Cretan Brewery / Charma (Χάρμα)

Microbrewery in Chania, Crete, Greece 🇬🇷
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2007

Contact
Zounaki Platanias, Chania, 73002, Greece
Description
Cretan Brewery S.A is the first microbrewery in the prefecture of Chania Crete. The brewery is located in Zounaki village, in the municipality of Platanias. Its highly sophisticated industrial facilities, occupy 2000m2, surrounded by orange trees and olive groves. Found, just 25 km away from Chania city center.

The vision belongs to Ioannis Lionakis, who founded the brewery in 2007. Ioannis, a mechanical engineer in profession, was born, raised and proud to be Cretan. A long time beer enthusiast himself, he had the aspiration to offer local people and visitors, a fresh, delicious beer, which was something

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5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
A clear golden yellow beer with a white head. Aroma of grainy malt, straw, cereals. Taste of dry grainy malt, straw, cereals, dry spicy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2025 at 20:42

5.8/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Heller getreidiger Beginn. Milde Herbe, schwach brotig, hohe Süffigkeit bei geringer Aromatik, dennoch nicht wässrig. Spritzig, mittellanger Abgang, nett am Strand. 8/8/10/8/9/8
Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2025 at 21:22

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
0,75 l glass bottle with screw cap purchased at the brewery. BB 17.01.2026. Real black in the glass, one finger beige head. Looks good. Roasted malt with a lot of choco and nuts on the nose. Taste is intensive roasted nutty, pale roasted malt, toasted caramel, some chestnuts. Soft but present bitterness. Low carbonation. Nice one with a pleasant long lasting aftertaste!
Tried from Bottle at Cretan Brewery on 08 Oct 2025 at 19:37

5.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Part of a little tasting flight at the brewery. Cloudy red golden in the glass, more than one finger white head. Veggie bitterness on the nose. Taste starts with an intensive bitterness, followed by resin and present malt. Below average carbonation. Okay.
Tried on 07 Oct 2025 at 17:27

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Part of a little tasting flight at the brewery. Cloudy copper in the glass, with a nearly two finger white head. Floral aroma, ,alty. Taste starts also with floral elements, malty, honey and resin. Nice floral bitterness in the aftertatse. Nice one.
Tried from Draft on 07 Oct 2025 at 17:21

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Part of a little tasting flight at the brewery. Cloudy sellow golden in the glass, one finger white head. Orange and caramel on the nose. Taste has more banana, wheat and yeast. Low carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 07 Oct 2025 at 17:15

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 6
Part of a little tasting flight at the brewery. Yellow golden in the glass, slightly cloudy, one finger white head. Taste has grain and caramel, smooth with a mid bitterness. Low carbonated. Okay.
Tried from Draft on 07 Oct 2025 at 17:14

6/10
Light, crisp, very quaffable
Tried from Draft on 05 Sep 2025 at 14:56

7/10
Malty, bready, burnt caramel
Tried from Draft on 01 Sep 2025 at 20:22

7/10
Citrus, slight bitterness, quaffable
Tried from Draft on 01 Sep 2025 at 20:02