Alhambra Beers was founded in 1925 with capital from Granada and with the participation of Joseph Gurney, owner of La Moravia factory.

Despite the setbacks of the time in the midst of the Spanish Civil War, since 1936 Alhambra began growing and didn’t stop its production.

In 1995 Cruzcampo and Damm abandoned the shareholding and Alhambra sold 99% of its shares to an external group at a low price.

In 2001 Heineken Group (owner of Cruzcampo and El Aguila) sued Alhambra to keep them from producing Águila Negra.

However, Águila Negra originated in Asturias in 1901 and was bought by Alhambra in 1997, therefore in 2002 the Court of Granada granted permission to the company to brew the beer.