Metro area
Within 16 miles of Sumqayt we track 3 breweries. None currently rate Great or better. MVF Brewery in Khirdalan leads the list at 2.05 (Poor).
Exceptional
A short list of extraordinary breweries worth planning a trip around.
Great
Consistently produce world-class beer.
Fine
Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
Poor
Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
Limited
Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
Khirdalan, Azerbaijan
MVF Brewery produce's unproven beer and is ranked #2 in Azerbaijan. They are most well known for "Falken", which is a German Pilsner and "Falken 2", which is a Pale Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers.
Binəqədi, Azerbaijan
Brewing plant in Khirdalan belonging to the industrial association “Baku-Pivo” was put into commission in 1969. In those years, it was one of the six biggest brewing enterprises in the USSR. In 1997, the plant passed into the ownership of a French concern Group Castel, with large-scale reconstruction completed 2 years later. Official opening of the renovated plant in 2000 was attended by the president of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev. In February 2017 the brewery is renamed to Carlsberg Azerbaijan, continuing its integration to Carlsberg Group.
Novxanı, Azerbaijan
Baki Praqa produce's unproven beer and is ranked #5 in Azerbaijan. They are most well known for "Starapraga", which is a Dark Lager and "Starapraga Premium Dark Beer", which is a Schwarzbier. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Dark Lagers.
