Karhu (beer)
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Manufacturer | Sinebrychoff |
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Introduced | 1898 |
Alcohol by volume | 8.0% (Tosi Vahva Karhu) 5.4% (Karhu IVA) 4.6% (Karhu III) |
Style | Pale lager |
Original gravity | 16.5% PI (Tosi Vahva Karhu) 12.3% PI (Karhu IVA) 10.5% PI (Karhu III) |
IBU scale | 18 (Karhu III) |
Website | www |
Karhu is a Finnish beer brand owned by the Sinebrychoff brewery, part of the Carlsberg Group. Karhu, meaning bear in Finnish, is a pale lager with a strong taste.
The brewing of Karhu began in 1929. The original Pori Brewery was bought by Sinebrychoff in 1972. From 2006 the beer has been made in a new brewery in Kerava. The Pori brewery was closed in 2009.
Karhu beers
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Karhu_in_Kotka.jpg/220px-Karhu_in_Kotka.jpg)
Karhu's ingredients are water, barley, malt, barley starch and hops. The number in parentheses is alcohol percentage by volume (ABV).
- Karhu III (4.6% or 5.4%)
- Karhu A (5.3%)
- Karhu Real Strong (8.0%)
- Karhu Dark I (2.8%)
- Karhu Rye (4.6%)
- Karhu Double Hops (4.6%)
- Karhu Frosted (4.6%)
Marketing slogans
[edit]- Seuraa itseäsi.[1]
- "Follow yourself."
- Karhu - täyttä olutta.[2]
- "Karhu is a full-bodied beer."
- Jokainen Karhu on täyttä olutta ensipuraisusta viimeiseen pisaraan.[This quote needs a citation]
- "Every Karhu is a full-bodied beer from the first bite to the last drop."
- Kesyttämätön Karhu on lajinsa vahvin.[This quote needs a citation]
- "Untamed Karhu is the strongest of its breed."
- Korkkaa huurteisen kylmänä ja nauti täyteläisestä mausta.[This quote needs a citation]
- "Uncap when frosty cold and enjoy the full-bodied flavour."
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "KARHU - #Seuraaitseäsi". Karhu.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "File:Karhu.JPG - Wikimedia Commons".
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in Finnish)
- Oy Sinebrychoff Ab
- Carlsberg Group