{"id":103364,"date":"2026-05-26T14:47:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovae.com\/?p=103364"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:47:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:47:36","slug":"vr-brewmaster-simulator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovae.com\/en\/vr-brewmaster-simulator\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewmaster Simulator: Virtual Reality to bring beer brewing culture closer to Vocational Education and Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As part of the Innovation Projects promoted by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, the project \u201cVirtual Brewmaster: Symphony of Flavours and Craft Knowledge in 3D\u201d<\/strong> was launched to bring brewing culture closer to Vocational Education through immersive learning technologies.<\/p>\n

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The project brought together Fundaci\u00f3n Mahou San Miguel<\/strong><\/a> and four VET centres: CIFP N\u00ba1 de Guadalajara<\/strong><\/a>, as coordinating institution, CIFP N\u00ba1 de Cuenca<\/strong><\/a>, CIFP Simone Ortega<\/strong><\/a>, and CIFP Hosteler\u00eda LHII<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Rosa Delia Hern\u00e1ndez, director of CIFP San Crist\u00f3bal; Manuel Hermo Pi\u00f1eiro, director of CIFP Carlos Oroza; I\u00f1aki Armentia, director of the Gamarra Hospitality School; Francisco Javier Garc\u00eda Ortiz, director of CIFP Simone Ortega; Esther Monterrubio, Secretary General for Vocational Education and Training at the Spanish Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sport; Virginia Luca de Tena Sanguino, director of the Mahou San Miguel Foundation; Jaime Garc\u00eda Recuenco, CEO of VRFP; Mar\u00eda Teresa Asensio, director of CIFP N\u00ba1 of Guadalajara; Samuel Fern\u00e1ndez Blanco, director of CIFP N\u00ba1 of Cuenca; and Eduardo Petrossi, CEO of Mahou San Miguel, during the presentation of the \u201cVirtual Brewmaster\u201d project.<\/p>\n

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The technological development of the simulator was led by VRFP<\/strong><\/a>, a company of our group specialised in virtual reality training simulators for the education sector. Our role focused on transferring the processes, environments, and technical knowledge related to brewing culture into an immersive virtual environment, creating a realistic learning experience.<\/p>\n

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The participation of both educational institutions and industry professionals ensured that the simulator was developed as a practical and classroom-oriented solution aligned with the competencies taught in Vocational Education and Training.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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During the official presentation, Esther Monterrubio, General Secretary for Vocational Education and Training at the<\/strong> Spanish Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports<\/strong><\/a>, emphasised the role of innovation and collaborative learning in the evolution of VET: \u201cThis project represents a very real way of understanding innovation in Vocational Education and Training: building on the sector\u2019s real knowledge together with the sector itself, transforming it into a rigorous learning experience, and placing it at the service of education.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The simulator licence has also been shared with additional VET centres, helping extend the initiative beyond the initial consortium. The licences were presented to Inmaculada Gallego, Director of CIFP Ciudad de Zamora<\/strong><\/a>; Manuel Hermo, Director of CIFP Carlos Oroza<\/strong><\/a>; Rosa Delia Hern\u00e1ndez, Director of CIFP San Crist\u00f3bal<\/strong><\/a>; Miguel \u00c1ngel del Corral, Director of the Hospitality and Tourism School of Alcal\u00e1 de Henares<\/strong><\/a>; Jos\u00e9 Luis Gonz\u00e1lez Rubio, Director of the Hospitality and Tourism School of Madrid<\/strong><\/a>; and Luis \u00c1ngel Corrales, Director of IES Universidad Laboral de Toledo.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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As a result, more educational institutions, teachers, and students will be able to benefit from an immersive solution developed specifically for Vocational Education and Training.<\/p>\n

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As Marcos Palenzuela Zanca, Brewing Culture Specialist at Mahou San Miguel<\/strong>, explained during the presentation, the goal of the initiative was to transfer brewing culture into an immersive educational experience while maintaining a high level of technical and educational accuracy: \u201cWhat we do is guide users through the journey of beer, from raw materials to food pairing.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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To recreate the brewing environment as accurately as possible, visits were made to several Mahou San Miguel<\/strong><\/a> facilities, including the Alovera brewery, the largest brewery within the group, Plaza Mahou<\/strong><\/a> at Madrid\u2019s Santiago Bernab\u00e9u stadium, and various internal training centres.<\/p>\n

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These visits allowed us to accurately recreate the spaces, processes, and knowledge associated with brewing culture, developing a training programme divided into four key modules: brewing processes, beer styles, perfect serving techniques, and pairing.<\/p>\n

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In addition to the visits to Mahou San Miguel facilities, we also carried out training sessions with teachers from the four participating Vocational Education and Training centres to support the implementation of the simulator and facilitate its integration into classroom activities.<\/p>\n

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During the presentation of the project, Esther Monterrubio<\/strong> recognised the work carried out by the teaching and management teams involved in the initiative: \u201cProjects like this require teams capable of understanding the needs of the sector, combining technical expertise, pedagogical vision, and a great deal of generosity. They place students at the centre of learning and empower them.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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She also highlighted the project\u2019s ability to transfer such a sensory experience as brewing culture into a virtual environment: \u201cThis tool has succeeded in combining something that seemed difficult: brewing, which is closely linked to our senses, with virtual reality technology.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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