Bila Shaka Brewery
Microbrewery
in Nairobi,
Kenya 🇰🇪
Associated with 2 Venues
Based in Kedong Valley along the edge of the Great Rift Valley escarpment in Kenya. We are an independent brewery with a goal to produce the best craft beer we can. All hand forged in Kenya using only natural ingredients while running on 100% renewable energy.
From the beginning we have brewed all our beers using biofuel. Our electrical energy is sourced from geothermal power. All our bottles are returnable and used multiple times to ensure minimal waste. Our bottles are washed using heat from a biomass boiler. Our spent grain is fed to rescued animals at our animal shelter. Craft beer can give back too.
We also protect thousands of acres of forest and are reforesting areas that have been damaged by excessive grazing and hacking.
Grumbo (24130) reviewed Chez Guerilla from Bila Shaka Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
27/4/2024. Bottle shared at fonefan Ulfborg tasting. Pours very dark brown with a small bubbly beige head. Aroma is liquorice, cocoa, chocolate, dark fruits, roasted malt, biscuit. Moderate sweetness, roasted bitterness and body. Slightly oily with average carbonation. Dry roasted finish. Quite decent, but lacked a bit of body for its 9%.
Grumbo (24130) reviewed Tezeta Rye IPA from Bila Shaka Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
27/4/2024. Bottle shared at fonefan Ulfborg tasting. Pours slightly hazy pale gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma is citrus, orange, lime, hedgerow, herb, petroleum jelly. Moderate sweetness and bitterness with light sours. Moderate body, watery, average carbonation.
Grumbo (24130) reviewed Sultan from Bila Shaka Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
27/4/2024. Bottle shared at fonefan Ulfborg tasting. Pours clear pale gold with a frothy off-white head. Aroma is hoppy, tropical fruits, stewed, malt, rubbery pine. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness and body. Foamy carbonation.
Brugmansia (22479) ticked Tezeta Rye IPA from Bila Shaka Brewery 1 year ago
fonefan (84235) reviewed Tezeta Rye IPA from Bila Shaka Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 330ml. @ [ TickerFest Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🇩🇰 🏡 👨💻🍺
[ As Bila Shaka Tezeta Rye IPA ].
ABV: 7.2%. Clear light to medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, rye touch, moderate hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, gooseberry like. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, wheat, citrus - grapefruit, gooseberry - lychee. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20240427]
7-3-7-3-14
fonefan (84235) reviewed Chez Guerilla from Bila Shaka Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle 330ml. @ [ TickerFest Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🇩🇰 🏡 👨💻🍺
[ As Bila Shaka Chez Guerrilla ].
ABV: 9.0%. Clear dark brown colour with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, wood. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, roasted, dark malt, sweet malt, burnt, burnt malt. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20240427]
6-4-7-3-13
fonefan (84235) reviewed Sultan from Bila Shaka Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle 330ml. @ [ TickerFest Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🇩🇰 🏡 👨💻🍺
[ As Bila Shaka Sultan ].
ABV: 7.5%. ✅ Clear medium golden yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity malt, pale malt, moderate hoppy, flowers, pine, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, fruity malt, pale malt, pine, fruity hops, hops bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20240427]
6-3-6-3-12
HenrikSoegaard (21914) reviewed Tezeta Rye IPA from Bila Shaka Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Frothy white fair mostly diminishing head. Light malty and hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Short light bitter finish. Watery palate,
saxo (29673) reviewed Tezeta Rye IPA from Bila Shaka Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are citrus, hops, fruits, malt and has a nice fruity bitter finish.
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