Harp Lager is an Irish light lager. It is brewed in Dundalk and, under license, in the UK, Canada, and Russia. The brand belongs to Diageo.
History
Guinness first brewed Harp Lager in 1960. The company hired a German brewmaster to adapt a Dundalk brewery for lager production. Guinness considered names like Atlas and Dolphin but chose Harp, after the Irish harp. The name links to a harp used by King Brian Boru. In 1961, a consortium of Irish and British brewers formed Harp Lager Ltd. The beer was sold in bottles until 1964, when keg sales began.
Types and styles
Harp Lager is a light lager. Guinness first produced it, and it is now brewed by Hydes in Manchester, Labatt’s in Canada, and the Moscow Brewing Company in Russia.
Adapted from the Russian Wikipedia article Harp Lager, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.