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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6/10
Roast, coffee, straw, porridge, flour
Tried from Draft on 22 Dec 2021 at 21:13

5/10
Sweet, malty, grainy, bland
Tried from Draft on 21 Dec 2021 at 18:15

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap (Cretan Brewery, Zounaki). Cytrusowy aromat, słodowy z delikatną ale wyraźnie zaznaczoną, ciut ziołową goryczką, lekkie w odbiorze choć treściwe, bardzo dobre a przy takiej posusze nawet swietne.
Tried from Draft on 16 Oct 2021 at 00:12

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap (Cretan Brewery, Zounaki). Aromat ubogi jak przy koncerniaku ciemnym, natomiast smak bogaty, czekolada, kawa, karmel, leciutkie w odbiorze, bardzo pijalne.
Tried from Draft on 16 Oct 2021 at 00:07

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap (Cretan Brewery, Zounaki). Troszkę lepszy niż koncerniak, przyjemny słodowy aromat, w smaku trochę puste, wodniste, goryczka niska.
Tried from Draft on 16 Oct 2021 at 00:05

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Taster, brewery. Dark brown, medium and ok lasting beige head. Medium roasted coffee nose, slight chocolate. Milder bitterness, gently roasted, hints of sweetness. Lighter body. Gently roasted aftertaste with some coffee.
Tried on 10 Aug 2021 at 18:09

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Taster, brewery. Almost clear golden, amber, solid white head, quite lasting. Nice sweeter nose, fruity and floral. Sweet fruity start, slightly citric, medium bitterness. Gentle and lasting aftertaste. Light and fresh.
Tried on 10 Aug 2021 at 18:07

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Taster, brewery. Medium hazy orange golden, medium creamy white head, ok lasting. Gentle banana nose, sweet. Banana start, slightly sweet, slightly spicy and a bit citric. Light and fresh. No real aftertaste. Very nice.
Tried on 10 Aug 2021 at 18:05

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Taster, brewery. Slightly hazy golden, medium and quite lasting white head. Just slightly bready nose with hints of sweetness - not much. Mild bitterness, slightly sweet. No real aftertaste. Lighter body. Nice, summery brew.
Tried on 10 Aug 2021 at 16:50

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Taster, brewery. Fairly clear yellow golden, smaller white head, nonlasting. Slight grassy nose, slightly citric. Medium bitterness, dry, grassy, gentle aftertaste. Light and nice.
Tried on 10 Aug 2021 at 16:49