List of breweries in Armenia Facts for Kids

Armenia has a long history of making beer, going back to ancient times! This article tells you about the different places in Armenia where beer is made, called breweries. These breweries make many kinds of beer, and some have been around for a very long time.

Big Breweries in Armenia
Smaller Breweries and Brewpubs
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Big Breweries in Armenia

As of July 2018, several large companies make beer in Armenia. Here are some of the main ones:

Beer of Yerevan Brewery

Kilikia pale lager

This brewery opened in 1952 and is the biggest one in Armenia. They make many different types of beer, including:

Kilikia Lager
Kilikia 1952
Kilikia Elitar
Kilikia Dark (a darker type of beer)
Yerevan Premium

Gyumri Beer Brewery

This brewery is located in the city of Gyumri. It opened in 1970, making it the second largest brewery in Armenia. But get this – the original brewery in Gyumri started way back in 1898! Today, they make several types of beer under names like Gyumri, Ararat, and Aleksandrapol. Some of their beers include:

Aleksandrapol
Ararat
Gyumri Czech
Gyumri Gold
Gyumri Unfiltered Beer (beer that hasn't been filtered)
Red Limited (a dark beer)

Kotayk Brewery

This brewery is in Abovyan and started in 1974. It's the third largest brewery in Armenia. They produce different kinds of lager beer, such as:

Kotayk
Kotayk Gold
Erebuni (a stronger type of lager)
Urartu

Lihnitis Sevan Brewery

Located in Sevan, this brewery opened in 2007. They make a bottled beer called Kellers. They also have a pub where they serve special beers that are only available there, like:

Kellers Gold Draught (unfiltered)
Kellers Dark Draught (a dark, unfiltered beer)

Hayasy Group

The Hayasy Group brewery is in Voskevaz and started in 2011. They bottle three types of lager beer:

Hayasy Classic
Hayasy Black (a black beer)
Hayasy Exclusive

Dilijan Brewery

Dilijan Beer

You can find the Dilijan Brewery in Dilijan. It opened in 2016 and makes several kinds of beer, including:

Dilijan 1 (a non-alcoholic option and a regular pale lager)
Dilijan 3 (a wheat beer)
Dilijan 4 (a dark lager)

Dargett Brewery

Dargett, Belgian tripel and Bohemian pilsner

The Dargett Brewery started in 2016 in Yerevan as a brewpub. Later, in 2019, they opened a bigger brewery near Abovyan. They are known for making many different types of unfiltered craft beers, such as:

Dargett Steppenwolf (a Bavarian wheat beer)
Dargett La Rapsodia (a Bohemian pilsner)
Dargett Vertigo (an India pale ale)
Dargett Uncle Raffi's (an apple cider)
Dargett Morello (a cherry ale)
Dargett Seven Sins (a Belgian tripel)
Dargett 1984 (an oatmeal stout)
Dargett Pumpkin (a pumpkin ale)

Smaller Breweries and Brewpubs

As of 2019, Armenia also has several smaller breweries, often called microbreweries or brewpubs. These places usually make and serve their own beer directly to customers.

Alaverdi Draft Beer

This microbrewery in Alaverdi has been around since 1947! They serve many types of unfiltered beer in different pubs across Armenia.

AM Group

The AM Group microbrewery is in Tairov. It opened in 1998 and serves its own unfiltered Jäger Armenia beer. They also make a traditional fermented drink called Roskvas.