Country
We track 6 breweries in Ethiopia. None currently rate Great or better. Habesha Breweries in Addis Ababa leads the list at 2.63 (Limited).
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.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Habesha Breweries produce's unproven beer and is ranked #5 in Ethiopia. They are most well known for "Cold Gold", which is a Pale Lager and "Negus (ነጋሲ)", which is a Non-Alcoholic Beer. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Others.
Harar, Harari, Ethiopia
Harar Beer produce's characterless beer and is ranked #3 in Ethiopia. They are most well known for "Harar Beer", which is a Pale Lager and "Hakim Stout", which is an Export Stout. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Dark Beers.
Kombolcha, Amhara, Ethiopia
BGI Ethiopia produce's fairly average beer and is ranked #3 in Ethiopia. They are most well known for "St. George Beer", which is a Pale Lager and "St. George's Amber Beer", which is an Amber Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Amber Lagers.
Sebeta, Oromia, Ethiopia
Meta Abo was privatized by the Ethiopian Government in 2012, and sold to Diageo, the British liquor and breweries giant. Diageo made significant investments in the brewery, expanding the bottling line. In 2022 Diageo sold the brewery to BGI, part of the French multinational Castel Group.
ሞጆ, ኦሮሚያ, Ethiopia
United Beverages Share Company is a subsidiary of United Africa Beverages, located in Ethiopia. We are an international brewer investing in Africa, with a franchise to manufacture and distribute of one of the top ten global brewery brands.
Addi Arkay, Amhara, Ethiopia
Dashen produce's unproven beer and is ranked #8 in Ethiopia. They are most well known for "Dashen Beer", which is a Helles Lager and "Balageru", which is a Pale Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Others.
