Visits and tastings

Cervesa del Montseny organizes brewery tours and beer tastings at its microbrewery in Sant Miquel de Balenyà, Seva (Barcelona).

The visit includes a tour of the brewery facilities, an explanation of the brewing process, followed by a tasting of the different beers produced there, accompanied by a small snack.

These events are intended for an adult audience, either for pre-formed groups or individuals who will be assigned to a group upon registration. Groups will be limited to a maximum of thirty people, and the cost is €18 per person.

Those interested will have the opportunity to purchase Cervesa del Montseny beers at the end of the tour.

The “Tours & Tastings” take place on pre-scheduled Saturdays and Sundays (see calendar) from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM and are conducted by company staff.

During the visit, participants will sample different beers.

A la Primera part de la visita es presentarà la Companyia Cervesera del Montseny com a empresa, s’explicarà la seva constitució, la història i els orígens. Es tastaran les cerveses Montseny “Blat” i “Malta”, acompanyades d’un petit esmorzar. S’explicarà les característiques d’aquestes dues cerveses i es començarà a explicar el procés cerveser, explicació que ja es mantindrà durant tota la visita.

A la Segona part es baixarà a la zona de producció, i s’observaran i explicaran els principals elements que formen part del procés cerveser: tanc d’aigua calenta, macerador, caldera de cocció, intercanviador, fermentadors i màquina d’embotellar i etiquetar.

I a la Tercera part de la visita es tastaran les dues cerveses Montseny “Lupulus” i “Negra”, i es comentaran les seves característiques. S’explicaran les diferents famílies de cerveses i dins d’elles els diferents estils existents. Explicarem també les virtuts de les cerveses naturals, les que no es pasteuritzen, les principals diferències entre naturals i industrials i les propietats organolèptiques i socialitzadores de la cervesa. Es respondran les preguntes que sorgeixin entre tots els assistents.

In the First part of the visit, it will begin in the Tap Room of Cervesa del Montseny, the Company will be presented as a company, its constitution, history and origins will be explained. The first beers will be tasted, explaining their characteristics and the brewing process will begin to be explained, an explanation that will be maintained throughout the visit.

You will go up to the tasting area where you will continue to try more beers, accompanied by a small breakfast of bread with tomato, you will observe and explain the main elements that are part of the brewing process: hot water tank, mill, macerator, cooking boiler, whirlpool, exchanger, fermenters, centrifuge, filling machines,..

The different families of beers and within them the different styles that exist will be explained. We will also explain the virtues of natural beers, those that are not pasteurized, the main differences between natural and industrial beers and the organoleptic and socializing properties of beer. Any questions that arise among all attendees will be answered.

In other words, during this “Visit and Tasting” offered by the Montseny Brewery Company, you will be able to visit an authentic Catalan microbrewery. A microbrewery with a production capacity of 3,000 liters per brew, like many others that already exist in many European countries and that are just being introduced in our country.