Camelthorn Brewing Company

Commercial Brewery in Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia 🇳🇦
Owned by Namibia Breweries Limited

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Windhoek, Namibia
Description
Well over 20 years after the pioneers of micro brewing started their adventurous journey of crafting their own beers all over the United States, the Camelthorn Brewing Company is following in their footsteps, making Namibian history.

Note: Camelthorn was taken over in January 2014 by Namibia Breweries, production moved there.

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5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
(Bottle, 0.3 l - BBE Dec 2011, 20120209) A gusher. The beer poured muddy brown. Its head was huge and almost white. Aroma had clove, malts and glue. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were clove, malts, cardboard, acridness, mild sourness and bitterness. Aftertaste was sour and bitter. Quite weird weizenbock but not completely bad.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Feb 2012 at 05:46

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottled 300ml (Pikkulintu)
Dark hazy nut brown color, huge cloudy beige head.Lively beer. Light banana, glueish, a bit sour aroma. Light to medium-bodied. Caramel, banana, light maltyness. Sweetish beer, feels much less than 7%.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2012 at 05:55

5.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottled 300ml (Pikkulintu)
Dark hazy nut brown-amber color, good creamy beige head. Dry wheaty aroma with sour notes and some cardboard. Light-bodied. Some toasted banana, slightly sour, caramel, paper. Feels unclean and not so fresh, but German it is. More like Dunkelweizen than normal one.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2012 at 05:33

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
300ml Bottle (Thanks Omhper) - Hazy brown with a foamy head. Banana, yeast, dried fruit and malt in the aroma. Tangy and fruity taste with notes of banana, raisins, sultanas and malt. Easy to drink and fairly refreshing.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jan 2012 at 15:37

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
300ml Bottle (Thanks Omhper) - Copper red with a slight haze. Fruit, malt and some hoppy and citrus notes in the aroma. Tangy, hoppy and slightly fruity taste with notes of grapefruit, toffee and raisins. Nicely balanced and whilst the American influence is undeniable, it very much reminds me of many British beers I’ve had that have been brewed using American hop varieties.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jan 2012 at 05:22

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottled. Hazy mahogany colour, huge, gushing head. Milky nose. above medium bodied with well rounded moutihfeel. Milky with caramelly malt and some cranberries. Notes of cardamom. Fairly soft with accessible flavours and low bitterness. As expected from a Namibian beer the warming effect is relatively subtle.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jan 2012 at 12:24

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottled. Hazy copper colour, small head. Citric, floral nose. Dryish with clean mouthfeel and light body. Perfumy red currant and grapefruit. Clean crystal malt character. Mid bitter finish. Modern style hoppy hot weather beer. American style microbrew from Namibia!
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jan 2012 at 12:11

4.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Sehr milder Herbeantrunk, hier wirkt das Bier bereits etwas trocken. Im Mittelteil kann das Bier nicht punkten, kaum Hefe, minimal Malz, ansonsten herb. Naja... 11/6/7/6/9/6
Tried on 04 Jun 2011 at 02:02

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Süßlicher und malzbetonter Antrunk, in dem die Herbe deutlich hervortritt. Dann wird das Bier hefiger und damit vollmundiger. Zum Ende passenderweise malzig. Gelungener Weizenbock, der aber in weiten Teilen noch schwach ist. 9/9/10/10/9/9
Tried on 31 May 2011 at 11:44

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Weizen-Leichtbier mit Zitronenscheiben, wann diese hinzugefügt wurden ist mir unbekannt. Frisch herber Antrunk auf niedrigem Niveau. Dieses Niveau hält an, das Bier ist somit äußerst unspannend un hat so gut wie keine Aromen zu bieten. Minimalst fruchtig, erfrischend aber langweilig, zum Ende kommt nochmal ein herber Schub. Ja...wie Wasser mit Zitronenscheibe. 10/5/9/3/7/3
Tried on 31 May 2011 at 11:44