Harar Brewery
Harar Brewery is a brewery in Harar, Ethiopia, owned by Heineken N.V. The brewery produces "Harar Beer", a 5% ABV pale lager and "Hakim Stout", a 5.5% ABV stout. The brewery also makes "Harar Sofi", a non-alcoholic beverage that it markets toward the Muslim population.
The brewery is capable of producing 500,000 hectolitres per year. The brewery uses water from the Genela spring, which is situated on its premises, supplementing with water that it pumps from Finkile, located 33 km from the facility.
In 2011, the state-owned Harar Brewery became a subsidiary of Heineken International through a US$78 million buyout.
See also
References
- ^ "Harar". RateBeer. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
- ^ "Hakim Stout". RateBeer. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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