Asmara Brewery

Commercial Brewery in Asmara, Eritrea 🇪🇷

Established in 1939

Description
Asmara Brewery (formerly, Melotti Brewery) was the first brewery in Eritrea. It was founded in 1939 by Luigi Melotti. The brewery was nationalized by the Derg during the Eritrean War of Independence, and was then inherited by the Government of Eritrea. Ownership in the brewery is shared between investors and the Government of Eritrea. In 1998, its factory exported up to 40% of production, with the remainder being domestically consumed.

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3.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle. Nose is sweet, plasters, corn. Taste is corn, nauseating, metallic, corn.

Tried on 02 Dec 2025 at 19:42


5

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2025 at 19:44


7.5

Sunset beers always taste better. Just the right touch of sweet but funky.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2025 at 21:26


8

Eritrea!!!

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:54


4.5

Country #93 - Eritrea 🇪🇷

Tried from Bottle on 25 Oct 2024 at 19:05


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

7-3-7-4-14 Backlog. Bottle, 2,5 months before bbd. Pours slightly hazy pale yellow, with a creamy head. Aroma is pilsner malts with hay, as well as zesty floral hops spices and leafy minerals. Medium body, with average carbonation. Flavour is pilsner malts with bread and hay, as well as zesty floral hops with a lingering hoppy finish. A surprisingly quaffable and refreshing beer.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2024 at 06:35


5.5

Drinks a bit soft with low carbonation, but a very drinkable sweet malty, yeasty beer.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Apr 2024 at 16:19


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

Bottle from Systembolaget. Smell of hay, some maize. Hazy golden colour, white head. Aroma of malt, hay, green apple, some rubber. Lightly sweet. Flat carbon.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2024 at 18:18


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle at Elsa's Vegan Kitchen, Broadway Market, Tooting. Light yellowand clear with an uneven white head. Corn syrup in the aroma. Not a lot else. Sweet, sweet taste of sugar and corn. But here's the kicker: it ain't too bad. Doesn't have that saccharine kickback so many cheap lagers have. Wouldn't drink it all night but I've certainly had worse.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jan 2024 at 18:14


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottled (thsnks omhper!). Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is grassy, herbal, earthy and some mild grainy notes. Flavour is grainy, herbal and some mild grassy tones to it. Earthy and herbal aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2023 at 21:58