Introduced in July 2014, Running of the Brews was the country badge for Spain. However the badge only lasted until December of that same year, when it was renamed as Flamenco.
Running of the Brews
Category: Spain
Trappist Travesty
Have 5 beers brewed by Trappist breweries to earn this badge. It levels all the way to level 100.
An order of Catholic monks, they are named after La Trappe Abbey in France. The group began brewing beer in the 1600s and haven’t stopped since. While they also make other products like Cheese, clothing and coffins, they are best known for their beer and particularly their Dubbels, Tripels and Quads.
The order now has their own group to represent their interests – the International Trappist Association.
There are currently 14 Trappist Monasteries recognised by the association as breweries. Of these six are based in Belgium while the others are in the Netherlands, Austria, Italy, France, Spain, the USA and the United Kingdom. The most famous is Westvleteren 12, which is often called the best beer in the world!
Besides Westvleteren, the other 11 Trappist breweries are Westmalle, Chimay, Rochefort, d’Orval, Achel (all Belgian), La Trappe and Zundert (both Netherlands), Engelszell (Austria), St. Joseph’s in Spencer (USA), Tre Fontane (Italy), Tynt Meadow (UK), Mont des Cats (France) and Cardeña (Spain).
Flamenco
The country badge for Spain. Have 5 Spanish beers to get level 1.
Spain is not especially known for its beer but it does produce a number of lagers that suit its hot climate.
The most well known are Madrid’s Mahou San Miguel, Barcelona’s Estrella Damm and Moritz and Galicia’s Estrella Galicia. Unusually, none of these brands are owned by any of the big multinational conglomerates that dominate most of the World’s beer production.
The exception to this rule is Seville’s Cruzcampo, which is owned by Heineken.
As you can see, Spain has a large number of regional lagers that compete for market share.
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