Canary Islands Beers Shine at the World Beer Awards 2025

A Little Sip of History 🍺🌴

Beer in the Canary Islands isn’t just something you grab at the beach bar — it’s part of local identity. Brewing here dates back to the late 1920s, when the first major brewery (Compañía Cervecera de Canarias) was founded in 1939, shortly followed by Sociedad Industrial Canaria (SICAL) in Gran Canaria.

Together, they created the two brands every Canarian (and every thirsty tourist) knows: Dorada in Tenerife and Tropicalin Gran Canaria. For decades, these two labels have been more than just drinks — they’re cultural icons. Dorada is the star of Tenerife’s Carnival sponsorships, Tropical has long carried the football pride of Las Palmas, and both are the soundtrack to countless tapas nights and fiestas.

Today, Cervecera de Canarias (now part of the AB InBev family) employs hundreds locally and keeps the brewing tradition alive with a blend of old-school craftsmanship and modern innovation. Almost a century after the first Canarian lager, the islands’ beers are finally earning global recognition.

The Big Win 🌟

Sun, sand, and… suds? The Canary Islands just proved that their beer can win medals as easily as their beaches win hearts. At the prestigious World Beer Awards 2025, Cervecera de Canarias walked away with not one, not two, but five shiny medals. That’s right: our sunny little archipelago is now officially on the global beer map.

The Winners 🏅

• 🥈 Dorada Especial Original – Silver
• 🥈 Dorada Especial Tostada – Silver
• 🥈 Dorada Especial Negra – Silver
• 🥈 Tropical Sin Filtros – Silver
• 🥉 Tropical 1924 – Bronze

Meet the Medalists 🍺

Each of these beers comes with its own personality — like that group of friends where one’s the smooth talker, another’s the dark mysterious type, and someone else always brings the party.

• Dorada Especial Original – The classic overachiever. Balanced aromas with tropical fruit notes (pineapple says hello!) and a subtle hoppy finish. It’s 100% malt, 5.7% alcohol, and goes through an extra-long maturation. Basically, it’s the “been there, won that” of the Dorada family.
• Dorada Especial Tostada – Think caramel, toasted malts, and a reddish glow that looks fabulous in the glass. Sweetness and bitterness in harmony, with a lingering finish. Perfect for slow dinners and people who secretly like their beer to match their autumn outfits.
• Dorada Especial Negra – Smooth but intense. Dark in color, rich in flavor, and the kind of beer you want to sip when you’re feeling dramatic (or just want to look like you’re in a Guinness commercial, but warmer).
• Tropical Sin Filtros – The rebel of the group. Unfiltered, cloudy, with yeast still in suspension — which means it’s packed with fruity, floral, and hoppy aromas. Launched only in 2023, it’s already climbed from bronze to silver this year. Talk about a glow-up.
• Tropical 1924 – A tribute to tradition, brewed with Herkules and Perle hops. Golden, aromatic, slightly malty with floral hints. This bronze medalist feels like sipping history — with bubbles.

Why It Matters 🌍

The World Beer Awards are basically the Oscars of the beer world. A jury of experts sips, sniffs, and swirls their way through hundreds of entries from every corner of the globe. For Cervecera de Canarias to snag five medals is proof that these beers aren’t just local favorites at the beach bar — they’re internationally recognized for quality and innovation.

In fact, since 2020, the company has racked up 18 medals at these awards. Not bad for an island brewery that also has to compete with, well, actual volcanoes for attention.

So… What Now? 🍹

If you’re planning a trip to Tenerife or Gran Canaria, don’t just order “a beer.” Order a Dorada Especial or a Tropical, and raise a glass to the islands’ brewing brilliance. Whether you like it dark, toasty, classic, or refreshingly unfiltered, there’s a medal-winner waiting for you.

Cheers to the Canaries: sunny beaches, endless fiestas, and now… award-winning beer.

Smarty Tip 💡

Want to drink like a local? Pair your Dorada Especial Tostada with a plate of papas arrugadas and mojo sauce, or try a Tropical Sin Filtros with freshly grilled sardines by the coast. The secret: Canarian beer tastes best when sipped slowly, under the sun, with sand still stuck between your toes.