Corporation Hijos de Rivera, LLC is a Spanish brewery founded in 1906 in the city of A Coruña, Galicia. It's engaged in the production, marketing and distribution of beverages. It's known by the name of its most popular beer brand, Estrella Galicia (a 5.5% abv Helles Exportbier).

History

The company's origins date back to 1906 when José María Rivera Corral established La Estrella de Galicia brewery in the city of A Coruña. In 2006, the company celebrated its centenary in the company of King Juan Carlos. A beer named 1906 Reserva Especial was launched to commemorate the occasion. In 2017, the company purchased a 32% stake in Carlow Brewing Company, an Irish-based brewery. In 2022, he transformed his online store into a marketplace, called BigCrafters, to promote the sale of its own and third-party artisan products. In January 2024, the company acquired B Corp certification with a score of 88.2.

Brewing production

The company has been producing its own brands of beer since the beginning of its production activity. Some of them are the following:

Waters

Wines

In 2006 Hijos de Rivera bought the Ponte da Boga winery. Its wines are made with grapes from low vineyards of heroic viticulture.Some of them are: Mencía, Godello and Alvariño. In 2023 the company acquired the wineries of Grandes Pagos Gallegos, Quinta Couselo, Pazo Casanova and Fragas do Lecer, presenting wineries in all the Galician Denominations of Origin.

Awards and certifications

In 2022, the company joins the Foundation of the Leading Brands of Spain Forum as a Protector Member. In 2023, it received recognition for Best Marketing Team at the 15th edition of the National Marketing Awards. In the same year, its commitment to environmental sustainability was also recognized in the VI celebration of the Environmental Awards APROEMA (Professional Association of Environmental Companies of Galicia). It also won the ANUARIA 2023 Award for the best Corporate Identity Program. In 2024, the company will be certified as a Top Employer, after passing the certification process of the Top Employers Institute.