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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3.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Asmara Lager Beer (by Asmara Brewery):
Aroma: 4/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 3/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 7/20, MyTotalScore: 1.8/5

25/IX/15 - 33cl bottle @ Borefts 2015 (Bodegraven) - BB: n/a (2015-1276) Thanks to cgarvieuk for sharing his freshly traded bottle!

Clear blond to pale yellow beer, small aery irregular white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: grains, hay, cow fodder. MF: soft carbon, light body. Taste: grains, hay, very watery, bit sweet. Aftertaste: grains, nothing else.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2015 at 14:14

4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 2 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Bottle at Borefts 2015. Pale gold lasting white head bad aroma. Smells so bad. Yep terrible. Cereal nasty. Some softness.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2015 at 10:46

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at Borefts 2015... Golden amber.. Big white head... Soft grassy fruits nose soft sweet fruits... Soft fruits hay
Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2015 at 10:15

5.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Flaska från SB. Doftar säd och hö. Smakar som en blandning av gräs och torkat hö. Inte så speciellt besk. Mjuk, nästan gräddig munkänsla. Nja.
Tried on 08 Sep 2015 at 10:44

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
Gulbrun klar med lavt hvitt skum. Lukter maltekstrakt og fudge. Lett. Søtlig karamell. Kort
Tried on 01 Jul 2015 at 14:04

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Dufter av sukker og honning. Lys honning farge. Lite skum, noe langs kant. Liten bitter smak sammen med honning.
Tried on 05 Mar 2014 at 09:17

3.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
33 cl bottle courtesy of and shared with Nisse666. BB 25-06-2013. Dorée claire, col fin blanc. Bouquet et profile de grains en dominance. Rien d’étonnant avec ce type de bières africaines. Malt pils avec une rondeur de maïs, sec et grains presque poussiéreux, monotone mais ce côté malté et grains reste agréable. Houblon est absent.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2013 at 04:00

3.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
33 cl bottle thanks to Nisse666. Sampled on June 8, 2013. BB 25 June 2013.A bit hazy straw color, small white head. Sweet, corn, gypsym scent. Dry, malty taste. Fizzy mouthfeel, low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2013 at 07:46

2.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 2
Bottle many thx to DSG cons 2013-06-08 Mölndal AR: melas, corn, AP: very pale golden, frothy deminishing chemical white head F: cardboard, corn, artificial sugar
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2013 at 10:47

2.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Bottle. Golden-yellow colour with a white head. Aroma is butter, citrus, malt, hay. Flavour is butter, citrus, malt, hay. Thin body. Boring beer.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2013 at 21:29