La Brava

The Uncertain Origins of Pure Beer

As well as roses and books, swords and dragons, for five centuries Saint George’s Day has also been a day the beer sector marks on its calendar. Exactly 500 years ago on 23rd April, the Reinheitsgebot or Beer Purity Law, initially applicable throughout the Duchy...

Be water, my beer

Between 90 and 95% of the beer you drink is water. Obviously, this means it is a highly important ingredient in the process of creating our pilsner-style beer. In fact, the water in the region where our brewery is located in the Czech Republic is...

La Brava Beer founders with the Cactus 2016 prize. Left to right: Jaume Pagès, Cesc Aliart, Sergi Carmona y Paco Sánchez
La Brava Beer Wins Grand Jury Prize at 2016 Cactus Awards

La Brava was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 2016 Cactus Awards presented on 10th March at the Municipal Theatre in Girona. This year sees the second edition of these awards, which are organised by the Girona Marketing Club in recognition of the best...

Calçots and La Brava © Paco Sánchez, 2016
La Brava and Calçots: A Marriage Made In Catalonia!

Tradition has always led us to believe that the perfect accompaniment to cheese, grilled meat or calçots is a good wine. Obviously, our relationship with vineyards and wine is far stronger than the one we have with beer. However, it is also true that beer...

Sergi Carmona, La Brava's CEO, selecting the raw materials
A Traditional Method for a Modern Recipe

Would you like to know how we brew our beer? Using our original recipe, we take advantage of the know-how of the most respected master brewers in the world of pilsner lagers to make the dream of having our own brewery come true. Here at La...

Press coverage
Half a Million People Know About La Brava Beer

The introductory campaign for La Brava beer has been a viral success. More than half a million people (with over 400,000 hits on YouTube) now know about the beer, just as the advert comes to the end of its first week online. During the first few days, the...

La Brava press conference
La Brava Makes Its Debut at Home and in the Best Company

On December 16th, La Brava held a special event in Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Gerona) to mark its official debut. Shareholders, collaborators, friends, the local authorities and the media welcomed the arrival of the beer inspired by the Costa Brava. The occasion was celebrated a stone’s...

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Because Another Type of Advertising for Beer Is Possible

La Brava has an introductory advert. And the truth is that we couldn’t be happier with the result! After a few weeks’ gestation, working hand in hand with the production company Vimema, six shoots in different locations on the Costa Brava and the subsequent editing and...