Top 5 beers you should ask for when in Tanzania..

Perhaps you don't know vital names we use while ordering the Tanzanian brews,today is your chance to know,May it be the weekends or general public holidays back here in Kikwete land you will always find people quenching their thirsts with home beers..Moreover others wouldn't even care about tomorrow or on how the countries economy is abating ,and others leave their families with no clue on what they will banquet..

The same people that complain on how beggarly we are getting they are the same that will order bounteous booze,"Mama Cleme lete Safari 5 na Faru 6"meaning bring 5 safari beers and 6 Faru beers.all in all is to have fun..yes!why not have fun?? Today Msongo will list down the most ordered and loved beers and there nicknames.

 

Quite strong for some,but a very cloying drink ,is among the most famous beer ever in Tanzania, it leads in so many ways ,customers tend to order it accompanied with nyama choma "grilled meat"..it has an alcohol content of 5.5% vol .Avowed by the Tanzania Breweries Limited.sold 1800 tshs at local bars and 2000/= to 3000/= at star lounges and hotels..

 

A pale blond beer  ,aroma of sweet corn, fruitiness, yeast, malt and hay.the taste is quite moderate ,having a choppy odor, better served cold or as we say in Swahili "baridi" ,500 ml bottle is better to annihilate your thirst when in a big hot city like Dar-es-salaam,can be taken with Nyama choma "meat",nuts,crisps .Having an Alcohol volume of 4.5% .Its taste carries strange piney notes and ends with a short bitter/herbal finish.Nick named "Milima" meaning mountains.sold 1800 tshs at local bars and 2000/= to 3000/= at star lounges and hotels..

  

Perhaps another admired one,well overcooked veggies ,Pale yellow color with foamy big white head,Aroma of grainy malts, slightly metallic. Flavor is slightly bitter, a bit grainy.A beer that mostly taken while watching football..those Saturday nights with lads at different pubs enjoying the premiere league.Nick named Chazi larger by Tanzaznians.ABV 5%.sold 1800 tshs at local bars and 2000/= to 3000/= at star lounges and hotels..

  

Better served in dimpled glass or lager glass..a thin texture ,Pours clear golden with an off-white head..a clear pale golden ,aroma of sweet malt and hay...better taken with Mutton,goat meat and "Mtura"(local sausage)...a product of East African Breweries..with ABV 4.5 % to 5.5 %..nick named "Chui Mfalme".sold 1800 tshs at local bars and 2000/= to 3000/= at star lounges and hotels..

 

Better served in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker.....a product of the East African breweries ...a better beer to take during summer ...Taste is incredibly bland with hints of sweet malt but not much else.Better taken with grilled meat and salad..OK for the style...ABV 4.2%..sold 1800 tshs at local bars and 2000/= to 3000/= at star lounges and hotels..(nick named :tembo as in elephant)