Alfa S.A. (Birra Elbar)

Commercial Brewery in Dropull, Gjirokastër, Albania 🇦🇱

Established in 2015

Contact
Glina Water Plant, Glinë, Dropull, 6001, Albania
Description
ALFA JSC was founded in 1992 by shareholders: Vasil NAÇI, Kosta SOTIRI, Kristo NAÇI, Georg ZOIDIS. The head office was initially located in Vrisera, Gjirokastër.

ALFA JSC began its business activity as the official distributor of Amstel and Pepsi Co. In 1997, a historic moment for ALFA JSC marked the beginning of production activity. ALFA JSC built a modern factory in the village of Glina (southern Albania), which made it possible to expand the activity with the production of the Famous Glina Water. The success led ALFA JSC to obtain the status of the Official Bottler for the Albanian territory in 1999.

In 2015, ALFA JSC began the production of Elbar beer, which is also the number 1 beer in Albania.

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4.3
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 3.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4.5

Can picked up at the roadside market in Nivicë. Gold with a fleeting head and lots of rather large bubbles. Aroma is a faint mix of dough and synthetic wrapping paper or fresh wrap. Taste is mildly bitter with a faint dough sweetness on the tongue at the end. Light bodied with a moderate carbonation more restrained than the optics would indicate. Not refreshing and not particularly inviting, but also fairly harmless.

Tried from Can on 04 Sep 2025 at 15:50


4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4

(sample, can) Clear pale golden. Medium white head. Grainy, sweet, malt. Medium body. Meh.

Tried from Can on 03 Sep 2025 at 18:58


5.5
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Piwo o sredniej pianie, w miare trwalej, lekko ciemniejsza zlota barwa. Chmielnosc lekko wyczuwalna, slodowosc w typie czeskim. Mocny sredniak

Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2025 at 19:20

gave a cheers!

2.9
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3.5

Tirana,Spar. Straight from the can. Grainy. Cardboard. Straw.Watery. Lively carbo. Some earthy aftertaste

Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2025 at 13:14


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bought in Tirana clear golden colour with medium white head.Aroma of hops and malt medium body with note of hay and corn overall ok by style.RB rating 2019

Tried from Can on 16 Jan 2025 at 13:09


5

Sweet, banana, sugary, wheaty, jammy

Tried from Can on 11 May 2024 at 21:37


7

Ok nisukas, tugev banaan ja asjad. Humalat/mõrudust võiks rohkem olla.

Tried from Can on 11 May 2024 at 21:36


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Thanks Chris for sharing this - Golden with a white head - Malt body iwth some hops to balance - Malt finish iwth some hop bitterness - This was ok

Tried on 30 Oct 2023 at 12:29


6

Tried on 20 Oct 2023 at 18:17


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

7/10/2023. Can shared at Ulfborg. Albania rating #20. Pours hazy, golden orange, with a small, fluffy, white head. Aroma is sweet malts, touch herbal, yeast, candy, bubblegum, banana. Medium sweetness, moderate, bitterness, touch tart. Moderate body, slightly watery, average carbonation.

Tried from Can on 13 Oct 2023 at 16:30