Estrella Galicia (Hijos de Rivera)
José María Rivera Corral, back from running a brewery in Veracruz, founded La Estrella de Galicia in A Coruña in 1906. During the First World War he and the agronomist Leopoldo Hernández Robredo started Spain’s first hop growing, near Betanzos. The Rivera family still owns the company; it opened a second brewery at Morás, Arteixo, in 2025, sells in more than 80 countries and holds stakes in Ireland’s Carlow Brewing and in Basqueland. The brewery labels Estrella Galicia Especial a Helles Exportbier of 5.5%, brewed with maize, and 1906 Reserva Especial a beer of Helles Bock type.
Styles brewed by Estrella Galicia (Hijos de Rivera)
Helles Bock (Maibock)
LagerHelles Bock, or Maibock: a pale, strong, malty German lager of 6.3–7.4%, drier and hoppier than other bocks, a beer for spring. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
German Helles Exportbier
LagerGerman Helles Exportbier (Dortmunder Export): a golden lager between a Pils and a Helles, from Dortmund in the 1870s. Strength, flavour, history and classic examples.
At a glance
- Country
- Spain
- Brews in
- A Coruña and Arteixo, Galicia
- Founded
- 1906
- Owner
- The Rivera family
- Best-known beers
- Estrella Galicia Especial, 1906 Reserva Especial
- Address
- Rúa José María Rivera Corral, 6, 15008 A Coruña
- Website
- estrellagalicia.es
Sources
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- Descubre la cerveza lager especial | Estrella Galicia — Hijos de Rivera
- Hijos de Rivera - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre — Wikipedia
- Hijos de Rivera: Facturación récord en 2025 e impulso a la exportación - — Empresa Exterior
- 1906 Reserva Especial - Corporación Hijos de Rivera — Hijos de Rivera
- Carlow Brewing Company - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
Image credits
- Estrella Galicia brewery at Agrela, A Coruña — Ajuanta. CC0. Resized and converted to WebP
