La cold beer It is one of the favorite drinks of the Spanish. Thus, Estrella Galicia wants to continue standing out, surprising and pleasing its loyal followers so that it continues to be one of the best brands in our country. The latest novelty of the company is the Estrella Galicia Abbey. An excellent drink created together with the monks of the monastery of Santa Maria de Sobrado. Do you want to know this new beer? What is special about this house of monks? Stay with us to find out.
With a yeast native to the monastery
The well-known Estrella Galicia brand has decided to innovate by launching its first beer from Abbey. He does it as a tribute to Sobrado dos Monxes Monastery, also known as Santa María de Sobrado, which is located in the city of La Coruña (Galicia). It is also a limited edition of your project Beer Factory.
This delicious drink is the result of the work of two years of the Microbiology Laboratory from the Faculty of Sciences of Ourense of the University of Vigo along with the house brewers. There they were in charge of finding and choosing the native yeast strains within the gardens and surroundings of the monastery to create this special beer with Galician stamp e monastic inspiration. It was not an easy job though, as 58 yeast variants were captured. Despite this, they managed to choose the five best options of all of them, finally betting on one, yeast M29EG.
Estrella Galicia Abadía, sweet and dry taste at the same time
Thanks to this yeast and the other ingredients, such as Candy sugar or Pilsen malt, the result is a dark amber beer, with creamy beige foam, with fruity and spicy aromas. Its flavor is sweet and dry at the same time, it has a medium-high body with the traditional warmth of abbey beers and an alcoholic volume of 7,6º. And, furthermore, in the olfactory phase aromas of stone fruit (peach, apricot, plum ...) and spicy aromas reminiscent of freshly ground pepper are appreciated.
Perfect for you to take at any time or occasion, alone or in company, it harmonizes perfectly with desserts, meats and cheeses. And as they say on the brand's own website it is «a beer as God intended«. In addition, we are not surprised by anything that succeeds, since those of Hijos de Rivera They have already gone out of the way more times, such as a beer with Valencia oranges or a beer with Padrón peppers, which were successful at the time.
Sobrado dos Monxes, a mandatory stop on the Camino de Santiago
Two Monxes left over It is a XNUMXth century Cistercian monastery. Live from the reception of pilgrims in the well-known the Camino de Santiago and the sale of products made by the Galician community. In addition, it has been named Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In this religious place live 12 monks who, obviously, have collaborated with enthusiasm, curiosity, motivation and joy in the creation of this beer project.
The monastery today is preventively closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic, although the store remains open. But in a few months it will reopen its doors to receive hundreds of tourists, curious and pilgrims who want to enjoy this historic and beautiful place.
This amazing union benefits both the monastery, for giving visibility to the popular brand Estrella GaliciaLike beer, for bearing the stamp of a Galician abbey of such cultural prestige for six years. And, of course, to all the fans of the rich reeds.
You will be able to obtain and enjoy this beer in physical stores and online soon, although you can reserve it now. Likewise, if you prefer, you can buy it in the Galician brewery shop, where they sell a pack of 4 bottles of 50 cl for 16,75€. Are you curious to know how this Estrella Galicia Abbey of this beer and religious combination? We are looking forward to testing it.
