Alfa S.A. (Birra Elbar)

Commercial Brewery in Dropull, Gjirokastër, Albania 🇦🇱

Established in 2015

Contact
Glina Water Plant, Glinë, Dropull, 6001, Albania
00355
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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potjebier

2.5
potjebier (6654) reviewed Birra Elbar from Alfa S.A. (Birra Elbar) 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 1

Can, shared at THT Nov. '17, country ticks galore tasting. Clear straw yellow color. White head with reasonable retention. Aroma is fruity from the glass, retronasal it's cardboard, sweetish, fruity. Flavor is almost absent, neutral. Light bodied. We had to go through a lot of this to get to the good stuff...

Tried from Can on 04 Nov 2017 at 06:25

sjogro

5.5
sjogro (11784) reviewed Birra Elbar from Alfa S.A. (Birra Elbar) 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

THT November at Kwartje. Can shared. Pale clear golden with thin white head. Sweet malts, cardboard. Moderate sweet and bitter. Thin body and soft carbonation.

Tried from Can on 03 Nov 2017 at 15:30

Maakun

4
Maakun (16718) reviewed Birra Elbar from Alfa S.A. (Birra Elbar) 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3

Can shared at THT November. Clear pale golden with white head. Cardboard, dry corn and sweet malts, soft herbs. Not that different from other shitty lagers, thought it's a bit more bitter and has quite some cardboard. Light bodied. No.

Tried from Can on 03 Nov 2017 at 15:30

Kermis

3.5
Kermis (23501) reviewed Birra Elbar from Alfa S.A. (Birra Elbar) 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

3 3 3 2 5 Bottle shared at THT November. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of grain, light malt and light hops. Flavour is light sweet and bitter. Light bodied with moderate fizzy carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2017 at 15:29

Psytron

4.1
Psytron (8213) reviewed Birra Elbar from Alfa S.A. (Birra Elbar) 8 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Smell of starch. Pale golden colour, white head. Aroma of malt, starch. Very light body, extremely mild flavours. Mildly bitter. Flat carbon. Nothing to mention.

Tried on 29 Oct 2017 at 14:12

Maurice

6
Maurice (8361) ticked Birra Elbar from Alfa S.A. (Birra Elbar) 8 years ago

Tried at Taverna Lefteri on 15 Oct 2017 at 16:41

Fisler

3.1
Fisler (3085) reviewed Birra Elbar from Alfa S.A. (Birra Elbar) 8 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5

Kaum Schaum, sehr hell, in der Nase süßlich, Reis, Mais. Im Trunk Pappe, irgendwie sicher auch Malz, künstlich. Gerade so trinkbar.

Tried on 17 Sep 2017 at 10:28

77ships

4.8
77ships (14509) reviewed Birra Elbar from Alfa S.A. (Birra Elbar) 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Thank you for sharing Hamirubi! 500 ml. can sampled @ RBBSG17. Extremely pale citrus, white head. Nose is mellow green vegetable, dull yeast. Taste is mellow yeast, vegetable, grain, oily corn. Body is oily corn, vegetable, some yeast. Some yeast profile saves it a bit, bad but not the worst as far as beers like this go.

Tried from Can on 28 Aug 2017 at 02:06

tderoeck

4.6
tderoeck (22946) reviewed Birra Elbar from Alfa S.A. (Birra Elbar) 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Birra Elbar (by Alfa S.A.):
Aroma: 5/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 3/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 7/20, MyTotalScore: 2.2/5

26/VIII/17 - 50cl can @ RBBSG17 - BB: 20/V/17 (2017-1328) Thanks to Hamirubi for sharing the can!

Clear pale yellow beer, small very irregular white head, unstable, non adhesive. aroma: grains, cow fodder, slightly fruity. MF: soft carbon, medium to light body. Taste: very sweet, sugary, cow fodder, pretty metallic, little bitter. Aftertaste: soft bitterness, sweet, corn flakes, cow fodder.

Tried from Can on 26 Aug 2017 at 18:05

yespr

5.8
yespr (55573) reviewed Birra Elbar from Alfa S.A. (Birra Elbar) 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

50 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow. Small white head. Aroma is grassy and straw. Bitter, grassy. Toasted. Bitter and grassy finish.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2017 at 10:28

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