La Virgen in Madrid is the city's reference craft brewery since 2011, with a taproom near Plaza de Espana, 12 house taps on rotation and a clean industrial dining room with a small carte of tapas and burgers.
Tip: Walk-in. Cana of La Virgen Madrid Lager runs 3 euros; the IPA at 3.50. The terrace seats 24 in summer.
Address: Plaza Conde de Toreno 2, 28015 Madrid
BrewDog Madrid near Gran Via is the Spanish flagship of the Scottish craft brewery since 2018, with 30 rotating taps of BrewDog and Spanish guest beers, plus a burger-led food carte.
Tip: Open daily until 01:30. The 2-3-9 happy hour (17:00-20:00) is the locals' slot. Burger and pint run 18 euros.
Naturbier on Plaza de Santa Ana in Madrid is the German-style brewpub since 1991, with cellar lagers brewed on-site, the long wood tables of a Bavarian beer hall and the sausage-and-pretzel carte.
Tip: Walk-in. The cellar dining room downstairs is the original; the terrace on Plaza de Santa Ana seats 30.
Fabrica Maravillas in Madrid's Malasana is the microbrewery that brews on-site since 2012, with 12 house taps, a hop-forward style and a clean industrial taproom around the small fermentation tanks.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Walk-in. Tasting flight of 4 (10 euros) is the headline; the Malasana Pale Ale is the signature.
La Cibeles is the Madrid craft brewery founded in 2010, with the flagship Cibeles Premium Lager poured at over 100 Madrid taprooms and the brewpub-and-pizza-room at the Calle Alcantara taproom.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Walk-in. Cana of Cibeles Premium runs 3 euros; the wood-fired pizzas are the pairing carte.
BrewDog Madrid near Gran Via is the Spanish flagship of the Scottish craft brewery since 2018, with 30 rotating taps of BrewDog and Spanish guest beers, plus a burger-led food carte.
Tip: Open daily until 01:30. The 2-3-9 happy hour (17:00-20:00) is the locals' slot. Burger and pint run 18 euros.
Naturbier on Plaza de Santa Ana in Madrid is the German-style brewpub since 1991, with cellar lagers brewed on-site, the long wood tables of a Bavarian beer hall and the sausage-and-pretzel carte.
Tip: Walk-in. The cellar dining room downstairs is the original; the terrace on Plaza de Santa Ana seats 30.
Labirratorium on Calle Lagasca in Madrid's Salamanca is the craft beer reference taproom since 2014, with 25 rotating Spanish-and-international taps and a focused board of by-the-bottle imports.
Tip: Walk-in. The 60+ bottle list is the depth offer; the bar staff curate tasting paddles to taste.
La Tape on Calle San Bernardo in Madrid is the Spanish craft tap-house since 2015, with 16 rotating taps from Spanish breweries, a focused tapas carte and a corner terrace.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Walk-in. Tasting paddle of 4 craft beers runs 10 euros; the tapas pizarra changes daily.
