Hijos de Rivera Brewery

Overview

Corporation Hijos de Rivera LLC

type	Limited Liability Company
foundation	A Coruña, Galicia (1906)
founder	José María Rivera Corral
location	A Coruña, Spain
key people	Ignacio Rivera Quintana President
industry	Beverages Foods
products	Estrella Galicia, 1906 beers, Fábrica de Cervezas, Cabreiroa Water, Cuevas Fontarel, AUARA, Maeloc ciders, Ponte da Boga wines, Rivera vermouth, La Tita Rivera, Zuvit, Quenza, Hijos de Rivera liquors
services	Production, Marketing and Distribution of beverages
revenue	€829 millions (2023) ‡R1R‡
net income	€107 millions (2023) ‡R2R‡
num employees	1809 (2023)
homepage	http://www.corporacionhijosderivera.com

Corporation Hijos de Rivera, LLC is a Spanish brewery founded in 1906 in the city of A Coruña, Galicia. It's engaged in the production, marketing and distribution of beverages. It's known by the name of its most popular beer brand, Estrella Galicia (a 5.5% abv Helles Exportbier).[3]

History

The company's origins date back to 1906 when José María Rivera Corral established La Estrella de Galicia brewery in the city of A Coruña.

In 2006, the company celebrated its centenary in the company of King Juan Carlos. A beer named 1906 Reserva Especial was launched to commemorate the occasion. In 2017, the company purchased a 32% stake in Carlow Brewing Company, an Irish-based brewery.[4]

In 2022, he transformed his online store into a marketplace, called BigCrafters,[5]

Brewing production

The company has been producing its own brands of beer since the beginning of its production activity. Some of them are the following:

Estrella Galicia Especial: born in 1972 as Rivera Especial. Made with two-row malts (Pilsen and roasted) and corn, together with bittering hops (Nugget and Perle Hallertau),[8] it takes approximately twenty days to brew, ferment and mature.

Estrella de Galicia: is the result of recovering the original recipe of the first Estrella de Galicia beer, German Pilsen style, which was born in the first brewery of the Rivera family, more than 110 years ago.[9]

1906 Reserva Especial. La Milnueve: a lager beer brewed with two-row malts (pilsen and roasted) and corn; together with Perle Hallertau hops. Its maturation period is one of the longest among national lager beers. Awarded with the Superior Taste Award 2012 and 2015.[10][11]

1906 Red Vintage: intense lager with a balance between malts, hops and its high alcohol volume (8% vol.). It is the result of the recovery of a historical recipe of Hijos de Rivera, the Especial Extra (La Colorada).

1906 Black Coupage: extra-black lager marked by notes of coffee and licorice contributed by the coupage of four malts with different degrees of roasting. Its hops are Nugget and Sladek.

1906 Galician Irish Red Ale: copper-colored beer with ruby highlights. It is the result of blending four malts and four hops to form an Irish-inspired red ale.[12]

Estrella Galicia Gluten Free.

Estrella Galicia 0.0 (non-alcoholic): Estrella Galicia 0.0; Estrella Galicia Negra 0.0 and Estrella Galicia Tostada 0.0.

Special Editions: Estrella de Navidad; Estrella del Camino; Estrella Pimientos de Padrón; Estrella "Pulpo á Feira".[13][14]

Estrella Galicia Cerveza de Bodega and 1906 Cerveza de Bodega. These are unpasteurized beers that go directly from the brewery to the point of sale. The absence of pasteurization requires that they be transported in specialized vehicles with tanks that maintain refrigeration. Storage in breweries takes place in the same way, maintaining the carbonation levels with which it leaves the brewery cellars, which gives it its freshness and particular characteristics.[15]

Hijos de Rivera Brewery

History

Brewing production

Waters

Wines

Awards and certifications

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