Nile Breweries

Commercial Brewery in Kampala, Uganda 🇺🇬
Owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev

Established in 1951

Contact
10 Port Bell Rd, Kampala, Uganda
Description
Nile Breweries Limited (NBL) was established in 1951 by a group of businessmen, associated with the Construction of Owen Falls Dam. After several ownerships, SABMiller Plc, the world’s 2nd largest brewer in the world, acquired the company in 2001 from the Madhvani family. The combined capacity of Nile Breweries Limited with two plants in Jinja and Mbarara stands at 2.45 million hectolitres of beer, making NBL the No 1 provider of locally produced beer in Uganda with a 59% market share. The company was recognized as The Investor of The Year 2015 by Uganda Investment Authority.

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2.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 1.5
Bottled 500ml. -Nobody rated this beer for almost four years. Clear yellow coloured, artificial white head that went away nowhere, corn in the nose. Dusty bready and salty with notes of brewing cereals and cardboard. Pretty tasteless but that’s not a surprise for African beer. Very watery.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2011 at 04:26

3.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Bottled. Clear yellow color, short white head. Aroma of grassy hop. Same taste. Just another pale lager from a tropical country.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Oct 2007 at 14:54

2.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 2
Bottle. (thx Papsoe) Clear, pale golden brew with a weak nose of grain and hay. The same goes for the flavor, which ends rather grainy. Thin body. Just like expected. (070510)
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2007 at 09:15

2.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Bottle. (THX to Papsoe) Pale golden colour with a white head. Aroma is hay, grass, malt. Flavour is the same. Thin beer.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2007 at 23:31

4.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle. Clear yellow / golden color with a average fizzy good lacing white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, light fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a ashort duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2007 at 15:21

3.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of my colleague Jeppe. Clear, pale, pilsener golden with a white head. Fairly clean, malty nose. Medium body, some brewing cereal and accents of cardboard. Dry finish without much bitterness. 100507
Tried from Bottle on 14 May 2007 at 01:06

3.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Bottled. (5.6%ABV) Pale golden with a white head. Maize aroma and a weak hay-like flavor. Thin body. Not bad, just boring. (060518)
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2006 at 06:18

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Pours pale golden with a creamy, white head leaving some laces. Sweetish aroma of corn or rice. Medium-bodied, sweet flavours of brewing cereal - chicken fodder. No real bitterness. Thanks to Karsten for bringing me this. 180505
Tried from Bottle on 21 May 2006 at 03:48

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
A yellow beer with a fine white head. The aroma is sour as if brewing cereal has been used. The flavor is malty with notes of metal and hops, before a dry end sets in. Should be drunk on a hot day in Uganda, not on a dark chilly Copenhagen fall night.
Tried on 02 Nov 2004 at 15:43

2.6/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 1.5
A pale yellow beer with a disappearing white head. The malty and hoppy. The flavor though is malty and sour which I’m sure comes from the use of brewing cereal. Another country is added to the list thanks to my friend Jakob, who brought this one to Denmark.
Tried on 24 Oct 2004 at 18:02