Karhu (beer)

Karhu

Karhu logo
Manufacturer	Sinebrychoff
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.fi (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. 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 (4.6%)

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."

See also

• Beer in Finland

External links

• Official website (in Finnish)
• Oy Sinebrychoff Ab
• Carlsberg Group