Habesha Breweries

Commercial Brewery in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 🇪🇹
Owned by Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers)

Established in 2015

Contact
Bole Airport, In front of Ethiopian Airlines Academy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Description
Our brewery is made up of over 300 team members, that proudly give their best to serve you, our valued consumers, with the best beer they possibly can.

Just like the vast diversity in cultures, languages, and regions that represent Ethiopia, Habesha Breweries reflects all Ethiopians. Our people illustrate the beauty and rich diversity that one can find in Ethiopia.

Our team is working closely together with local farmers. We assist them in professionalizing their business, helping them to grow better quality barley. Their better quality seeds yield up to 30% higher profits, whilst our brewery guarantees strong demand for their produce.

Our beer is brewed from Ethiopia’s best water, directly sourced from the highland grounds of Debre Birhan, there where our proud and passionate people transform prime quality yeast, barley malt and hops into our beloved beer.

Note: Although the above description is interesting, many of their beers are brewed in Holland.

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4.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Kalea-Adventskalender (Internationale Version) 3.12.2025
Hinter dem 3.Türchen 🚪ist gleich der große Exot, der gar nicht mal so exotisch ist: mein Exemplar kommt von der Bavaria-Brauerei in Holland 🇳🇱🇪🇹.
Es ist ein leichtes Lagerbier 🚚, das sich leicht trinken lässt und nirgends aneckt. Gut zu trinken, aber auch nix außergewöhnliches.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Dec 2025 at 18:36


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottled 330ml. -from Die Bierothek Bamberg. Pale golden coloured, medium sized white head, grainy and light caramel in the nose. Sweet, watery, light grainy and some caramel with short dryish finish.

Tried from Bottle from Die Bierothek Bamberg on 29 Nov 2025 at 15:41


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Clara muy limpia y brillante y de bonita espuma blanca de buena retención. Aroma escaso, cereal, grano. En boca gas medio/alto sin molestar, paso facil, amargor moderado. Sabor de tono tirando a dulce, malteado, contrapunto final mas seco y amargo. Bebible.

Tried from Bottle from Die Bierothek on 22 Sep 2025 at 12:14


5.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 6

From a 3$ bottle at vintage estates. By the way, this bottle was brewed in Holland. Quite a cute little label. Pour, tho crystal clear pale yellow, has some cool looking eye catching bubbling carbonation and a decent white foamy head that holds. Not bad fresh macro lager aroma, some cream corn lager nose; no skunk on the olfactory. First taste lacks the expected carbonation, a little on the flat side I'd say. I wish it had a little more zip in thar. Goes down very easy. In the middle, maybe I'm getten a little of that processed feel in there. Has the qualities of an above average domestic pale macro lager. In the end, I'm thinking this was a little better than expected. No ill after effects on the finish. Bright easy brew. No anticipated skunk anywhere in this sample.

Tried from Bottle from Vintage Estate Wine and Beer on 19 Sep 2025 at 17:48


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Dieses Bier erstrahlt in hellem und klarem Strohgold mit überschaubarer feiner Perlage. Die weiße, feinporige Schaumkrone zeigt sich dabei flaumig und mäßig gut haltbar. Die Duftaromatik präsentiert sich sehr zurückhaltend mit zarten, crackerartigen Malznoten sowie sehr zarten, heuig-floralen Hopfenanklängen. Der Antrunk wirkt frisch, angenehm rezent, zart malzig mit leichtem Zitrusanklang und sehr leichter Hopfenherbe. Im Mundgefühl nimmt man einen schlanken und leichten Körper mit einer, dem Stil entsprechenden Rezenz, leicht seidiger Textur und leichter Trockenheit wahr. Geschmacklich und aromatisch weiterhin sehr zurückhaltend, leichte, zart süße Malznoten von Getreide, Cracker, Weißbrot, ein Hauch von Zitrus, sowie leicht trockene, heuige Hopfennoten. Das Gesamtbild wirkt nun nicht herausragend oder speziell, kann aber durchaus mit einer Ausgewogenheit punkten. Kein großes Ding, aber absolut gut trinkbar und fehlerfrei. Im Nachtrunk fallen die ohnehin schon leichten Malznoten zügig ab und es bleibt eine leicht trockene, heuige Hopfenherbe stehen.

Tried from Can on 06 Sep 2025 at 22:17


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Can on Ethiopian Airlines. Nice enough taste to it but rather unpleasant tinny ending. (7/8/25).

Tried from Can on 07 Aug 2025 at 20:13


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Aromas are malt, cereal, and slightly dank skunky hops. Flavors are somewhat similar to nose but sweet dominates and doesn't help. A bit too sweet for a pale lager for me.

Tried from Bottle from Woodman's Foods - Onalaska on 25 Jul 2025 at 23:59


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Brings back fond memories of dinning out during my NYC days. Clear gold and frothy white head. Nose is slightly sour malt, crackers. Tastes grains and malt. Crisp and pleasant enough.

Tried on 02 Jun 2025 at 02:31

gave a cheers!

4.9
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

clear golden colour, one inch of dense white head; aroma of grainy, grassy, some herbal hoppy, and metallic notes; taste of hoppy bitterness with the same notes as can be felt in the aroma; at least drinkable

Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2025 at 22:42

gave a cheers!

4.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 2

Bottle at home in Alkmaar from Lidl, country #71. Here I am yet again unable to fight the urge of buying a crappy macro lager exclusively because of its country of origin. I get what I deserve to be honest.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:16

gave a cheers!