ROSITA, ¿HISTORY OR LEGEND? On Calle del Hospital “Hospital Street” in Tarragona Spain, Jaume Comte managed a small detergent plant called “Jabones y Lejia la Gardenia” (La Gardenia Soaps and Bleach).

Jaume’s business had begun to struggle and with no help from his family, eventually, it fell into bankruptcy. Nuria returned to sewing but struggled because her reputation had suffered due to the neglect from Jaume’s family. Jaume also struggled in finding work, and by this time his family had disowned him. In the face of this adversity, on April 23rd the couple’s Daughter was born! At birth Rosita barely cried, she had inherited her father’s strong personality and her mother’s freshness.

The day of Rosita’s Baptism, a relative and well know literary in Tarragona, Domenech Guanse Salesas, encouraged the family to turn adversity into opportunity. He suggested they move to Cuba and start a new life. Although the family found some success in Cuba, their hearts were in Tarragona. Rosita and her family returned to Tarragona. Rosita began to mature, with brown hair, nut-brown almond shaped eyes and full lips, she was strong willed and beautiful. With his experiences in Cuba and determination to provide for his family, Jaume began brewing beer. With that Rosita de Tarragona was born! A stylish yet simplel beer determined to establish itself as a premier Spanish Ale.