Harar Brewery

Commercial Brewery in Harar, Ethiopia πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή
Owned by Heineken Ethiopia

Established in 1984

Description
Harar brewery is located in the lively city of Harar in Harari region. It is one of the only region in Ethiopia where the majority of its population lives in an urban area, with more than 100,000 population.

The brewery started operations in 1984 and currently has an annual technical production of 500,000 hecto liters with more than 200 employees.

Harar brewery is known for producing brands like Harar Beer, Harar Draught, Sofi, Buckler. These brands are of high quality brewed from 100% natural ingredients. The brewery has been awarded four times (2009/2012/2014/2017) the Ethiopian Quality Award.

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5.6/10 β€” Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle: Hazy, chestnut-amber coloured, no head to speak of; chocolatey and fruity-alcoholic nose; moderate sweet-bitter flavour, medium bodied; short sweet-malty and fruity finish with a delicate alcohol burn in the aftertaste. Tastes like a less succesful Belgian Brown Ale.....
Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2011 at 02:15

4.9/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottled (from bierzwerg.de). Deep reddish amber colour with a mediumsized slightly off-white foamy head. Aroma is bready, sweet maltyness as well as some mild dark dry fruits, and mild alcoholic stinging notes. Flavour is being rather similar along with toffee and some sweetish grainy notes. Quite much too sweet, which makes it quite out of balance.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2011 at 22:46

3.9/10 β€” Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Bottled (4.5 %, from bierzwerg.de). Yellowish golden colour with a small bubbly head. Aroma is malts, grains, some mild rubbery and metallic notes as well. Flavour is sweet malts along with some slight grainy and rubbery notes. Smooth carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2011 at 08:05

6.5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 330ml @ fonefan
Pours hazy amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt and smoke. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2011 at 05:04

5.5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle @ Ulfborg Weekend, Jan 2011. Pours cloudy amber with bubbles on top. Chocolate, caramel, dust and dried fruit. Medium bodied. Dry and nutty flavor with some fruit and a vague oxidition.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2011 at 04:51

5.1/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours an almost clear amber with a creamy off-white head. Sweet roast and nuts in the nose. Medium body, sweet burned caramel and a little roast. Very subdued bitterness - and very little Stout character. Drinkable though. 290111
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2011 at 04:49

4.1/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Bottle. Light golden colour with a thin fluffy head. Aroma of light sweet malt with some hay. Thin watery flavour with a slightly metallic finish.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2011 at 13:50

5.4/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Labilela Ethiopian Restaurant 11.2oz ($5): Pours a strange color for a pale lager: kins of hazy light peachy color with a fine white head. Lots of grain and maltiness in the aroma. Actually can taste some of them hops in this beer. Has some strange notes that I really can’t explain, but none of them are bad. Not a watery pale lager. For a pale lager it really ain’t that bad. Ethiopia is lucky to have this (better than the crap Egyptians need to drink).
Tried from Can on 28 Dec 2010 at 16:38

4.3/10 β€” Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle 330ml.ABV. 4.5%. Clear light medium yellow color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, grain, toasted, metalic, light yeasty. Flavor is light moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20101211]
Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2010 at 01:47

3.9/10 β€” Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Bottle @ Southern/Western Denmark Gathering , Ulfborg. Pours hazy yellow with a small creamy white head. Nose is sweet. Buiscuit and grain. A bit anonymous and bland. Thin palate. .
Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2010 at 11:02