Brasseries et Limonaderies du Rwanda (BRALIRWA)
Commercial Brewery
in Kigali,
City of Kigali,
Rwanda 🇷🇼
Owned by
Heineken Nederland
Established in 1957
The company was founded in 1957 with the construction of a brewery in Gisenyi, located at Lake Kivu. Since 1971, BRALIRWA Ltd is part of the internationally renowned Group Heineken which holds 75% of BRALIRWA Ltd shares while the 25% remaining shares are hold by independent shareholders. As a socially responsible company Bralirwa Ltd supports a variety of projects from Education to Health and Environment.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 1.5
Gold coloured brew which actually taste not so very well. It has his beery moments, some wet cardboars, some metal, some corn, some dryness. Old paper ratings before Ratebeer, so why not rate them in hindsight.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle @Ulfborg. Black, beige head. Mild roast and choc aroma. Mild bitter finish, coffee, a little choc, bitter finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
30/11/2024. Bottle shared at Ulfborg tasting. Pours close to black with a small pale tan coloured head. Good pour. Aroma is malted, chocolate, cocoa, nut. Bittersweet taste. Not as enjoyable a version as some other African countries produce.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, caramel, citrus and hops. Sour roasty finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Bottle @ Fonefan tasting. Clear dark brown with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt and caramel. Flavor is quite sweet and light sour. Sweet and light sour finish. 301124
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Creamy lightbrown good mostly diminishing head. Black colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Some caramellic. Average light bitter finish. Oily palate.
Country #96 - Rwanda 🇷🇼
An accidental find in an African restaurant in Zürich. It was the last bottle available. It expired in June and wasn’t chilled. Expectations were low, but it’s a nice, clean pilsner! 👍🏼 Nothing sophisticated but underrated.