Cervecería Aguamala
The marine biologist Nathaniel Schmidt, his wife Ashley and their partner Tomás Fernández founded Aguamala in Ensenada in September 2005; the name, Spanish for jellyfish, came up on a fishing trip. Its first core beer, Marea Roja, grew out of a home-brewed amber ale. Production moved to shipping containers at El Sauzal by 2011. In 2014 Aguamala won what was reported as the first World Beer Cup medal for a Baja California brewery, and in 2020 it was the Copa Cervecera del Pacífico’s brewery of the year. Marea Roja is now a red IPA, Astillero an imperial IPA, Mantarraya an oatmeal stout and Mantis a wit.
Styles brewed by Cervecería Aguamala
Witbier
AleWitbier: a hazy, pale Belgian wheat beer spiced with coriander and orange peel, revived by Pierre Celis in 1966. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
Double IPA
AleDouble IPA: a strong, very hoppy, dry pale ale of 7.5–10%, the American IPA pushed further, made famous by Pliny the Elder. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
Oatmeal Stout
AleOatmeal stout: a dark, roasty, full-bodied stout brewed with oats for a silky texture, like Samuel Smith's. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
At a glance
- Country
- Mexico
- Brews in
- Ensenada, Baja California
- Founded
- 2005
- Owner
- Nathaniel and Ashley Schmidt and Tomás Fernández
- Best-known beers
- Marea Roja, Astillero, Mantarraya
- Website
- aguamala.com.mx
Sources
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- Cervecería Aguamala: XV años de sumergirse y explorar — Revista Todos Santos — Revista Todos Santos
- Cervezas de línea — Cervecería Aguamala — Cervecería Aguamala
- Preguntas Frecuentes — Cervecería Aguamala — Cervecería Aguamala
- Cervecería Aguamala | Productor de sidra mexicana — sidra.mx — sidra.mx
- México, rey mundial de la cerveza: Exporta 6,267 millones de dólares y mueve casi 485,000 millones de pesos — El Economista