Cretan Brewery / Charma (Χάρμα)

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

Established in 2007

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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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3.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Bottle 330ml in pbf xii. Hazy yellow colour, small white head. Banana, some cardboard in the nose. Light-bodied. Fizzy. Banana, harsh yeast flavour. Too yeast, restless.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2018 at 16:16

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottled at PBF XII. Cloudy golden, small head. Aroma of banana with notes of boiled vegetables. Mid sweet with light-medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Banana, grain and baking powder. Low bitterness
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2018 at 16:14

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
33cl bottle @ PBF XII. Poured golden light with a thin white head. Bit musty, estery and rubbery notes. Wheat, banana, mild spices, some rubber.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2018 at 16:08

8/10
Tmavsi aleovita barva. Horkost silna, velmi cista, bez zadnych divnych ocasu. Matuska level. Udajne je dolne kvaseny, delaji tam pry vsechny piva takhle. Vezmou zbytky ze dna kuzelovity nadoby. Tasting v pivovaru
Tried on 14 Jun 2018 at 17:49

6/10
Velmi svetly, vodovy, do horka asi fajn. Pridavek kukurice pry. Testovano spolecne s american pilsnerem. Ten horci, mirne citronovy.
Tried from Can on 14 Jun 2018 at 17:46

7/10
Vune kavy, kakaa. Velmi tmave. Chut velmi malo sladka, horci, dojezd kavovy. Cepovane na ochutnavce v pivovaru
Tried on 14 Jun 2018 at 17:42

8/10
Svetla medova barva, zakalena. Vune kvasnicova. Horkost spise nizsi, slad hutnejsi jakoze nefiltr. Dobre pitelne i v horku. Cepovane v Chanii a v pivovaru
Tried on 14 Jun 2018 at 17:17

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a hazy yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity wheat malty spicy banana aroma with weak yeasty hints. Fruity wheat malty spicy banana flavor. Has a fruity wheat malty spicy banana finish.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2018 at 09:11

7.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Perfect pour of creamy head and foggy yellow body. Has a good smell of yeast and banana, appetizing. Flavour is finely made, good balance of banana and wheat bread layered over flour notes. Medium on the mouth. This is a wheat beer hitting all the right notes.
Tried on 22 Apr 2018 at 14:09

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottle 330ml. A bit hazy golden colour, small white head. Sweetish, grainy, a bit tart nose. Light-bodied. Sweet and grainy. Musty. Meh. Needs more fresh sample.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Oct 2017 at 11:04