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Iran Beer

April 1, 2012 By Jay Brooks

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Today in 1979, Iran declared itself a theocratic Islamic Republic.

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Iran Breweries

  • Behnoush Iran Co.

Iran Brewery Guides

  • Beer Advocate
  • Beer Me
  • Rate Beer

Other Guides

  • CIA World Factbook
  • Official Website
  • U.S. Embassy
  • Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia’s Alcohol in Iran
  • Wikipedia’s Beer in Iran

Guild: None Known

National Regulatory Agency: None

Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known

Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.00%

Iran

  • Full Name: Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Location: Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan
  • Government Type: Theocratic Republic
  • Language: Persian (official) 53%, Azeri Turkic and Turkic dialects 18%, Kurdish 10%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 7%, Luri 6%, Balochi 2%, Arabic 2%, other 2%
  • Religion(s): Muslim (official) 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha’i) 2%
  • Capital: Tehrãn
  • Population: 78,868,711; 18th
  • Area: 1,648,195 sq km, 18th
  • Comparative Area: Slightly smaller than Alaska
  • National Food: Chelo kabab; Ghormeh sabzi
  • National Symbols: Lion; Lion and Sun; Tulip
  • Affiliations: UN
  • Independence: Declared itself a theocratic Islamic Republic, April 1, 1979, a.k.a. Republic Day

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  • Alcohol Legal: No; While there is a ban on alcohol, religious minorities may purchase small amounts from shops owned by the same religious minority.
  • Minimum Drinking Age: Illegal
  • BAC: 0.00%
  • Label Requirements: N/A
  • Number of Breweries: 1

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  • How to Say “Beer”: ab’jo / ابجو
  • How to Order a Beer: N/A
  • How to Say “Cheers”: Persian: (Be) salam ati (to your health) Nush (“Enjoy it, and let it be part of your body”); Baluchi: Vashi
  • Toasting Etiquette: N/A

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Alcohol Consumption By Type:

  • Beer: Unknown
  • Wine: Unknown
  • Spirits: Unknown

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):

  • Recorded: 0.02
  • Unrecorded: 1.00
  • Total: 1.02
  • Beer: 0.02

WHO Alcohol Data:

  • Per Capita Consumption: 0.02 litres
  • Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
  • Excise Taxes: Total ban
  • Minimum Age: Illegal
  • Sales Restrictions: Total ban
  • Advertising Restrictions: Total ban
  • Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: Total ban

Patterns of Drinking Score: 3

Prohibition: Iran began restricting alcohol consumption and production soon after the 1979 Revolution, with harsh penalties meted out for violations of the law. However, because of corruption, there is widespread and open violation of the law. Officially recognized non-Muslim minorities are allowed to produce alcoholic beverages for their own private consumption and for religious rites such as the Eucharist (two of the four religious minorities guaranteed representation in the Majlis, the Armenians and Assyrians, are Christian, the former being chiefly Armenian Apostolic and the latter being predominantly Chaldean Eastern Catholic).

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Filed Under: Beers, Breweries Tagged With: Iran, Middle East

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