Metro area
Within 16 miles of Addis Ababa we track 4 breweries. None currently rate Great or better. Bole Microbrewery in Addis Ababa leads the list at 2.96 (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.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Bole Microbrewery produce's unproven beer and is ranked #1 in Ethiopia. They are most well known for "Lager", which is a Pale Lager and "Amber", which is a Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and Dark Beers.
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.
Arada, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Bedele Brewery produce's generally unappealing beer and is ranked #7 in Ethiopia. They are most well known for "Bedele Special Beer Export", which is a Dortmunder / Export Lager and "Bedele Pilsner", which is an Other Pilsner. Their primary focus is brewing Pale 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.
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