Beer in Azerbaijan is typified by lighter lagers. Of the domestically produced
beers, the most widely distributed is Xirdalan named after the
city of Xırdalan in
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
, formerly brewed by Baki-Castel (BGI) but bought by the
Carlsberg Group
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n 2008. In February 2017 the company was renamed to Carlsberg Azerbaijan. As a sponsor of Baku's Eurovision Song Contest, Xirdalan issued special commemorative Eurovision cans and bottles in 2012. Other widespread, locally produced brands include Novxanı, NZS, Afsana and Annenfeld. Beer popularity continues to grow in Azerbaijan as of 2018 and there are plans to fully localize malt processing for beer production, with a new malt processing plant being planned to be launched in 2024.
Unlike almost all
CIS countries, the beer
bottle
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s in Azerbaijan are marked with an excise duty sticker.
See also
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Azerbaijani cuisine
Azerbaijani cuisine () is the cooking styles and dishes of the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan (Iran), Iranian Azerbaijan. The cuisine is influenced by the country's diversity of agriculture, from abundant grasslands which hist ...
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Azerbaijani wine
Azerbaijani wine is produced in several regions throughout Azerbaijan. Before 20th century Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, communist rule, the region which makes up modern-day Azerbaijan had produced wine since the second millennium BC.J. R ...
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Beer and breweries by region
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References
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RateBeer on Xirdalan
Food and drink in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani cuisine
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Beer in Asia