuts complement it. Of course, the bottle that best captures the secret of this artisan is the 992, a limited production. His recipe is born from water of snow fall on the peaks of Laciana Valley, more than 2000 meters high. Then, it remains 200 meters deep in the mining galleries during the maturation of between six and 18 months. It is not yet available in the market, it will be soon with exclusive units.
Now, the latest action related to beer twelve seventy is a tribute national police and deceased civil guards on duty. Thanks to the non-profit initiative that has a special labeling of its bottles -as you can see in the image above- the brewery wants donar sales proceeds to orphans of both bodies and their families. A caring way to win the hearts of lovers of the beer.
