Cervezas Alhambra

Commercial Brewery in Granada, Andalusia, Spain 🇪🇸
Owned by Mahou San Miguel

Established in 1925

Contact
Avenida de Murcia Nº1, Granada, 18012, Spain
+34958185050
Description
The Alhambra Brewery was founded in 1925 by Carlos Bouvard, owner of the malt house La Moravia in Barcelona, and Antonio Knörr, from a family with a long beer tradition. Until 1954, this would remain a small brewery with only 20 employees, a subsidiary of the malt house in Barcelona. In that year, the Damm brewery takes a majority stake in the company and the Granada plant begins its steady growth. In 1979 Damm S.A. reorganizes Cervezas Alhambra, and Cruzcampo acquires a minority stake in the company. In 1999, Cervezas Alhambra became, thanks to the purchase of the Cordoban brewer of, among other things, the beer Mezquita, the largest brewer in Andalusia. In 2006 the company was bought by the Grupo Mahou-San Miguel, the largest beer company in Spain, of which it is still part today.
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Oakes

4.8
Oakes (33493) reviewed Negra from Cervezas Alhambra 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Dark brown. Sugary nose, hinting at molasses and brown sugar. Very sweet palate, with a hollowed-out graininess. Caramelly, a little watery in the finish.

Tried on 09 May 2008 at 07:37

jcr

3.6
jcr (3164) reviewed Especial from Cervezas Alhambra 17 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Big, frothy head that diminishes. Dark yellow body. Looks inviting, but that’s where inviting ends. The aroma is mostly malty, grainy, with a trace of hops. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of canned sweet corn. Medium body with a slightly sticky finish. Moderate to fizzy carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2008 at 20:20

CloakedDagger

3.2
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Especial from Cervezas Alhambra 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

(Can 33 cl) Courtesy of yespr. Clear golden with a white head. Unclean brewing cerealic nose. Medium body, dominated by cardboard with a lightly bitter finish. 080408

Tried from Can on 14 Apr 2008 at 13:51

KimLundJohansen

3.1
KimLundJohansen (10465) reviewed Especial from Cervezas Alhambra 17 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Clear golden with tiny white head. No aroma and flavor has cardboard notes.

Tried on 10 Apr 2008 at 16:18

yespr

2.9
yespr (55501) reviewed Especial from Cervezas Alhambra 17 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5

33 cL can. Pours pale and golden yellow with a fully diminished white head. Light cornish aroma. Dry grassy and cardboard flavour. Ends bland and light bitter.

Tried from Can on 09 Apr 2008 at 23:04

radagast83

4
radagast83 (13490) reviewed Especial from Cervezas Alhambra 17 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Light brown/dark amber bottle. Aroma is grassy with weak hops. Yellowish pour, with a small white foamy head that all but disappears. Flavor is weak malts with a heavy influence of grass. Nearly indistinguishable from any other pale lager.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2008 at 21:19

Beertalk

5.9
Beertalk (16424) reviewed Negra from Cervezas Alhambra 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Very dark brown with a small off-white head. Caramel, toffee and toast in the aroma. Sweet and malty

Tried on 30 Mar 2008 at 14:41

yngwie

3.5
yngwie (24278) reviewed Negra from Cervezas Alhambra 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Can, shared by Gr0ve. Pours a clear ruby body with an off-white head. Not too pleasant aroma, quite weak too, with cooked vegetables and caramel. The same goes for the flavor, but there’s some hoppy bitterness too. Thin, sugary body. Quite a contradiction maybe, but that was how it felt. A really boring, and not too good, beer. (080216)

Tried from Can on 20 Mar 2008 at 05:30

KimLundJohansen

3.8
KimLundJohansen (10465) reviewed Premium / Export from Cervezas Alhambra 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Clear golden with tiny short lasting head. Fruity aroma with caramel and grainy notes. Flavor has cardboard, brewing ceral and grainy notes.

Tried on 16 Mar 2008 at 14:29

CloakedDagger

4.1
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Premium / Export from Cervezas Alhambra 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

(Can 33 cl) As "Alhambra Premium Lager". Clear golden with a white head. A whiff of aroma hops in the nose. Medium body, some malts and brewing cereal and a distinct edge of cardboard. Bitter finish. 140308

Tried from Can on 15 Mar 2008 at 04:18

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