Karhu (beer)
Finnish beer brand
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::summary Finnish beer brand ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Karhu |
| image | [[File:Karhu.png |
| brewery | Sinebrychoff |
| style | Pale lager |
| year | 1898 |
| abv | 8.0% (Tosi Vahva Karhu) |
| 5.4% (Karhu IVA) | |
| 4.6% (Karhu III) | |
| og | 16.5% PI (Tosi Vahva Karhu) |
| 12.3% PI (Karhu IVA) | |
| 10.5% PI (Karhu III) | |
| ibu | 18 (Karhu III) |
| website | |
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| name = Karhu
| image = [[File:Karhu.png|right|250px|Karhu logo]]
| caption =
| brewery = Sinebrychoff
| style = Pale lager
| year = 1898
| abv = 8.0% (Tosi Vahva Karhu)
5.4% (Karhu IVA)
4.6% (Karhu III)
| og = 16.5% PI (Tosi Vahva Karhu)
12.3% PI (Karhu IVA)
10.5% PI (Karhu III)
| fg =
| ibu = 18 (Karhu III)
| website =
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
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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.
- "Follow yourself."
- Karhu - täyttä olutta.
- "Karhu is a full-bodied beer."
- Jokainen Karhu on täyttä olutta ensipuraisusta viimeiseen pisaraan.
- "Every Karhu is a full-bodied beer from the first bite to the last drop."
- Kesyttämätön Karhu on lajinsa vahvin.
- "Untamed Karhu is the strongest of its breed."
- Korkkaa huurteisen kylmänä ja nauti täyteläisestä mausta.
- "Uncap when frosty cold and enjoy the full-bodied flavour."
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