BIRRA TIRANA
Beer
Birra Tirana
Style
Unfiltered Lager
Closure
Crown cap
Packing
12oz / 24 bottle case
Origin
Birra Malto is the largest brewery in Albania, with Birra Tirana widely regarded as “the” beer of Albania.
Place
Tirana, Albania
Color
Pale
Alcohol
4%
Brewery
Birra Malto
Beermaking
Hand-crafted in small batches in German traditional style using a top fermenting yeast and cold lagering. Taybeh Golden Beer is brewed with only the finest natural ingredients.
Tasting Notes
A crisp easy-drinking lager, the Birra Tirrana shows a hoppy-bitterness, with a softly carbonated and smooth mouthfeel. Medium in body and malty; but well proportioned, with a characteristic hop bitterness that supports its fine structure.
Food Pairings
Traditional Palestinian cuisine, bratwurst and assorted cheeses (from soft Brie through to hard mature cheddar).
Beer Facts
- Over recent year, the Birra Malto brewery has doubled its sales and spent over 10 million Euro modernizing and expanding its plant in Tirana.
- Birra Tirana is named after the capital of Albania (Tirana), where the beers are brewed.
- Its market share is estimated at 30 percent of the Albanian market, and 60 percent of the central districts of Tirana and Durës.
About the Birra Malto Brewery
Birra Malto is the largest brewery in Albania, with their most popular product being “Birra Tirana”, which has been made since 1961. Between 1995-1997, a complete overhaul of the facilities was financed by the company’s net profit. The restructuring improved product quality and substantially increased its market share.
