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"Irish Party Ale":14nvj5vf wrote:

"Hombre Lúpulo":14nvj5vf wrote: Whereabouts? If it's a city rather than a resort, there's often a couple more options in bottle, as long as you steer clear of Irish pubs.
The supermarket Corte Inglés has a better selection than any Irish supermarket if have the chance to get to one.[/quote:14nvj5vf]
I found the Corte Ingles wasn't great when I was over in Puerto Banus (Marbella) 2 weeks ago - I had a good look around as well! I ended up deciding that it was better to stick with wine.[/quote:14nvj5vf]

I suppose it depends where so - the one in Barcelona is class, lots of different German beers, all the familiar Belgians, some English (Marstons mostly) and loads of lovely beer+glassware packs. Aside from going to a specialist shop (or which there are few), it's your best bet.

"bigears":14nvj5vf wrote: Not a city I'm afraid. Puerto Pollensa, northern Mallorca. [/quote:14nvj5vf]
Hmm Mallorca's a tough one alright. Hipermarkets off the motorway would be the way to go. Carrefour or Alcampo.

&amp;quot;bigears&amp;quot;:16ou3d17 wrote: they had plenty of Magners though <!-- s:roll: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt="" title="Rolling Eyes" /><!-- s:roll: -->

I'll try the bigger supermarkets for the cider this time.[/quote:16ou3d17]

They've been pushing that shite here for over a year now - selling it in normal Spanish bars - apparently they're testing in BCN and in Berlin if I remember correctly.
In the beginning they tried to keep the pint bottle + ice format. I got a lot of flak from friends and colleagues about that one - this is a country with plenty of cider tradition after all.
Now they've gone for standard 33cl bottles, can't imagine they're selling much.

&amp;quot;Adeptus&amp;quot;:jasscdmm wrote: But I'd say it's potent stuff, so you'd have to be very careful with the quantities <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->[/quote:jasscdmm]

It is indeed powerful stuff, from what I hear. I might get a bottle of it and experiment with an eyedropper. It's only £1.95 from Hop & Grape. Might turn out to be essential survival equipment in some circumstances.

I will make it my mission to report back (if there's anything worth reporting).

Non beer destinations would be a useful resource, it's not too difficult to find good beer in some of the more well known locations.

I imagine there's a reasonably sized Corte Ingles in Palma so if we do a day trip I'll check it out.

Speaking of Puerto Banus/Marbella you could check out Bierhaus Marbella. I was in touch with them in April but I didn't make it as far as them. At the time they had this to say:

"We have now 5 kinds of beer: pils, marzen, full mond (black), mulata (real ale) and cherrybeer".

Alonso de Bazan, 13
Edificio Parque
E-29600 Marbella
Telephone: +34 951 96 85 32
Hours: Open daily at 1:00pm.

&amp;quot;Hombre Lúpulo&amp;quot;:3kvhtwhc wrote: They've been pushing that shite here for over a year now - selling it in normal Spanish bars - apparently they're testing in BCN and in Berlin if I remember correctly.
In the beginning they tried to keep the pint bottle + ice format. I got a lot of flak from friends and colleagues about that one - this is a country with plenty of cider tradition after all.
Now they've gone for standard 33cl bottles, can't imagine they're selling much.[/quote:3kvhtwhc]Hopefully that will remain the case but many countries with real beer cultures have embraced crap beer, the same may happen with cider.

In any case it'll do fine in the resorts where Spaniards aren't the target market.

&amp;quot;bigears&amp;quot;:1r0tx3zc wrote: In any case it'll do fine in the resorts where Spaniards aren't the target market.[/quote:1r0tx3zc]

I'd say it's been available here a good few years in Irish pubs and on the Costa del Sol.

This is completely different though - very aggressive advertising in local language (Spanish and Catalan), lots of product placement etc.

Thankfully the Spanish seem to be turning their nose up at it - they love crappy lager (anything cold does the job really) but cider is far more of a niche product linked directly to Basque/Asturian styles.