The best supermarket beer costs only 29 cents.

In summer, the desire for a cold beer increases, and it can be a good ally in the harshest heat. If you don’t have a favorite beer yet and want to save some money but drink something of a certain quality, OCU offers a rating in which they compare the beers you can find in the supermarket.

His comparator includes a group of lager beers, the best-selling in Spain, including 17 classic light beers and 16 specialty beers for both. brands of manufacturers and brands of distributors. The consumer and user organization ensures that they value the product’s processing, ingredients, alcohol level, degree of fermentation, bitter compounds, carbonation or color, among other factors, as well as the presence of additives (which in this case did not contain any) or labeling. The analysis is carried out in an independent and accredited laboratory, which complies BJCP Standards (Beer Judge Certification Program).

After tasting, the expected style and quality characteristics of the beer are assessed and the best beers in the classic and specialty categories are determined with surprising results.

The best beer can

And the best quality-price can cost as little as 29 cents. You can find this classic beer at Aldi, it’s called Karlquell. Next in the OCU ranking is Aurum del Eroski for 31 cents, and in third place is Holbrand, which can be bought in Alcampo also for 31 cents.

To round out our top five for value for money, our OCU picks would be Molen Bier, an IFA product, and Ramblers Classic from Día, both also priced at 31c.

As for specialty beers, the PCU has published its list, with Ramblers Especial, daytime, at number one, at 0.37 euros/can. In second place is Steinburg Especial (Mercadona), also priced at 37 cents. Aurum Especial by Eroski and El Corte Inglés Cerveza Especial are next in line for the best specialty beers on the Spanish market, all with white labels.