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Armenia Beer

May 28, 2012 By Jay Brooks

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Today in 1918, Armenia gained their Independence from the Ottoman Empire.

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Armenia Breweries

  • Beer of Yerevan, CJSC
  • Pivzavod Abovyan (Kotayk Brewery)

Armenia Brewery Guides

  • Beer Advocate
  • Beer Me
  • Rate Beer

Other Guides

  • CIA World Factbook
  • Official Website
  • U.S. Embassy
  • Wikipedia

Guild: None Known

National Regulatory Agency: None

Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known

Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.04%

Armenia

  • Full Name: Republic of Armenia
  • Location: Southwestern Asia, between Turkey (to the west) and Azerbaijan
  • Government Type: Republic
  • Language: Armenian (official) 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4%
  • Religion(s): Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%
  • Capital: Yerevan
  • Population: 2,970,495; 138th
  • Area: 29,743 sq km, 143rd
  • Comparative Area: Slightly smaller than Maryland
  • National Food: Harissa
  • National Symbols: Eagle and Lion; Mount Ararat; Mayr Hayastan (Mother Armenia)
  • Affiliations: UN, CIS
  • Independence: From the Ottoman Empire, May 28, 1918 / From the Soviet Union, September 21, 1991

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  • Alcohol Legal: Yes
  • Minimum Drinking Age: None
  • BAC: 0.04%
  • Label Requirements: N/A
  • Number of Breweries: 14

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  • How to Say “Beer”: garejure, kara choor / գարեջուր
  • How to Order a Beer: N/A
  • How to Say “Cheers”: Genatzt or Genatset or Genatsoot (“life”)
  • Toasting Etiquette: N/A

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Alcohol Consumption By Type:

  • Beer: 9%
  • Wine: 3%
  • Spirits: 6%
  • Other: 82%

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):

  • Recorded: 10.05
  • Unrecorded: 1.30
  • Total: 11.35
  • Beer: 1.05

WHO Alcohol Data:

  • Per Capita Consumption: 10.1 litres
  • Alcohol Consumption Trend: Increase
  • Excise Taxes: Yes
  • Minimum Age: None
  • Sales Restrictions: Places
  • Advertising Restrictions: Yes
  • Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: No

Patterns of Drinking Score: 2

Prohibition: None

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Filed Under: Beers, Breweries Tagged With: Armenia, Asia

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