Estrella Galicia is a brand of

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beer, manufactured by the company Hijos de Rivera Brewery, and located in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. The Estrella Galicia brewery was founded in 1906 by José María Rivera Corral when he returned to Galicia after travels in Cuba and Mexico. The firm remains 100 per cent family owned, with its founder's great grandson and namesake, José María Rivera and his partner Stuart Krenz, as company president. Export markets for the company’s beer include the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Paraguay, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, Spain and the United States. Annual production is approximately 200 million litres.

Types

* Estrella Galicia Cerveza de Bodega (no

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) * Estrella Galicia Cerveza Especial * Estrella Galicia Cerveza Especial Sin Gluten (no

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) * Estrella Galicia 0,0 (no

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) * Estrella Galicia 0,0 NEGRA (no

) * Estrella Galicia 0,0 TOSTADA (no

) * La Estrella de Galicia * Estrella del Camino * Estrella de Navidad * Fabrica de Cervezas (mixed with weird flavours) * 1906 Reserva Especial * 1906 Red Vintage * 1906 Black Coupage * 1906 Galician Irish Red Ale * 1906 de Bodega (no

)

Sponsorship

Estrella Galicia has sponsored Spanish

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driver

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since 2015, first at

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and at

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. Beginning in 2019, Estrella Galicia started sponsoring

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in a multi-year deal. This deal came to an end in 2020. The brand also followed Sainz to

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, becoming an official partner for the 2021 season. Estrella Galicia sponsors

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and

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. The company also sponsored the well-known

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series La Casa de Papel.

References

External links

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