At Barcelona Beer Festival 2026, the Basque Country Space returns with a distinctive, recognizable proposal and more relevance than ever within the festival. It’s not just a stand: it’s a way of understanding beer (and cider) through territory, identity, and product.
The concept remains, but it evolves. The space is consolidated as a meeting point where breweries, cider houses, gastronomy, and activities come together to go beyond the glass. Participating breweries: Drunken Bros, Tito Blas, Laugar, Baias, Brewery Land, Garagart, Meta Edabeak, Boga, Iparra, Byra, Basqueland, Gross, Zampano. And cider houses: Zelaia, Zapiain, Bereziartua, Itxasburu, Petritegi, Altuna, Astarbe, Aburuza, Isastegi, Oiharte, Zabala
The approach is clear: to showcase the real diversity of the Basque scene, combining established projects with more emerging ones, while highlighting cider culture as an inseparable part of the whole.
The activities program follows a very specific direction: guided tastings, pairings, and conversations that connect product and territory. It’s not about empty technical sessions, but about creating context.
You’ll find formats that work especially well, such as comparative tastings between styles or producers, pairings with gastronomic products like cheese, hybrid beer–cider sessions, and more relaxed moments like “pintxo-pote” or live music.
There is also a clear focus on more transversal content: the relationship between craft and gastronomy, the evolution of consumers, and the connection between tradition and new generations.
Gastronomy plays a key role. Not as a complement, but as a structural part of the experience. That’s why the space includes a food truck featuring Basque-style burgers, crafted with quality products and intention, designed to pair with the beers and ciders on offer. It’s a natural extension of what Euskadi represents: product, quality, and coherence.
At the same time, a necessary reflection is introduced through the “Basque Washing” campaign promoted by Basque Beer. A critical взгляд on the superficial use of Basque identity in the beer world, defending authenticity, real roots in the territory, and the value of projects built from within. It’s not just communication: it’s positioning.
The result is a lively space, with energy throughout the day, driven not only by the bar service but by its ability to create experiences. Euskadi doesn’t come just to serve beer and cider. It comes to tell its story. And in 2026, it does so with more tools, more voices, and a stronger proposal. Cheers!
