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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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Rubin77 (10515) reviewed
Cold Gold Beer from Habesha Breweries
8 years ago
5.3/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
F: big, white, average to poor retention. C: gold, clear. A: malty, bready, bit grassy, bit caramel. T: malty, light caramel, hint of biscuits, bit bready, medium body and carbonation, not very bad, on the can is written brewed and packed in Holland Bavaria N.V. so apparently contract beer before they will move production to Ethiopia, 33cl can 5% from Ethiopian Airlines flight.
Tried from Can on 03 Jan 2018 at 10:53
caesar (10832) ticked
Cold Gold Beer from Habesha Breweries
8 years ago
5/10
Tried on 09 Nov 2017 at 01:29
ShivanDragon (10797) reviewed
Cold Gold Beer from Habesha Breweries
8 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
sample from bottle @ZZT 2017 at Benzai's place, bought at Burg. pours golden with a white head. aroma has some sour notes, malts, grain, corn. Taste is weak bitter, grass, straw/hay, malts, corn, grain, light citrus, medium sweetness, straw-ish aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Oct 2017 at 09:40
Maakun (17192) reviewed
Cold Gold Beer from Habesha Breweries
8 years ago
4.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Bottle at ZZT. Clear golden with bubbly white head. Sweet malts, some cardboard, paper, hop extract, hay. Medium sweet and just under medium bitter. Over light bodied. Standard bad Lager.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Oct 2017 at 08:43
Drebus (8635) reviewed
Cold Gold Beer from Habesha Breweries
8 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle @ ZZT Fall 2017. Golden colour, small white head. Smells malty. Tastes malts and grains, slightly metallic. Thin body, nice carbo.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Oct 2017 at 07:40
77ships (14507) reviewed
Cold Gold Beer from Habesha Breweries
9 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Glass @ Gojo Ethiopian Resto Bar. I didn’t see the vessel. This is oddly my third Ethiopian beer. Paired with a yellow split pea & turmeric dish apparently called Yekik Alicha & a spinach dish (Ye’abesha Gomen seems to be the name). Lightly hazy, golden to orange, touch darker than usual for the style, creamy white head that disappears. Lightly metallic in the nose, low corn, falls bit flat, lots of cardboard. Taste is flat, plastic, corn, low white sugar, cardboard is very big,.... Body is cardboard, plastic. Cardboard is far too big but that might be age who knows? Iron in the nose but not in the taste. This one doesn’t suffer from vegetable notes or other unpleasantries. Not good in general but definitely better than most of its kind.
Tried on 13 May 2017 at 17:18
Tinus (5085) reviewed
Cold Gold Beer from Habesha Breweries
9 years ago
4.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Clear golden colour, white head. Aroma of banana, malts. Sweet malty flavour. Sweet malty finish. Bit too sweet for my liking. Not bad though, reminding of Bavaria.
(from 33cL can @ home)
Tried from Can on 03 Feb 2017 at 13:37
marius (4934) reviewed
Cold Gold Beer from Habesha Breweries
9 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle shared at the November THT at deanso’s place. Pale yellow pour with a thin white head. Notes of sweet malt sugar, boiled cereal, light bitterness and a metallic note in the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2016 at 04:52
Benzai (25102) reviewed
Cold Gold Beer from Habesha Breweries
9 years ago
4.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Sampled from can @ Benzai’s final THT although MrHangover thinks it’s something else. Clear golden color, small white head. Smell and taste lightly malts, malt bitter, bitter. Well, not bad at all.
Tried from Can on 25 Nov 2016 at 13:14
sjogert (13211) ticked
Cold Gold Beer from Habesha Breweries
9 years ago
5.4/10
Can shared at deanso’s. Courtesy of my girl! Clear golden, thin white head. Sweet malts, strong malty and typical pilsener bitter. Light sweet and light bitter. Under medium body, average carbonation. Alright. [photo @ Bierman & Bierman, Utrecht 30-12-19]
Tried from Can on 23 Nov 2016 at 18:38