This is a list of breweries in Armenia.

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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 Lager,

pale lager Pale lager is a very pale-to-golden-colored lager beer with a well- attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness. The brewing process for this beer developed in the mid-19th century, when Gabriel Sedlmayr took pale ale brewing ...

, 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 Pale lager is a very pale-to-golden-colored lager beer with a well- attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness. The brewing process for this beer developed in the mid-19th century, when Gabriel Sedlmayr took pale ale brewi ...

, 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 ( hy, Գյումրի, ) is an urban municipal community and the second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, when the city w ...

. 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: **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 File:Barevery factori in Gyumri 02.JPG, The old brewery in Gyumri opened in 1898 File:Gyumri Gold beer from Gyumri.jpg, Gyumri Beer File:Ararat Beer from Gyumri Brewery.jpg, Ararat Beer File:Aleksandrapol Beer from Gyumri Brewery.jpg, Aleksandrapol Beer

Kotayk Brewery

*Kotayk, Erebuni and Urartu from the '' Kotayk Brewery'', located in Abovyan. 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 Pale lager is a very pale-to-golden-colored lager beer with a well- attenuated body and a varying degree of noble hop bitterness. The brewing process for this beer developed in the mid-19th century, when Gabriel Sedlmayr took pale ale brewin ...

, 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. 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 (

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): **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 File:Sevan Brewery.jpg, Lihnitis Sevan Brewery File:Kellers beer, Sevan Brewery.jpg, Kellers Dark Draught and Kellers Gold Draught

Hayasy Group

*Hayasy from the ''Hayasy Group'', located in

Voskevaz Voskevaz ( hy, Ոսկեվազ; formerly, Kiziltamur and Ghzltamur) is a village in the Aragatsotn province of Armenia. Not far from the center of the village is the church of Surp Hovhannes, built between the 7th and 12th centuries. The village i ...

. 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 , black beer, is a dark lager that originated in Germany. It has an opaque, black colour with hints of chocolate or coffee flavours, and is generally around 5% ABV. It is similar to stout in that it is made from roasted malt, which gives it its d ...

**Hayasy Exclusive, pale lager, 4.4% ABV

Dilijan Brewery

*Dilijan from the ''Dilijan Brewery'', located in

Dilijan Dilijan ( hy, Դիլիջան) is a spa town and urban municipal community in the Tavush Province of Armenia. The town is one of the most important resorts in Armenia, situated within the Dilijan National Park. The forested town is home to numer ...

. Opened in 2016, the brewery currently produces: ** 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 Steppenwolf, Bavarian weizen, 20 IBU, 5% ABV **Dargett La Rapsodia, Bohemian pilsner, 42 IBU, 5% ABV **Dargett Belle De Jour,

blonde ale Pale ale is a golden to amber coloured beer style brewed with pale malt. The term first appeared around 1703 for beers made from malts dried with high-carbon coke, which resulted in a lighter colour than other beers popular at that time. Diff ...

, 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 Wheat beer is a top-fermented beer which is brewed with a large proportion of wheat relative to the amount of malted barley. The two main varieties are German ''Weizenbier'' and Belgian ''witbier''; other types include Lambic (made with wild y ...

, 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 Ale is a Type of beer, type of beer brewed using a Warm fermentation, warm fermentation method, resulting in a sweet, full-bodied and fruity taste. Historically, the term referred to a drink brewed without hops. As with most beers, ale typicall ...

, 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 Porter is a style of beer that was developed in London, England in the early 18th century. It was well- hopped and dark in appearance owing to the use of brown malt.Dornbusch, Horst, and Garrett Oliver. "Porter." The Oxford Companion to Beer ...

, 30 IBU, 7% ABV **Dargett Woland,

Russian Imperial stout Stout is a dark, top-fermented beer with a number of variations, including dry stout, oatmeal stout, milk stout, and imperial stout. The first known use of the word ''stout'' for beer, in a document dated 1677 found in the Egerton Manuscript ...

, 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,

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IPA, 35 IBU, 6.5% ABV **Dargett Dream #9, American

red ale Red ale can refer to two styles of beer which are some shade of red or light brown in hue: * Irish red ale * Flanders red ale Flanders red ale or Flemish red-brown, is a style of sour ale brewed in West Flanders, Belgium. Flanders red ale is f ...

, 5% ABV **Dargett Pumpkin, pumpkin ale, 20 IBU, 5% ABV.

Microbreweries/Brewpubs

As of 2019, there are six microbreweries/brewpubs that produce and serve

in Armenia:

Alaverdi Draft Beer

*Alaverdi Beer from the ''Alaverdi Draft Beer'' microbrewery in Alaverdi,

Lori Province Lori ( hy, Լոռի, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the north of the country, bordering Georgia. Vanadzor is the capital and largest city of the province. Other important towns include Stepanavan, Alaverdi, and Spitak ...

. 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 Tairov ( hy, Թաիրով), is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. Administratively it is subordinate to the community of Parakar and is located 1km east to Parakar. Tairov was founded in 1921. See also *Armavir Province Armavi ...

Armavir Province Armavir ( hy, wikt:Արմավիր, Արմավիր, ), is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''marz'') in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain dominated by Mount Ararat from the south and Mount Aragats from the n ...

. Opened in 1998, it currently serves the Jäger Armenia unfiltered beer and Roskvas

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(Slavic and Baltic

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) in several pubs throughout Armenia.

Blonder Beer House and Brewery

*Blonder Beer from the ''Blonder Beer House and Brewery'' in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...

. Opened in 2000, it currently serves 3 types of the ''Blonder'' Slovak pilsner unfiltered beer produced in the 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
/ref> **Academia Pils, pale lager, 12% wort extract, 4.5% ABV **Academia Bitter,

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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 Wheat beer is a top-fermented beer which is brewed with a large proportion of wheat relative to the amount of malted barley. The two main varieties are German ''Weizenbier'' and Belgian ''witbier''; other types include Lambic (made with wild ye ...

, 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 Dovegh ( hy, Դովեղ), previously also known as Dvegh, is a village in the Tavush Province of Armenia. Notable people * Tatul Hakobyan __NOTOC__ Tatul Ashiki Hakobyan ( hy, Թաթուլ Աշիկի Հակոբյան; born December 29, 1969) ...

village of

Tavush Province Tavush ( hy, Տավուշ, ) is a province of Armenia located at the northeast of Armenia, bordered by Georgia from the north and Azerbaijan from the east. Internally, Tavush borders the Gegharkunik Province from the south, Kotayk Province from ...

. Opened in 2017, the microbrewery currently produces: **Dovegh's, dark unfiltered, 5% ABV

References

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