Royal Ionian Pilsner
Brewed by Corfu Beer
Style: Pilsener
Agios Georgios, Corfu, Greece
Corfu beer was founded in the year of 2006 and brews a collection of beers that are popular for the long hot summer days on the holiday island.
Review: 500 ml dark green bottle of Royal Ionian Pilsner Beer: 5% vol.
One I got on the holiday island of Corfu.
On pour we get a rather ok looking golden colour, with no head to speak of, looks pretty rubbish. Very flat looking beer.
On the nose I get a lot of malts, very malty aroma, also get the grains, the yeast, and an earthy smell. Strong and pleasant on the nose.
For the taste, initially liking it, not bad at all, malts swirling around on the taste buds, excellent stuff, nice earthy roasted malts, very good start.
Barley strong in this one, plus very grainy.
Lovely beer, really impressive, another Greek surprise, very impressive Pilsner.
Nice and cold from the fridge on a hot Greek summers day.
Malty and barley tastes with sweet lemon that work in perfect balance with the light hops. Very quaffable, very smooth, so easy to drink with very mild bitterness and a light finish.
Had a lovely day, visited the blue lagoon and this beer was the perfect way to top a great day out in Corfu.
Loved it, excellent, nice and crisp.
Review: 330 ml clear bottle of Royal Ionian Ginger Ale: 2% vol.
A refreshing soft drink with ginger and orange and cinnamon.
Now before I begin I must admit I absolutely hate ginger, cant stand the stuff, so this should be fun!
Pour a pure yellow colour, looks like a very watered down dilutable orange drink more than anything else, or you could say some fruit juice. No such thing as a head on this fella, but then did you really expect one?
A nice smell, one of fruits, the orange and cinnamon is really kicking in big time. Sugary aroma too, and of course getting all that ginger. Strong and pleasant on the nose.
In the taste I find the cinnamon to be quite strong in this, comes to the forefront, holding back the orange flavours and tastes big time, which is a pity as it is all a bit urgh!
Ginger is also prominent, and I am not a fan at all. It has not really won me over. I really dont get why people would put it into a beer at all, as I am struggling to drink it. Goes down very, very slow and with a grimace (I always drink beer none of the drain pouring for me, waste not want not!). A tough one for me!
In the northwestern corner of the beautiful holiday island of Corfu lies the Corfu Microbrewery, situated in the small town of Arillas.
Got it on my holidays in Corfu. Comes in a very nice distinctive black bottle with a coat of arms of the company that is impressive to see, stands out in the supermarket. 
On the taste, yeah this is really like an old fashioned red ale, spot on. 
Has some good flavours and tastes, grainy and with a touch of caramel, can also get the hops.
Another Greek beer I had on my holidays in Corfu.
Get the barley malt, and lots of it! A bit watery at times too but not enough to be annoying, cant imagine if it was served warm, luckily mine was in the fridge and came out all cool.
The brewery sells a wide variety of beers and also does a good trade in seasonal and iconic brews. They have taken on some interesting brews with an eye on what is happening in the local area. When the Basel Antiquity Museum had a Tutankhamun exhibition in 2004, this inspired the brewery to bring out The Tut-Anch-Ueli, brewed according to an ancient Egyptian recipe of barley malt, emmer, hops and dates and found ripping heel. They did likewise when Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso had exhibitions in the local art gallery. For Van Gogh they actually had a sunflower flavoured beer in their Van Ueli beer, while for Ueli Beer Pablo they brewed a powerful beer with Absinthe, as “Powerful as a work by Picasso”. And for the annual Basel carnival, they have their own specially themed Bock beer, and they also produce a Christmas beer in the run upto to the end of year festivities. In total, more than 50 such specialty beers have been brewed, each available for a specific occasion or seasonally, there really is no occasion without a Ueli beer at hand!
Famous for their specialty beers, Brauerei Fishcerstube, as part of the current “Salmon Comeback Campaign” in the city of Basel, have teamed up with WWF Switzerland to create the “Ueli Laggs special”. The upper Rhine used to be overflowing with Atlantic Salmon about 50 years ago but alas no more, so the WWF are hoping to bring them back. So with every bottle of Laggs you purchase, 50 cents goes towards this great project. I will drink to that!
On the nose I get the sweet malts and the odd fruit aroma, but also the strong smell of hops. They smell a bit stinky, I wonder is that to mimic the smell of a fresh salmon! 
Originally as a pilot project by the brewing plant manufacturer BrauKon GmbH, but with success came demand to where now the brewery produce a variety of popular beers, from their IPA’s to traditional Helles and Weissbier’s to their ales and stouts, all brewed with a care and passion that defines the Bavarian ideals of brew making. 
Found the bottles to be quite heavy for some reason, a bit strange!
Not much in bottle, which is always a disappointment.