About
"Kotayk" Brewery being part of "Multi Group" Concern is the successor of the Abovyan Brewery, which was founded last century in the 70s and became one of the leading manufacturing companies in the Soviet Armenia. Due to Czech equipment and technologies, the factory successfully manufactures products using domestic and imported raw materials. The factory been exploited in January 1978, occupying an area of 6.5 hectares, which was selected considering the high quality of the water flowing from Katnaghbyur.

In 1995 the factory decided to create the Open Joint Stock Company Mr. headed by Gagik Tsarukyan. During this time the factory created a new beers "Artsakh" and "Kotayk".
In 1996 by Mr. Tsarukyan's decision was established a joint venture with French "Castel" Company, which is internationally recognized as a manufacturer of beer, especially in Africa.
The quality of "Kotayk" Brewery products is controlled with perfectly equipped laboratory of the factory.

In 2011 Mr. Tsarukyan bought all bonds of "Kotayk" Brewery and became the sole owner of the company.
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4.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Sample from Graham. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Light malty and hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Short light bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried on 17 Mar 2022 at 17:14

4.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Sample courtesy Grumbo. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are yeast, hops, fruits, malt and has sweet malty finish.
Tried on 17 Mar 2022 at 17:13

4.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
50cl (5,2%) bottle from FreshMed supermarket Etterbeek, Brussels. F: medium, white, almost good retention. C: gold, clear. A: malty, bit grassy, oxidized, bready touch. T: medium malty base, bit bready, oxidized, caramel, grassy touch, weak herbal bitterness, medium carbonation, sweet grainy, nothing really tasty as I expected.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2022 at 19:00

5.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
14/2/2022. Bottle courtesy of Marek, cheers. Pours clear dark golden with a frothy white head leaving good lacing. Decent looking beer. Aroma is sweet malt, fruity, caramel, biscuit, slightly metallic, starchy, veggie. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, very oily, average carbonation. Expected something more harsh, this was okay.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2022 at 11:19

3/10
See on juba päris halb makro laager.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2022 at 22:10

3/10
Sweet, sour, acidic, harsh, old and dead lemon peel
Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2022 at 22:09

5/10
Thanks Gideon v.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2022 at 20:59

3.6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Raffi's Place, LA, bottle: pours pale yellow with white head. Aroma is industrial graininess. Taste is worse and more industrial than normal Kotayk. Bad.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2022 at 22:49

4/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle at Raffi's Place: pours pale gold. Mellow light grain and industrial aroma. Taste is barely bitter and tastes cheap. Not the worst beer from Armenia.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2022 at 22:44

Back home to BXL
Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2021 at 22:21