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The Virgin and the beer of applause

Merging a nice memory with financial aid to fight a virus that continues to contextualize our day to day, the relaunched proposal of La Virgen Beers It is the particular tribute of this Madrid brewery. Although it is from Limited Edition, each year a very special beer will be made, which is not intended to be forgotten. Just as none of us will forget what we experienced during the pandemic 2020. For the health, to remember, to enjoy and to applaud with the success of this beer that we describe below.

A beer tribute in times of Covid-19

The Madrid brewery wished, already when they began to make this special drink for them too, that the applausos every day at eight in the afternoon in Spain they did not fall into oblivion. For this reason, with the aim of honoring "those who take care of us", as they point out from their website, they had the brilliant idea of ​​creating this beer. Yes, we speak in the past tense because it was already produced and launched on the market in 2020.

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Waiter serving a beer / Photo: @cervezalavirgen

What has been, so far, the most complicated beer for the artisan firm Spanish, was matured during national confinement. For this reason, its different, emotional and even passional for continuing to offer a product more than attractive to the palate even in times of Covid-19 turn this bottle of The Virgin in historical. As the years go by, it will still make more sense because it will serve to remember what we lived through. But, above all, who fought for our lives.

"We did not want the love we saw on the balconies at 8 PM to be forgotten, so we decided to bottle it," they explain on the brewery page. They encourage you to toast with her because 100% of the money raised from its sales will go to programs to fight the coronavirus. More specifically to help mitigate the negative consequences that it is leaving in our country. Of course, there is no better way to enjoy a good beer and financially support a much-needed cause in this time of pandemic. Well, how is this relaunched bottle?

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Message of a promotional video after launching 8 PM / Photo: @cervezalavirgen

The 8 PM beer

His name couldn't be more accurate -8 PM.- because it takes us immediately in our mind to that specific moment every day of the confinement. When people came out to the balcony to applaud the toilets and that emotional ritual filled the streets, towns and cities with gratitude, hope and even resilience.

That memory is also well reflected in the design of their label, where they are observed various buildings (with balconies) colored pink. A large number eight stands out in the blue sky, while the style of this beer is written in the lower part: Hoppy Pils. Made with low-proof American hops (Centennial and Columbus), it is a lager drink, style Pilsner, blonde, light and light but with its special bitter point.

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The beer of the applause: 8 PM / Photo: @cervezaslavirgen

After fermentation at low temperature, the beer 8 PM. It is bottled in a limited edition within the category of seasonal beers of The Virgin. Its graduation is 4,5 ° alcohol and you can find it in two formats: 33 centiliter bottle or barrel. What is your ideal pairing? Well with some rich spicy potatoes.

You can now buy it in the online store of the Madrid brewery, which has prepared some days for your promotion this February. Sunday 21 will be the first at your local The Virgin 154 (Calle José Abascal, 11), while the second will arrive next Tuesday 23 in The Spark (Calle Alonso Cano, 10) and, finally, on Wednesday 24 in its Las Rozas factory (Calle Turín, 13A) will end. All these meetings will be at 7: 30 pm.

Dare to stop by those places to have a very different beer with your friend, as special as the year she was born: a 2020 to never forget. With every drink of this La Virgen beerSurely you travel to those hard but also emotional moments. Clap beer in hand and collaborate at the same time. For those who continue to care for us.

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