It turned out that the beach bar had two beers from the Corfu brewery, luckily the two most interesting ones. They brew two pale lagers as well, but they do not really stand out among the others on offer – and I don’t think they are meant to, either.
The two dark beers are both 5% British style beers. The Corfu Bitter is slightly hazy brown. Unfiltered and with low carbonation, but there is no residue in the bottle to speak of, either. Caramel and toffee, a little yeast. Moderate bitterness. Pleasant bitterness, though I would have preferred a more liberal use of hops.
When I order a bottle of the Special, the bar maid lights up.
– I prefer this one. It is really fresh!
Sweet malt and grainy body. Glowing amber, slightly hazy. Low carbonation. Fine bitter and aromatic hops, a discreet kiss of yeast.
A wonderful beer, and they seem to take the freshness seriously. The beer was bottled just a few days before I bought it, and it had a best before date only two months later.
By the way, I received a kind invitation to visit the brewery, but it did not fit into my schedule for the week, as it was on the other side of the island. Maybe next time.
Hi Knut ! You did very well enjoying the Corfu beers! Actually, in Greece we have only 10 microbreweries and Corfu is one of the best alike the Septem microbrewery. Septem for me is really the best microbrewey in Greece with the best greek beers in general. Corfu for me is the 2nd one in quality.
You could see if you want more for Corfu beers in the link above …
http://beeramatismoi.blogspot.com/2010/10/corfu-beer.html
There is also another one beer from Corfu, a seasonal winter, called Corfu Ionian Epos
http://beeramatismoi.blogspot.com/2010/12/corfu-ionian-epos.html
Cheers !!
Corfu (well Greece in general really) isn’t a place where I would instantly think good beer. Always nice to be proved wrong though, I’ll make a point of looking out for one of their beers.
[…] apart, however, from my experience, and that of Knut Albert earlier this summer in Corfu, the Greek microbrewing scene is increasingly delivering a quality […]
Corfu it is not famous about beer but the beer has good taste