Karhu (beer)

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Karhu
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ManufacturerSinebrychoff
Introduced1898
Alcohol by volume8.0% (Tosi Vahva Karhu)
5.4% (Karhu IVA)
4.6% (Karhu III)
StylePale lager
Original gravity16.5% PI (Tosi Vahva Karhu)
12.3% PI (Karhu IVA)
10.5% PI (Karhu III)
IBU scale18 (Karhu III)
Websitewww.karhu.fi Edit this at Wikidata (in Finnish)

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. As of 2020, Karhu 4.6% had the sixth largest market share of all Finnish beers sold in shops and Karhu 5.3% the ninth.[1] 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[]

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[]

  • Seuraa itseäsi.[2]
    • "Follow yourself."
  • Karhu - täyttä olutta.[3]
    • "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[]

References[]

  1. ^ Horppu, Anna (30 June 2020). "Tässä ovat markettien myydyimmät oluet – kolme trendiä näkyy selvästi". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ "KARHU - #Seuraaitseäsi". Karhu.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. ^ https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karhu.jpg

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