Harar Brewery

{{Short description|Ethiopian brewery}}

{{Infobox Brewery

|name = Harar Brewery

|logo = 250px

|caption = Hakim Stout, brewed and bottled by the Harar Brewery.

|location = Harar, Ethiopia

|owner = Heineken N.V.

|opened = {{start date and age|1984}}

|production = Up to {{convert|250000|hL|usbeerbbl|lk=on}}

|active_beers =

{{brewbox_beer|name=Harar Beer|style=Pale lager}}

{{brewbox_beer|name=Hakim Stout|style=Stout}}

{{brewbox_beer|name=Harar Sofi|style=Non-alcoholic}}

|seasonal_beers =

|other_beers =

}}

Harar Brewery is a brewery in Harar, Ethiopia, owned by Heineken N.V. The brewery produces "Harar Beer", a 5% ABV pale lager{{cite web |title=Harar |url=https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/harar/8840/ |website=RateBeer |access-date=7 July 2007}} and "Hakim Stout", a 5.5% ABV stout.{{cite web |title=Hakim Stout |url=https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/hakim-stout/13725/ |website=RateBeer |access-date=7 July 2007}} The brewery also makes "Harar Sofi", a non-alcoholic beverage that it markets toward the Muslim population.{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/~dagmawi/News/Business_Oct21_Breweries.html|title=Ethiopia Beer Market Overview: Beer Brewing Is Big Business In Ethiopia|access-date=2007-07-31|date=1998-10-21|publisher=United States Embassy in Ethiopia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050601051252/http://www.geocities.com/~dagmawi/News/Business_Oct21_Breweries.html|archive-date=2005-06-01}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.telecom.net.et/~epa/Sectors/beverages_prof.html|title=The Beverages Sector|access-date=2007-05-31|date=2002-07-15|publisher=Ethiopian Privatization Agency|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208111926/http://www.telecom.net.et/~epa/Sectors/beverages_prof.html|archive-date=2008-02-08}}

In 2011, the state-owned Harar Brewery became a subsidiary of Heineken International through a {{Currency|78 million|US|passthrough=yes}} buyout.{{cite journal | last =Drinks | first =Just | title =Harar Brewery | journal =Basic Reference | volume =28 | pages =217–229 | publisher =Just-Drinks | location = Scotland, UK | year =2010 | url =http://www.just-drinks.com/news/heineken-wins-race-for-ethiopias-bedele-harar-breweries_id103772.aspx| access-date =2012-04-27}}