Huérfana: the best clear craft beer in Mexico is produced in Saltillo

In Saltillo, the best craft beer in Mexico is produced and it is “Huérfana”, which for nine years under the slogan “drink local, drink artisanal”, in addition to offering a unique flavor, believe it or not, it is a nutritious liquid food.

The beginning

Sergio Treviño, owner and founder of Cervecería Huérfana, said that when this project began, they thought about the beer being distributed locally.

“The interesting thing about craft beer is that you consume local, in fact our slogan is “drink local, drink craft”, however we have sold to Monterrey and other states, but we are really focused on our points of sale, and in some restaurants both in the center and in the north of Saltillo, which handles our beer,” he commented.

To date, it is not only well accepted among the people of Saltillo, but also among foreigners who visit the state capital.

“We have been there for nine years now and it has been complicated, but we already have our customers, obviously foreigners come because they already have a culture, every foreigner who visits Saltillo often goes to try craft beer, in this case to Huérfana, but really our Regular customers are from Saltillo, they are people who have developed a taste for craft beer, and those are our main customers, I think we are 70% local and 30% foreign,” he highlighted.

A whole beer industry

From a small production, they went to numbers that perhaps at first they only imagined, as Treviño revealed that currently, between 3,500 and 3,800 liters of beer are produced monthly.

He added that in the last year they have had a growth of approximately 16%, when nine years ago they started with a production of 300 liters.

He announced that they have 12 different styles of line beer, which are available all year round; in addition to having endemic beers, one made with maguey and another with quince, in addition to all the seasonal ones.

He added that OctoberFest takes place in October, where six different types of German-style beer are produced; and in December four seasonal Christmas beers.

One of its main and original attractions is that a special beer is produced every month, as was the case in February where Beer Love was produced, in May a Session IPA “Mi Niña”.

In addition, they have two points of sale, the brewery located north of Saltillo, and the Taap Room which is in the Central Zone.

He highlighted that the third point of sale is about to open, this new Taap Room that will open in Parque Centro, where craft beer lovers will also be able to enjoy all its varieties.

Due to the above, he said that this year they hope to increase their sales between 15 and 20 percent, once the third point of sale opens.

The best craft light beer in Mexico is produced in Saltillo

It was the previous month, they attended the 14th edition of the Pacific Beer Cup in Ensenada, Baja California, with the participation of 1,098 labels, 230 breweries and 11 countries in the competitions, in which they managed to win five medals.

He recalled that among them, they won a gold one with the Mexican Lager, speaking of light beers, it won as the best Mexican lager beer.

With Mexican Light Lager they also won a gold medal; silver with Imperial Stout as well as Red Ale Barred Aged; and a bronze with Brown Ale.

“In nine years we have more than 57 dents in national and international competitions. On average per year we participate in three competitions such as Aro Rojo, Copa Quetzal, Cerveza México; There are five important competitions for us and we always try to obtain at least one medal in each competition, in this case we obtained five, we were the brewery that won the most medals and we were also the best beer at the festival,” he pointed out.

Huérfana: main producer of craft beer in Saltillo.

More than competition with other craft beer producers, mainly local, he said the real competition is with commercial brewers.

“I think that any consumer of commercial beer can migrate to craft beer, craft beer producers from all over Mexico, more or less we have 1%, so really the competition is not between us, it is with commercial beer, which is not a beer. bad but what we try to promote with the flavors and everything that comes with a craft beer that really is a living food,” he stressed.

In the case of Huérfana, he said that of the different beers they produce, in a ratio of 2 to 1, the light beers are the ones that sell the most, two are handled for one dark, and perhaps the same case is with the beers. bitter

Beer: rich, foamy and nutritious.

And as if he were at a tasting, Sergio Treviño explained that the difference between a craft beer and a commercial one is like orange juice.

“If you buy a natural one with freshly squeezed orange, you will have all the vitamins, minerals and all the nutrients of that drink, if you buy a commercial and pasteurized orangeade, you practically no longer have the benefits of the orange; It is the same in beer, when you buy a commercial beer, it is a beer that is stabilized, it is made not to be in the cold chain, in addition to being a well-brewed beer, but no longer with the original properties of a beer.

He stated that a craft beer, in the case of Huérfana, does not filter or pasteurize, the beer is stabilized with cold, a cool crash is done to clarify it, and voila, you are already drinking a craft beer.

“But you are not only drinking a craft beer, you are also taking vitamins, minerals, amino acids, proteins, practically craft beer is a liquid food, you have all those benefits, you even have some yeasts in small quantities that serve your tract, You have minerals and all the nutrients of the grains that are whole in a craft beer, that is the difference from a commercial one,” he concluded.