Antequera Socorro Beer Tasting scheduled

Antequera’s Socorro beer tasting is basically a local fundraiser dressed as a spring beer festival. The Cofradía del Socorro has now set the eighth edition for May 15 to May 17, 2026, in the Patio de Caballos at the town’s bullring. The hook is easy to see — more than 25 beer formats and references, food service, and live music. But the real reason this matters locally is that the money is meant to help preserve the brotherhood’s heritage and support neighborhood social work. ### What exactly was announced? The brotherhood formally presented the event this past week and fixed the dates, venue, and purpose. It runs from Friday, May 15, through Sunday, May 17, and local coverage describes it as the eighth edition of a gathering that has become a regular part of Antequera’s May calendar. Representatives from the Cofradía, Antequera’s city government, and Grupo Cruzcampo took part in the presentation. (las4esquinas.com) ### Where does it happen? Everything is centered on the Patio de Caballos of Antequera’s Plaza de Toros — the bullring complex. Organizers say service starts at 13:00 and then runs continuously through the day and night, with shade and extra furniture set up to make the space workable for a long outdoor weekend. That tells you the event is less a formal tasting session and more a full social hangout with beer as the anchor. (las4esquinas.com) ### What will people actually drink? The headline number is more than 25 beer references or formats. Local reports also point to a couple of specific additions this year — Águila Sin Filtrar 0,0 sin gluten and Alcázar Leyenda. So this is not just a single-brand pour with a charity label on top. It’s being pitched as a broader tasting menu, with enough range to pull in both regular beer drinkers and people who want alcohol-free options. (las4esquinas.com) ### Why is Cruzcampo 1904 a big detail? Because the event is also being used as a launch stage. Grupo Cruzcampo plans to make the official presentation of Cruzcampo 1904 there — a beer named for the company’s founding year. That gives the weekend a bit more weight than a standard local fair. It becomes a promotional stop for a new product, while the brotherhood gets a higher-profile draw for attendance. (las4esquinas.com) ### Is this only about beer? No — and that’s part of why these events stick. Organizers say there will be food and dinner service, plus soft drinks for children and for people who do not drink alcohol. In other words, they are trying to widen the crowd beyond beer fans and turn the tasting into a family-friendly neighborhood event with a longer dwell time — more like a local feria setup than a niche craft-beer meetup. (las4esquinas.com) ### What’s on the music side? Friday night is set to include Carlos Bravo followed by DJ Madrona. Saturday’s “tardeo” slot around 19:00 goes to Doyer Band, which is also scheduled again that night, with another DJ Madrona set. That lineup is modest, but it does a clear job — keep people in the venue across the afternoon-to-night handoff, which is usually the make-or-break window for events like this. (las4esquinas.com) ### Where does the money go? This is the load-bearing part. Proceeds are meant to support restoration and expansion of the Cofradía del Socorro’s artistic and documentary heritage, while part of the takings will also go to Cáritas de San Juan. One local report adds a concrete reason the funding push matters now — the brotherhood’s church has taken damage from recent rains and needs work including painting and roof repairs. (las4esquinas.com) ### Bottom line So yes, this is a beer event. But turns out the bigger story is local financing. Antequera gets a three-day social fixture, Cruzcampo gets a launch platform for 1904, and the Cofradía gets a way to raise money for repairs and charity without making the weekend feel like a donation drive. (las4esquinas.com)