Estrella Galicia Museum: Beer Tasting & Cheese Pairing A Coruña

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Duration1h 30m–2h 15m

GroupUp to 14

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Inside a working brewery: how Estrella Galicia teaches you to pour the perfect beer

You walk through a working brewery in A Coruña, learn how to pour beer the Galician way, then taste five local beers paired with five Galician cheeses in the tasting room. You leave with a 1906 bottle, wooden opener, and a cup—all included. The tour runs in Spanish.

1h 30m–2h 15m

Step-by-step itinerary

Guided tour and tasting at Estrella Galicia

Arrive at Estrella Galicia Museum
Explore 8 museum sectors
Learn about beer origins and brewing
Discover packaging and distribution
See advertising and sponsorship displays
Experience Pull and Perfect Service
Taste 5 Galician cheeses and beers
Receive Welcome Gift Pack

The Experience

The museum sits inside the active factory in A Coruña, which means the smell of brewing is real and the machinery you see is actually running. Your guide walks you through eight sectors—starting with the origins of beer and the raw materials, moving through the brewing and packaging process, and ending with how Estrella Galicia built itself into Spanish advertising and sponsorship. It's not a static display; the factory is working around you, and that changes how the whole thing feels.

When you reach the tasting room, the guide teaches you the Perfect Service technique—how to pour the beer at the right angle, the right temperature, the right head. Then you sit down to five Galician cheeses and five Galician Star beers, each in a 12-centilitre glass so you can taste without overdoing it. The cheeses are first-quality local producers, not generic imports, and the pairing is designed so each beer shows something different depending on what you eat alongside it. You'll notice how the beer changes between the soft cheese and the harder one, between the mild and the aged.

At the end, before you leave, you get a Welcome Gift Pack: a 1906 Black Coupage bottle to take home, a wooden MEGA opener, a Galician Star cup, a fabric bag, and a virtual tasting code for the 1906 reserve. The whole experience is in Spanish, so if you speak it or have someone who does, that's when the guide's explanations about Galician brewing tradition land best. Bottled water is included throughout, and the space is fully wheelchair accessible if that matters for your group.

What’s included

Your visit includes a guided tour through all eight sectors of the museum, a lesson in the Perfect Service beer-pouring technique, a tasting of five Galician Star beers in 12-centilitre glasses, a pairing with five first-quality Galician cheeses, bottled water throughout, and a Welcome Gift Pack containing a 1906 Black Coupage bottle, wooden MEGA opener, Galician Star cup, fabric bag, and virtual tasting code.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcome

Operated by MEGA Mundo Estrella Galicia

Is this one for you?Right for travelers interested in how beer is actually made and want to taste local Galician producers in a working factory setting. The tour is in Spanish, so it works best if you speak the language or travel with someone who does.