Beer in Ethiopia

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Harar Brewery's Hakim Stout Hakimstout.jpg
Harar Brewery's Hakim Stout

Beerin Ethiopia is the most popular industrial alcoholic beverage in the country with lager being the most consumed type of beer. In the rural sector, the home-brew tella or siwa is still dominant.

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History

The first brewery in Ethiopia was established in 1922 by St. George Beer (named after the patron saint of Ethiopia). Brands like Meta and Bedele are also older in Ethiopia but have since been acquired by foreign companies and re-branded.

Industry

Ethiopia's beer industry has grown tremendously in the last two decades. It transformed into one of the most competitive industries in Ethiopia, with millions of birr spent on advertisements alone. The industry's competitiveness has led to more investment in farming, such as in malt production. [1]

Top 15 beer brands in Ethiopia according to RateBeer.com (as of 2017) [2]

RankNameScoreCountStyle
1Garden Bräu Ebony2.824 Dunkel/Tmavý
2Garden Bräu Blondy2.774 Dortmunder/Helles
3St George Amber Beer (Ethiopia)2.7261 Amber Lager/Vienna
4Hakim Stout2.72193Foreign Stout
5Raya Beer2.695 Pale Lager
6Bedele Beer2.6022Pale Lager
7 Habesha Cold Gold 2.5111Pale Lager
8Walia2.4810Pale Lager
9Harar2.38128Pale Lager
10Meta Premium2.2563 Premium Lager
11Bedele Special Beer2.2465Pale Lager
12Castel Beer (Ethiopia)2.1860Pale Lager
13Meta Beer Export Lager2.1871Pale Lager
14St. George Beer2.16208Pale Lager
15 Dashen Beer 2.0428Pale Lager

Brands

Competition with home-brewed beers

As living standards increase, the more affluent segment of rural society frequently shifts from home-brewed beer to lager beer. Industrial breweries have seen this emerging market and prepared specific brands targeted at farmers: Balageru (meaning: the rural people) and Azmera beers (meaning: "good cropping season"). [3]

See also

References

  1. Sisay Gessesse, Andualem (9 August 2017). "Ethiopia to end malt import boosting local production". News Business Ethiopia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. Birhaner, De (5 March 2017). "What are the best beers of Ethiopia? Dashen beer ranked last". Debirhan. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. Nyssen, Jan; De Rudder, Fien; Vlassenroot, Koen; Nega, Fredu; Azadi, Hossein (2019). "Socio-demographic Profile, Food Insecurity and Food-Aid Based Response". Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains. GeoGuide. Cham (CH): SpringerNature. pp. 495–504. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-04955-3_33. ISBN   978-3-030-04954-6. S2CID   199093960.