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Best breweries in San Sebastian, Spain

Within 16 miles of San Sebastian we track 13 breweries. 2 rate Great. Basqueland Brewing in Donostia leads the list at 4.14 (Great).

The scale

  • Exceptional

    A short list of extraordinary breweries worth planning a trip around.

  • Great

    Consistently produce world-class beer.

  • Fine

    Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.

  • Poor

    Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.

  • Limited

    Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.

Ranked breweries

  1. 1

    Basqueland Brewing

    Donostia, Euskadi, Spain

    Basqueland Brewing produce's high quality beer and is ranked #21 in Spain. They are most well known for "Imparable", which is an American IPA and "Zumo", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

    Rating
    4.14Great
    Popularity
    Extremely widely rated
  2. 2

    Basqueland Brewing

    Hernani, Euskadi, Spain

    Basqueland Brewing produce's high quality beer and is ranked #21 in Spain. They are most well known for "Imparable", which is an American IPA and "Zumo", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

    Rating
    4.14Great
    Popularity
    Extremely widely rated
  3. 3

    Meta Edabeak

    San Sebastián, País Vasco, Spain

    Rating
    3.81Fine
    Popularity
    Lightly rated
  4. 4

    GROSS Brewery & Taproom

    Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain

    GROSS produce's good quality beer and is ranked #37 in Spain. They are most well known for "Sticky", which is an American IPA and "Bixi", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.76Fine
    Popularity
    Well rated
  5. 5

    Bidassoa Basque Brewery

    Donostia, Euskadi, Spain

    Bidassoa Basque Brewery es el proyecto empresarial de Carlos Arrecubieta e Iñigo Pérez Muguruza. Se trata de una fábrica de cerveza artesanal que han ubicado en Belaskoenea y desde la que acaban de empezar a distribuir sus tres primeros tipos de cerveza. El maestro cervecero de la nueva marca es Carlos Arrecubieta, biólogo, doctorado en microbiología, que ha desarrollado su carrera profesional como investigador; primero, en universidades inglesas y estadounidenses y, posteriormente, en el sector privado neoyorquino.

    Rating
    3.72Fine
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  6. 6

    Mala Gissona

    Oiartzun, Euskadi, Spain

    Mala Gissona recoge el espíritu de los antiguos balleneros vascos en sus largas campañas en el Atlántico Norte. Una personalidad forjada “a mar y viento” que dejó una profunda huella.

    Rating
    3.51Poor
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  7. 7

    Mala Gissona

    Donostia, Euskadi, Spain

    Mala Gissona recoge el espíritu de los antiguos balleneros vascos en sus largas campañas en el Atlántico Norte. Una personalidad forjada “a mar y viento” que dejó una profunda huella.

    Rating
    3.51Poor
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  8. 8

    HondarriBeer

    Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain

    HondarriBeer produce's high quality beer and is ranked #22 in Spain. They are most well known for "LA VIE EN MÛRE", which is a Fruited Sour and "Tropical Winter", which is a Fruited Sour. Their primary focus is brewing Sours and IPAs.

    Rating
    3.50Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  9. 9

    Zarautz Beer Company

    Zarautz, Euskadi, Spain

    Zarautz Beer Company produce's unproven beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Earra", which is an American Pale Ale and "Menosca", which is an Other Porter. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.44Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  10. 11

    Baga Biga Faktoria

    Donostia, Euskadi, Spain

    Baga Biga is a brewpub located in the heart of San Sebastian, next to Urumea river. Our beers are brewed on site with the best ingredients. We offer local and international food, each dish comes with expertly chosen beer pairings. A wide selection of guest beers, wines, cocktails and ciders are also available. Reservations for big groups are accepted. Come and visit our factory!

    Rating
    3.05Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  11. 12

    Olañeta Basque Craft Beer 1921-2023

    Errenteria, Euskadi, Spain

    Licorera Vasca Olañeta since 1921- 15 Medals at World Beer Awards London-Lyon-Meiningers-Fira Poblenou. Local Craft beer from Gipuzkoa. Basque Beer. Tradicional method without filttering, second fermentation in bottle/kegs.

    Rating
    2.89Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  12. 13

    Pagoa Euskal Garagardoa

    Euskadi, Spain

    Pagoa - Basque Beer Euskal Garagardoa (significa Cerveza Vasca en lengua vasca) es una empresa de elaboración de cerveza que nació en 1998 para ofrecer un producto con dos características que le distinguen del resto de los ya existentes: estar hecho íntegramente con ingredientes procedentes de distintos puntos del País Vasco y ser elaborado de forma totalmente natural, sin conservantes ni aditivos. Hemos introducido en el País Vasco el concepto de las microcervecerías ybrewpubs característicos de distintos países europeos y algunas zonas de los Estados Unidos. Con tal término se designan aquellas cervecerías y pubs que producen y venden en el mismo local sus propios productos. Como tod@s somos diferentes, ofrecemos tres variedades de cerveza, a cada una de las cuales se ha dotado de un sabor y de una personalidad diferentes, de forma que se cubran los gustos y preferencias de todos los consumidores. Las tres cervezas son ORHI, GORRI y ZUNBELTZ.

    Rating
    2.50Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated