Altea craft beer route

If you are someone who prefers craft beer to industrial beer and you have decided to spend a few days in Calpe, you are in luck. Although Spain is a world-renowned country for its wines, years ago, beer bars and beer bars prevailed over flat wines in bars and terraces. Discover the beer route that we propose today. Althaia Artesana was born in the Marina Baixa, in the Mediterranean. The full production of the entire process is found here in the town of Altea, from the milling of the grain to the final maturation in the bottle. Althaia Artesana also has a beautiful love story behind: When Mayte came to Alicante to continue her professional career in the world of wine, she met who is now her husband Jorge. One day trying Jorge's beers, Jorge confessed that his dream was always to live what he liked most, to make beer. Both, passionate about making it, did not think twice. After all, if not now, when? So Jorge Sánchez is the alchemist. A passionate about beer who after many years brewing decides to live his dream. Produce a high quality craft beer whose only ingredients are water, malt, hops and yeast. Wanting to extol the true flavor of beer, in which you can clearly perceive that contrast between the flavors of cereal and the freshness of hops and thus achieve a balanced beer, Mediterranean in marriage with our sun, our sea, our gastronomy . Today the Althaia family has grown, with a new member on the team: Jens Maudal. Jens can be considered one of the pioneers of the craftbeer movement in Europe. After several years of friendship he decided to leave his previous project in Norway with the Haandbryggeriet brewery to return to the roots of craft beer with this project, thus contributing his experience and wisdom. The complete team is made up of Jorge, Jens, Mayte and José Manuel. José Manuel is the father of Jorge and the MacGyver of the factory. Helping at all times and with an ingenious solution for each problem. You will always find it with a tool in hand or taking measurements with its inseparable meter for a new project. We just hope you enjoy drinking it as much as we do making it. And you may wonder: where does the name of Althaia Artesana come from? Athaia, old name of Altea. Greek word meaning "I heal" or "I heal" Althaia is said to be the ancient name of our people, Altea. It is a word of Greek origin that means "I heal" or "I heal". For us it symbolizes perfectly the two pillars of this project. On the one hand, our philosophy as producers because we make 100% natural beers with techniques that are very respectful of the product. We do not filter, pasteurize, or use artificial additives or preservatives. The gas and foam of our beers are obtained naturally and this makes drinking them feel better and more digestive. On the other hand, that it is the name of our town for us symbolizes our lifestyle, the Mediterranean, sea, coastal, beach and sun beers. We.