Torrecaballeros debuts beer fair May 17

Torrecaballeros, a municipality in Spain’s Segovia province, is scheduled to hold its first beer fair on Sunday, May 17, according to local organizers and municipal notices. The event is being presented as part of the town’s third TorreAlma charity fair, linking a new craft-beer attraction to an existing social fundraising program. Organizers said the fair will run in two blocks, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., around the Complejo Deportivo Pirata Olivia and the Centro Cultural Carlos León. ### Which brewers are expected to pour at the debut fair? Factoria de Cerveza said three breweries are due to take part on May 17: Vamos a Beer from Segovia, Virtus from Burgos and Basqueland from Hernani. The trade publication described them as part of Spain’s craft-beer scene and said the fair is aimed at residents, visitors and beer enthusiasts. (factoriadecerveza.com) El Adelantado, a Segovia news outlet, also listed the same three stands in its report on TorreAlma. That separate local account matches the brewery lineup published by Factoria de Cerveza. ### How is the beer fair tied to the charity event TorreAlma? The May 17 program is being folded into the third edition of TorreAlma, a solidarity fair organized in Torrecaballeros with social-service groups and charities. (factoriadecerveza.com) El Adelantado reported that 12 social entities and organizations are expected to participate in TorreAlma this year, using booths to explain their work and sell products made in their workshops. (eladelantado.com) Rubén García de Andrés, the mayor of Torrecaballeros, said the fair has a “double objective”: to publicize the social and care work done by participating groups and to help them raise money to continue their activities. The municipal government says TorreAlma is promoted by the social affairs department led by Marta Herranz Guerra. (eladelantado.com) Factoria de Cerveza said the beer fair itself will also have a direct charitable component, with part of each beer sold to be donated to charitable causes connected to the event. ### Where in town will the event take place? Torrecaballeros organizers placed the fair around two named venues: the Complejo Deportivo Pirata Olivia and the Centro Cultural Carlos León. (eladelantado.com) Factoria de Cerveza said the beer stands will be set up around the sports complex, while El Adelantado said both the cultural center and the surrounding sports-complex area will host booths for participating organizations. (factoriadecerveza.com) The municipality’s website identifies Torrecaballeros as a town in Segovia province, in Castilla y León, with more than 1,500 inhabitants. The town hall site lists Rubén García de Andrés as mayor. ### What else is on the schedule besides beer? The published program includes family-oriented activities and live music in addition to the brewery stands. Factoria de Cerveza said children’s activities are planned for the morning, including bouncy castles provided with the collaboration of Trackter Eventos Especiales. (factoriadecerveza.com) (torrecaballeros.net) El Adelantado said The Jaguar Band is scheduled to perform from 7:00 p.m., playing pop-rock versions during the later part of the day. That concert falls within the fair’s evening session, which is set to continue until 8:00 p.m. ### What should readers watch for on May 17? Sunday, May 17, is the key date: the first beer fair and the third TorreAlma fair are both scheduled for that day in Torrecaballeros. (factoriadecerveza.com) Organizers have published the timetable, venue names and brewery lineup in advance, and local coverage indicates the event will combine charity booths, children’s attractions, brewery stands and a 7:00 p.m. concert by The Jaguar Band.