Kotayk Brewery
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Kotayk Brewery is a beer
brewery
founded in 1974 in Abovyan
, Armenia
. In 1997, Castel Group invested 18 million dollars in the brewery, becoming one of the most important foreign investors in Armenia during that year.
The brewery produces a number of varieties of Kotayk beer (in Armenian
Կոտայք), including lager, special, dark, light and non-alcoholic beers. It also produces Erebuni, Castelbeer and Hooligan (which is a mixture of beer and vodka
).
Beer
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brewery
Brewery
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founded in 1974 in Abovyan
Abovyan
Abovyan is a city in Armenia in the province of Kotayk. It is located 15 km northeast of Yerevan and 36 km southeast of the province centre Hrazdan. In 2009, the estimated population of the city was 46,000, down from 59,000 at the 1989 census...
, Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. In 1997, Castel Group invested 18 million dollars in the brewery, becoming one of the most important foreign investors in Armenia during that year.
The brewery produces a number of varieties of Kotayk beer (in Armenian
Armenian language
The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora...
Կոտայք), including lager, special, dark, light and non-alcoholic beers. It also produces Erebuni, Castelbeer and Hooligan (which is a mixture of beer and vodka
Vodka
Vodka , is a distilled beverage. It is composed primarily of water and ethanol with traces of impurities and flavorings. Vodka is made by the distillation of fermented substances such as grains, potatoes, or sometimes fruits....
).