Karhu is a lager style beer brand from Finland. It also happens to mean "bear", the animal.

Karhu, the beer, jumped to the nation's lips after years of small, humble living on the lower, darker supermarket shelves. Some say it was the youths who favoured the cheaper price. Others claim it was the refreshing, balanced taste. It certainly wasn't marketing.

Karhu, the bear, sometimes jumps to the nation's throats after a winter of small, humble living in hibernation. Some say it was the youths who poked it. Others claim it was the refreshing, spring sun that woke it up. It certainly wasn't marketing.

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