Harar Brewery
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| Location | Harar, Ethiopia | ||||||||
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| Opened | 1984 | ||||||||
| Annual production volume | Up to 250,000 hectolitres (210,000 US bbl) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Heineken International | ||||||||
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Harar Brewery is a brewery with its headquarters in Harar, Ethiopia.
Products
Harar Brewery produces Harar Beer, a 5 % abv pale lager, as well as Hakim Stout, a 5.8% abv stout.[1][2][3] The brewery also makes Harar Sofi, a non-alcoholic beverage that it markets toward the Muslim population.[4]
Harar Brewery uses water from the Genela spring, which is situated on its premises. It supplements this with water that it pumps from Finkile, located 33 km from the site.[5]
The brewery is capable of producing 500,000 hectolitres per year.[5]
In 2011, the state-owned Harar Brewery became a subsidiary of Heineken International through a buyout costing $78 million USD.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b U.S. Embassy article identifies Harar Beer as a pilsner.
- ^ "Harar". RateBeer. RateBeer LLC. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
- ^ "Hakim Stout". RateBeer. RateBeer LLC. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
- ^ "Ethiopia Beer Market Overview: Beer Brewing Is Big Business In Ethiopia". United States Embassy in Ethiopia. 1998-10-21. Archived from the original on 2005-06-01. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
- ^ a b "The Beverages Sector". Ethiopian Privatization Agency. 2002-07-15. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ Drinks, Just (2010). "Harar Brewery". Basic Reference. 28. Scotland, UK: Just-Drinks: 217–229. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
External links
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