This is a list of breweries in Armenia. Beer has been produced in Armenia since ancient times.
Breweries As of July 2018, the following brewing companies are operating in Armenia:
Beer of Yerevan Brewery
Opened in 1952, it is the largest brewery in Armenia. Currently, several types of beer are produced and bottled by the brewery:Kilikia Kilikia Lager, pale lager, 4.8% ABV Kilikia 1952, pale lager, 4.8% ABV Kilikia 11, pale lager, 4.6% ABV Kilikia Elitar, pale lager, 5.6% ABV Kilikia Jubilee, pale lager, 5.1% ABV Kilikia Light, pale lager, 4.5% ABV Kilikia Youth, pale lager, 4.8% ABV Kilikia Dark, Oktoberfestbier/Märzen, 12% wort extract, 4.4% ABV Kilikia Tonakan/Celebratory, premium lager, 5.3% ABV Yerevan Premium, pale lager, 4.8% ABV Yerevan Zhigulyovskoe, pale lager, 5% ABV Hayer, pilsner, 4.9% ABV 12.06 Premium, pale lager, 4.8% ABV
Gyumri Beer Brewery Gyumri, Ararat and Aleksandrapol from the Gyumri Beer brewery, located in Gyumri.Gyumri Opened in 1970, it is the second largest brewery in Armenia. However, the old brewery of Gyumri dates back to 1898. Currently, seven types of pale lager beer are produced by the brewery under the Gyumri, Ararat and Aleksandrapol labels:Gyumri Beer products Aleksandrapol, pale lager, 4.5% ABV Ararat, bitter pale lager, 12% wort extract, 4.5% ABV Gyumri Czech, pilsner, 4.5% ABV Gyumri Gold, pale lager, 13% wort extract, 4.7% ABV Gyumri Extra, pale lager, 7% ABV Gyumri Unfiltered Beer, unfiltered pale lager, 4.7% ABV Hndkadzawar, unfiltered pale lager, 4.7% ABV Red Limited, dark lager, 4.1% ABV
Kotayk Brewery
Kotayk, Erebuni and Urartu from the Kotayk Brewery, located in Abovyan.Kotayk Opened in 1974, it is the third largest brewery in Armenia. Currently, five types of lager beer are produced by the brewery: Kotayk, pale lager, 5.2% ABV Kotayk Gold, pale lager, 5.6% ABV Kotayk Tshani, pale lager, 5.2% ABV Erebuni, strong lager, 6.4% ABV Erebuni 14, pale lager, 4.8% ABV Urartu, pale lager, 4% ABV
Lihnitis Sevan Brewery Kellers from the Lihnitis Sevan Brewery, located in Sevan.Kellers Opened in 2007, currently one type of lager beer is produced by the brewery that is sold in bottles: Kellers, pale lager, 11.5% wort extract, 4.4% ABV The brewery also produces three types of lager that are only available in the brewery's pub (draught beer): Kellers Gold Draught, unfiltered pale lager, 11.5% wort extract, 4.4% ABV Kellers Gold Filtered, pale lager, unpasteurized, 11.5% wort extract, 4.4% ABV Kellers Dark Draught, dunkel, unfiltered, 13% wort extract, 4.8% ABV
Hayasy Group Hayasy from the Hayasy Group, located in Voskevaz.Hayasy Opened in 2011, currently three types of lager beer are produced and bottled by the brewery: Hayasy Classic, premium lager, 4.5% ABV Hayasy Black, black beer Hayasy Exclusive, pale lager, 4.4% ABV
Dilijan Brewery
Dilijan from the Dilijan Brewery, located in Dilijan. Opened in 2016, the brewery currently produces:Dilijan Beer Dilijan 1, non-alcoholic lager, 0% ABV Dilijan 1, pale lager, 12% wort extract, 4.6% ABV Dilijan 2, pale lager, 12% wort extract, 4.9% ABV Dilijan 3, wheat beer, 12.5% wort extract, 4.4% ABV Dilijan 4, dark lager, 13% wort extract, 5% ABV Dilijan 5, pale lager, 4.7% ABV
Dargett Brewery
Dargett Beer from the Dargett Brewery near Abovyan. Opened in 2016 in Yerevan as a brewpub, it currently produces and serves a large variety of unfiltered beer made in the brewery opened in 2019:Dargett Beer menu 2018 Dargett Steppenwolf, Bavarian weizen, 20 IBU, 5% ABV Dargett La Rapsodia, Bohemian pilsner, 42 IBU, 5% ABV Dargett Belle De Jour, blonde ale, 20 IBU, 5% ABV Dargett What The Hell, Münich light lager, 22 IBU, 5% ABV Dargett Metamorphosis, Vienna lager, 22 IBU, 5.5% ABV Dargett The Catcher In The Wheat, American wheat ale, 25 IBU, 4.6% ABV Dargett Coney Island, American pale ale, 40 IBU, 5.5% ABV Dargett Vertigo, India pale ale, 60 IBU, 7% ABV Dargett Armenia Invicta, Imperial IPA, 95 IBU, 8.5% ABV Dargett Milestones, black IPA, 60 IBU, 7.5% ABV Dargett Uncle Raffi's, apple cider, 5.6% ABV Dargett Morello, cherry ale, 18 IBU, 6% ABV Dargett Prunus Armeniaca, apricot ale, 18 IBU, 6% ABV Dargett Seven Sins, Belgian tripel, 25 IBU, 8% ABV Dargett 1984, nitro oatmeal stout, 30 IBU, 4.8% ABV Dargett Odin, Baltic porter, 30 IBU, 7% ABV Dargett Woland, Russian Imperial stout, 70 IBU, 10% ABV Dargett Underdog, vegetable beer, 6% ABV Dargett Belgian Blanche, witbier, 18 IBU, 4.8% ABV Dargett You Have To Try It, New England IPA, 35 IBU, 6.5% ABV Dargett Dream #9, American red ale, 5% ABV Dargett Pumpkin, pumpkin ale, 20 IBU, 5% ABV.
Microbreweries/Brewpubs As of 2019, there are six microbreweries/brewpubs that produce and serve draught beer in Armenia:
Alaverdi Draft Beer Alaverdi Beer from the Alaverdi Draft Beer microbrewery in Alaverdi, Lori Province. Opened in 1947, it currently serves many types of unfiltered beer in several pubs throughout Armenia.
AM Group Jäger Beer Armenia and Roskvas from the AM Group microbrewery in Tairov, Armavir Province. Opened in 1998, it currently serves the Jäger Armenia unfiltered beer and Roskvas kvass (Slavic and Baltic fermented beverage) in several pubs throughout Armenia.
Blonder Beer House and Brewery Blonder Beer from the Blonder Beer House and Brewery in Yerevan. Opened in 2000, it currently serves 3 types of the Blonder Slovak pilsner unfiltered beer produced in the complex.Blonder Beer House and Brewery at the "10 Out of 10" complex
Beer Academy Yerevan
Academia Beer from the Beer Academy brewpub in Yerevan. Opened in 2012, it currently serves 7 types of unfiltered beer produced in the brewpub:Beer Academy Yerevan Academia Pils, pale lager, 12% wort extract, 4.5% ABV Academia Bitter, bitter semi-dark, 11% wort extract, 4.3% ABV Academia Dunkel, dunkel, 12% wort extract, 4.8% ABV Academia Ginger, lager ginger beer, 12.5% wort extract, 4.7% ABV Academia Hot, warm dunkel, 16.5% wort extract, 2.5% ABV Academia Weizen, wheat beer, 11% wort extract, 4.3% ABV (seasonal, May to October) Academia Weizen Bock, wheat beer dark, 13.7 wort extract, 7% ABV (seasonal, October to May)
Tovmas Craft Beer Tovmas Beer from the Tovmas Craft Beer in Yerevan. Opened in 2016, it currently produces two types of unfiltered beer: Tovmas Light Tovmas Dark
Vladimir Hakobyan Brewery Dovegh's unfiltered beer from the Vladimir Hakobyan Microbrewery, located in the Dovegh village of Tavush Province. Opened in 2017, the microbrewery currently produces: Dovegh's, dark unfiltered, 5% ABV
See also
Beer in Armenia Beer and breweries by region Armenian wine
References