List of breweries in Armenia

Beer of Yerevan Brewery

Company type	Brewery
Industry	Brewing
Founded	1952
Headquarters	Yerevan , Armenia
Products	Beer (various lagers and pilsners including Kilikia, Yerevan Premium, Hayer)

Breweries

As of July 2018, several brewing enterprises are active within Armenia:

Beer of Yerevan Brewery

Established in 1952, this brewery stands as the largest in Armenia, offering a diverse selection of beers:

• 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 (Märzen), with 12% wort extract, 4.4% ABV
• Kilikia Tonakan (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

Operating since 1970 in Gyumri and tracing its origins back to 1898, this brewery ranks second in size nationally. It produces seven varieties of pale lagers under the brands Gyumri, Ararat, and Aleksandrapol:

• Aleksandrapol, pale lager, 4.5% ABV
• Ararat, bitter pale lager with 12% wort extract, 4.5% ABV
• Gyumri Czech (pilsner), 4.5% ABV
• Gyumri Gold, pale lager containing 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

Based in Abovyan and founded in 1974, this brewery is ranked third in Armenia by size. Its portfolio includes five lagers:

• 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 is a brand from the Lihnitis Sevan Brewery located in Sevan. Since its inception in 2007, In addition to this bottled beer, three draft-only lagers are served exclusively at the brewery’s pub:

Hayasy Group

The Hayasy Group, headquartered in Voskevaz, operates the Hayasy brewery which was founded in 2011.

Dilijan Brewery

The Dilijan brand is brewed by the Dilijan Brewery situated in Dilijan, active since 2016.

Dargett Brewery

• Dargett Beer is crafted by the Dargett Brewery located near Abovyan. Initially launched as a brewpub in Yerevan in 2016, the brewery expanded its operations with a dedicated production facility in 2019. It offers a broad selection of unfiltered craft beers aimed at premium market segments, including:
  • 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

By 2019, Armenia had six microbreweries and brewpubs producing and serving draught beer:

Alaverdi Draft Beer

• Alaverdi Beer is produced by the Alaverdi Draft Beer microbrewery situated in Alaverdi, Lori Province. Established in 1947, it provides a range of unfiltered beer options throughout Armenia.

AM Group

• The AM Group based in Tairov, Armavir Province offers Jäger Beer Armenia and Roskvas. Since its inception in 1998, it has supplied Jäger Armenia unfiltered beer alongside Roskvas kvass across various pubs.

Blonder Beer House and Brewery

• Located in Yerevan, the Blonder Beer House and Brewery was founded in 2000 and produces three varieties of unfiltered Slovak-style pilsner beers under the brand Blonder Beer.

Beer Academy Yerevan

• The Beer Academy brewpub in Yerevan markets Academia Beer, launched in 2012. Its portfolio includes seven unfiltered beer styles:
  • Academia Pils – pale lager with a wort extract of 12%, alcohol content of 4.5% ABV
  • Academia Bitter – semi-dark bitter beer featuring an 11% wort extract and 4.3% ABV
  • Academia Dunkel – dunkel style with a wort extract of 12%, alcohol at 4.8% ABV
  • Academia Ginger – ginger lager with a wort extract of 12.5%, containing 4.7% ABV
  • Academia Hot – warm dunkel variant with a higher wort extract of 16.5%, lower alcohol at 2.5% ABV
  • Academia Weizen – seasonal wheat beer with an 11% wort extract and alcohol level of 4.3% ABV
  • Academia Weizen Bock – dark wheat beer available seasonally, with a wort extract of 13.7%, and an alcohol content of 7% ABV

Tovmas Craft Beer

• Since its establishment in Yerevan in 2016, Tovmas Craft Beer has been brewing two unfiltered beer types under the name Tovmas Beer:
  • Tovmas Light
  • Tovmas Dark

Vladimir Hakobyan Brewery

• Dovegh unfiltered beer crafted by Vladimir Hakobyan Microbrewery located in Dovegh, Tavush Province. Established in 2017, its offerings include:
  • Dovegh's dark unfiltered beer with an alcohol content of 5% ABV