Tag: Beer in Spain

Beer. The world’s most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and the third-most popular drink overall (after water and tea). The Spaniards’ relationship with beer (‘cerveza’ en español) got off to a rocky start when Charles V arrived from Flanders in 1516 to rule and introduced his favourite tipple to the country. They hated him and his beer. Nowadays, Spain is Europe’s fourth-largest producer of beer and in sultry Andalucía they drink it with great enthusiasm, icy cold.